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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, 25,201 to 25,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
25,201Minanga ProperAngadanan, Isabela1,138about 869about 1.31 km²1.95% a yearRural
25,202NapaodLabo, Camarines Norte1,138about 145about 7.85 km²−5.09% a yearRural
25,203New CalapeMontevista, Davao de Oro1,138about 161about 7.05 km²1.69% a yearRural
25,204New VisayasDangcagan, Bukidnon1,138about 302about 3.77 km²2.78% a yearRural
25,205Pantoc BulacTalavera, Nueva Ecija1,138about 376about 3.03 km²2.73% a yearRural
25,206Pata WestClaveria, Cagayan1,138about 255about 4.47 km²3.03% a yearRural
25,207PawaDumanjug, Cebu1,138about 495about 2.30 km²−1.34% a yearRural
25,208PinalangcaPagayawan, Lanao del Sur1,138about 609about 1.87 km²0.95% a yearRural
25,209Poblacion DCamiling, Tarlac1,138about 7,390about 0.154 km²1.26% a yearRural
25,210Santa CruzIsabel, Leyte1,138about 19,860about 0.0573 km²0.08% a yearRural
25,211Santo NiñoPagsanghan, Samar1,138about 785about 1.45 km²2.93% a yearRural
25,212T.R. YangcoDimasalang, Masbate1,138about 1,511about 0.753 km²1.53% a yearRural
25,213AlumarGetafe, Bohol1,137about 470about 2.42 km²−1.34% a yearRural
25,214CamanggaanSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur1,137about 484about 2.35 km²−0.27% a yearRural
25,215Centro IIIClaveria, Cagayan1,137about 7,896about 0.144 km²1.00% a yearUrban
25,216IligayVillaba, Leyte1,137about 153about 7.43 km²no 2020 countRural
25,217InanamaAlicia, Isabela1,137about 420about 2.71 km²−0.52% a yearRural
25,218LawilaLantawan, Basilan1,137about 188about 6.04 km²no 2020 countRural
25,219Palma-UrbanoBaguio City, Benguet1,137about 17,021about 0.0668 km²1.04% a yearUrban
25,220Poblacion WestBautista, Pangasinan1,137about 6,388about 0.178 km²−0.44% a yearRural
25,221San JuanUmingan, Pangasinan1,137about 108about 10.56 km²0.45% a yearRural
25,222San NicolasGeneral Luna, Quezon1,137about 110about 10.34 km²2.33% a yearRural
25,223San PedroBiri, Northern Samar1,137about 512about 2.22 km²−0.74% a yearRural
25,224TugasTangub City, Misamis Occidental1,137about 331about 3.43 km²−0.04% a yearRural
25,225West CarisacLibon, Albay1,137about 1,171about 0.971 km²1.95% a yearRural
25,226AguinaldoSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija1,136about 3,595about 0.316 km²2.14% a yearRural
25,227BakidGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental1,136about 282about 4.03 km²−2.82% a yearRural
25,228Barangay District 4Tumauini, Isabela1,136about 15,007about 0.0757 km²5.88% a yearRural
25,229CanlapwasPagsanghan, Samar1,136about 514about 2.21 km²1.09% a yearRural
25,230Cawit ProperMagallanes, Sorsogon1,136about 12,539about 0.0906 km²−1.52% a yearRural
25,231CorderoLupao, Nueva Ecija1,136about 544about 2.09 km²1.33% a yearRural
25,232Crisanto Sanchez Pob.San Jose City, Nueva Ecija1,136about 11,604about 0.0979 km²0.06% a yearRural
25,233Datu SandonganPresident Roxas, Cotabato1,136about 77about 14.74 km²1.06% a yearRural
25,234KapalaranTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur1,136about 293about 3.88 km²1.33% a yearRural
25,235LinantayanBasay, Negros Oriental1,136about 108about 10.52 km²7.69% a yearRural
25,236MagapuaMogpog, Marinduque1,136about 261about 4.36 km²0.25% a yearRural
25,237MansilayTagkawayan, Quezon1,136about 156about 7.29 km²3.56% a yearRural
25,238PacienciaTobias Fornier, Antique1,136about 551about 2.06 km²0.38% a yearRural
25,239Patpata PrimeroCandon City, Ilocos Sur1,136about 1,932about 0.588 km²−1.31% a yearRural
25,240PigsaluhanGingoog City, Misamis Oriental1,136about 41about 27.89 km²−1.58% a yearRural
25,241PindolonanPiagapo, Lanao del Sur1,136about 464about 2.45 km²no 2020 countRural
25,242Poblacion 5Buenavista, Agusan del Norte1,136about 6,491about 0.175 km²1.47% a yearRural
25,243San PabloCatbalogan City, Samar1,136about 25,414about 0.0447 km²−1.48% a yearRural
25,244TutuloyCuyapo, Nueva Ecija1,136about 728about 1.56 km²1.79% a yearRural
25,245BaiwasSumisip, Basilan1,135about 30about 38.15 km²0.43% a yearRural
25,246Banban PequeñoCalinog, Iloilo1,135about 471about 2.41 km²0.86% a yearRural
25,247BantugRamon, Isabela1,135about 222about 5.12 km²−0.56% a yearRural
25,248Barangay 76Tacloban City, Leyte1,135about 10,708about 0.106 km²1.45% a yearRural
25,249BedbedMankayan, Benguet1,135about 156about 7.27 km²0.47% a yearRural
25,250BongaCastilla, Sorsogon1,135about 371about 3.06 km²−0.93% 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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