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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, 24,951 to 25,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
24,951Poblacion 3Paranas, Samar1,154about 22,539about 0.0512 km²2.01% a yearRural
24,952Puerto PrincesaBarotac Viejo, Iloilo1,154about 358about 3.22 km²0.96% a yearRural
24,953San Agustin SurAgoo, La Union1,154about 4,473about 0.258 km²−0.31% a yearRural
24,954SulongAlimodian, Iloilo1,154about 399about 2.89 km²2.31% a yearRural
24,955TangladSibunag, Guimaras1,154about 229about 5.03 km²0.29% a yearRural
24,956TrangkaMaasin, Iloilo1,154about 22about 51.72 km²0.15% a yearRural
24,957BalagununMadamba, Lanao del Sur1,153about 286about 4.03 km²0.66% a yearRural
24,958Barangay 405Manila1,153about 70,736about 0.0163 km²3.50% a yearUrban
24,959BubongBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur1,153about 3,990about 0.289 km²4.73% a yearRural
24,960BuenavistaAngadanan, Isabela1,153about 163about 7.09 km²−0.45% a yearRural
24,961BuliBato, Leyte1,153about 201about 5.73 km²0.25% a yearRural
24,962CalangahanSagbayan, Bohol1,153about 274about 4.21 km²0.15% a yearRural
24,963CasurayMagarao, Camarines Sur1,153about 188about 6.12 km²0.06% a yearRural
24,964DumawingJones, Isabela1,153about 27about 43.07 km²0.63% a yearRural
24,965MalabagoBadian, Cebu1,153about 759about 1.52 km²1.88% a yearRural
24,966Marigondon SurSan Andres, Romblon1,153about 70about 16.48 km²−0.83% a yearRural
24,967ObayanPinabacdao, Samar1,153about 571about 2.02 km²−0.12% a yearRural
24,968OlasSultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Norte1,153about 343about 3.36 km²3.23% a yearRural
24,969Palale 2Macarthur, Leyte1,153about 977about 1.18 km²0.27% a yearRural
24,970Poblacion SurBayambang, Pangasinan1,153about 6,068about 0.19 km²−0.39% a yearUrban
24,971SandalanIbaan, Batangas1,153about 1,039about 1.11 km²−2.66% a yearRural
24,972TarumLibmanan, Camarines Sur1,153about 399about 2.89 km²2.06% a yearRural
24,973WaigMalasiqui, Pangasinan1,153about 734about 1.57 km²2.58% a yearRural
24,974AturanSanta Cruz, Marinduque1,152about 197about 5.85 km²−3.44% a yearRural
24,975BatanganBindoy, Negros Oriental1,152about 626about 1.84 km²5.54% a yearRural
24,976CaticuganSiquijor, Siquijor1,152about 993about 1.16 km²0.04% a yearRural
24,977EnsenaganPanitan, Capiz1,152about 465about 2.48 km²−0.08% a yearRural
24,978GuankoBalete, Aklan1,152about 43about 26.61 km²−0.57% a yearRural
24,979HaguilananCatigbian, Bohol1,152about 260about 4.43 km²1.16% a yearRural
24,980KeteganBautista, Pangasinan1,152about 1,336about 0.862 km²−1.09% a yearRural
24,981LaihSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay1,152about 116about 9.94 km²2.79% a yearRural
24,982LanipgaPanay, Capiz1,152about 225about 5.12 km²2.46% a yearRural
24,983LasilatBaggao, Cagayan1,152about 375about 3.07 km²−1.05% a yearRural
24,984MaguisguisBotolan, Zambales1,152about 22about 53.26 km²no 2020 countRural
24,985MawacatCalbayog City, Samar1,152about 105about 10.95 km²1.14% a yearRural
24,986Poblacion IV-DImus City, Cavite1,152about 7,291about 0.158 km²0.76% a yearUrban
24,987RizalClaveria, Misamis Oriental1,152about 132about 8.76 km²4.24% a yearRural
24,988Santa Rita EastAringay, La Union1,152about 597about 1.93 km²−0.39% a yearUrban
24,989Sibaud ProperPandami, Sulu1,152about 126about 9.13 km²1.38% a yearRural
24,990AlogLumbatan, Lanao del Sur1,151about 1,086about 1.06 km²1.77% a yearRural
24,991Barangay 132Manila1,151about 27,210about 0.0423 km²5.38% a yearUrban
24,992Barangay 555Manila1,151about 66,149about 0.0174 km²0.27% a yearUrban
24,993Barangay 95Pasay City1,151about 51,156about 0.0225 km²0.40% a yearUrban
24,994CoticotGiporlos, Eastern Samar1,151about 264about 4.36 km²0.66% a yearRural
24,995DiludDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur1,151about 89about 12.95 km²2.32% a yearRural
24,996Dominador WestAlitagtag, Batangas1,151about 1,906about 0.604 km²0.42% a yearRural
24,997MahabaMarihatag, Surigao del Sur1,151about 10about 109.98 km²−0.33% a yearRural
24,998MolumLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur1,151about 256about 4.49 km²0.74% a yearRural
24,999Pancho VillaSogod, Southern Leyte1,151about 187about 6.17 km²0.29% a yearRural
25,000PandanDueñas, Iloilo1,151about 606about 1.90 km²−0.76% 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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