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Barangays

The barangay is the smallest local government: where the government's plans and services reach the community, and where neighbours settle disputes.[1] A punong barangay, often called the kapitan, leads it with seven elected kagawad and the chairperson of the Sangguniang Kabataan.[1]

A barangay is created by law or by an ordinance of its province or city, and only when its voters approve it in a plebiscite. It needs at least 2,000 people, or 5,000 in Metro Manila and the highly urbanized cities.[1]

Map of the Philippines, every barangay in a colour of its own

Map of the Philippines, every barangay in a colour of its own

Every barangay in a colour of its own, no two side by side alike.

At a glance

Barangays
42,010[2]
in 1,642 cities and municipalities
People, 2024
112,727,776[3]
Of the 112,729,484 the census counted, 1,708 were in embassies abroad, in no region.
Urban or rural
8,209 urban[4]
33,801 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people
Commonwealth[5]
Quezon City
215,035 people
Largest by land
Lapi[6]
Peñablanca, Cagayan
about 833.28 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or more
Bacjawan Sur[7, 8]
Concepcion, Iloilo
10.14% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020
13,642 barangays[8]
Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Pag-Asa, −9.08% a year.
Region: All
Sort: Most people

Each row is a barangay, with its 2024 census figures. Choose a column heading or a sort button to order the list, and choose it again to turn the order round. Narrow it with the menus.

42,010 barangays, 24,901 to 24,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
24,901BacahanMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur1,157about 304about 3.80 km²−0.77% a yearRural
24,902Barangay 45Pasay City1,157about 37,565about 0.0308 km²−8.45% a yearUrban
24,903Barangay 6Balayan, Batangas1,157about 6,500about 0.178 km²0.55% a yearRural
24,904Barangay Poblacion ISanta Magdalena, Sorsogon1,157about 6,322about 0.183 km²1.42% a yearRural
24,905BolodbolodSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte1,157about 395about 2.93 km²−2.30% a yearRural
24,906CambaguiSevilla, Bohol1,157about 161about 7.19 km²1.64% a yearRural
24,907ColongcolongIbajay, Aklan1,157about 1,632about 0.709 km²0.38% a yearRural
24,908Gregorio PelaezGitagum, Misamis Oriental1,157about 67about 17.17 km²0.70% a yearRural
24,909New AbraMatalam, Cotabato1,157about 143about 8.08 km²−0.97% a yearRural
24,910PanaytayonRemedios T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte1,157about 761about 1.52 km²3.56% a yearRural
24,911Pangaylan-IPSantiago, Agusan del Norte1,157about 45about 25.64 km²no 2020 countRural
24,912PantaoCalatrava, Negros Occidental1,157about 96about 12.09 km²3.24% a yearRural
24,913PilaSan Pascual, Batangas1,157about 2,510about 0.461 km²1.02% a yearRural
24,914Poblacion District IVJulita, Leyte1,157about 646about 1.79 km²0.89% a yearRural
24,915San GabrielBorongan City, Eastern Samar1,157about 6about 179.23 km²0.08% a yearRural
24,916TabangkaNumancia, Aklan1,157about 972about 1.19 km²0.50% a yearRural
24,917AbihilanCandijay, Bohol1,156about 327about 3.54 km²1.35% a yearRural
24,918BaculodHinundayan, Southern Leyte1,156about 709about 1.63 km²−0.71% a yearRural
24,919BanabaBamban, Tarlac1,156about 2,707about 0.427 km²0.87% a yearRural
24,920CapurictanSolsona, Ilocos Norte1,156about 361about 3.20 km²0.04% a yearRural
24,921KatipunanSinacaban, Misamis Occidental1,156about 166about 6.97 km²0.25% a yearRural
24,922KiloyaoLibungan, Cotabato1,156about 217about 5.32 km²1.38% a yearRural
24,923LibertadCapoocan, Leyte1,156about 468about 2.47 km²0.78% a yearRural
24,924RayaBalindong, Lanao del Sur1,156about 15,749about 0.0734 km²5.17% a yearRural
24,925TizaCulion, Palawan1,156about 3,590about 0.322 km²−0.51% a yearRural
24,926BatanRapu-Rapu, Albay1,155about 470about 2.46 km²0.21% a yearRural
24,927CaringoMercedes, Camarines Norte1,155about 500about 2.31 km²−2.14% a yearRural
24,928LalangitunLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur1,155about 1,278about 0.904 km²3.05% a yearRural
24,929MangcayoVinzons, Camarines Norte1,155about 255about 4.53 km²−0.35% a yearRural
24,930OsmeñaBato, Leyte1,155about 362about 3.19 km²0.02% a yearRural
24,931PagdilaoPinili, Ilocos Norte1,155about 1,311about 0.881 km²0.27% a yearRural
24,932Poblacion Dist. VIBarugo, Leyte1,155about 955about 1.21 km²0.06% a yearRural
24,933Poblacion Zone 2Mayorga, Leyte1,155about 672about 1.72 km²−2.49% a yearRural
24,934Punta SantiagoTalisayan, Misamis Oriental1,155about 3,825about 0.302 km²8.98% a yearRural
24,935PussuacSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur1,155about 1,144about 1.01 km²−0.08% a yearRural
24,936San Isidro WestSanta Maria, Isabela1,155about 849about 1.36 km²2.67% a yearRural
24,937TomocSan Miguel, Bohol1,155about 119about 9.69 km²−0.47% a yearRural
24,938Barangay 168Manila1,154about 38,086about 0.0303 km²−4.31% a yearUrban
24,939BayaboDelfin Albano, Isabela1,154about 348about 3.32 km²0.13% a yearRural
24,940Cabato-anDulag, Leyte1,154about 774about 1.49 km²0.04% a yearRural
24,941CalapawanDumarao, Capiz1,154about 311about 3.71 km²0.98% a yearRural
24,942Casab-ahanGandara, Samar1,154about 309about 3.73 km²4.46% a yearRural
24,943CotmoSan Fernando, Camarines Sur1,154about 271about 4.26 km²1.16% a yearRural
24,944CuliSan Luis, Agusan del Sur1,154about 109about 10.58 km²0.25% a yearRural
24,945GamaoBayugan City, Agusan del Sur1,154about 265about 4.36 km²−0.37% a yearRural
24,946GasCalanogas, Lanao del Sur1,154about 119about 9.70 km²3.35% a yearRural
24,947KinawayanArakan, Cotabato1,154about 72about 16.09 km²−0.14% a yearRural
24,948MabiniBinuangan, Misamis Oriental1,154about 1,963about 0.588 km²0.55% a yearRural
24,949MaimbaguiangTagoloan II, Lanao del Sur1,154about 227about 5.08 km²0.08% a yearRural
24,950MotagMalay, Aklan1,154about 1,537about 0.751 km²0.98% a yearRural

Rankings of the Philippines

How it fits

A barangay is the smallest unit of government, led by a punong barangay (the kapitan) and a council of kagawad. Every city and municipality is made up of barangays.

  1. Island groups3Luzon, the Visayas, Mindanao: a grouping, not a government
  2. Regions18Big areas that group provinces
  3. Provinces82Each led by a governor
  4. Cities and municipalities1,642Each led by a mayor
  5. Barangays42,010The smallest unit, led by a punong barangay (kapitan)

Sources

The list shows each place's own figures: people from the PSA's 2024 census, growth from its 2020 census, land areas from the Land Management Bureau's 2019 masterlist. A barangay's area is measured inside its border on UN OCHA's map and is approximate, and a barangay shows no growth where its border changed after 2020. Every figure's source is on its place's page; how Scene works out the rest.

  1. 1.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  2. 2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Publication Datafile. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene September 24, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  3. 3.Philippine Statistics Authority. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  4. 4.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population and Urban Population by Urban Classification and Region, Province, Highly Urbanized City, City/Municipality and Barangay: Philippines, 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0231A6DPUP0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  5. 5.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024 : National Captial Region (NCR) (OpenSTAT table 0171A6DTHP6). Published August 5, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  6. 6.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
  7. 7.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Western Visayas (OpenSTAT table 0061A6DTPH5). Published August 5, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  8. 8.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 4th Quarter 2022: Publication Datafile, with the 2015 and 2020 census counts (the PSA's file, as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published December 31, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

Scene works out the rest from these sources: growth rates, shares, areas, densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances. How.

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