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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, 25,251 to 25,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
25,251BuyoPolangui, Albay1,135about 688about 1.65 km²2.00% a yearRural
25,252CalincamasanSan Juan, La Union1,135about 901about 1.26 km²1.40% a yearRural
25,253MasablangTabuk City, Kalinga1,135about 273about 4.16 km²1.09% a yearRural
25,254MataguisiPudtol, Apayao1,135about 145about 7.84 km²0.89% a yearRural
25,255New CuyapoTantangan, South Cotabato1,135about 174about 6.54 km²−0.48% a yearRural
25,256PayadPangantucan, Bukidnon1,135about 139about 8.18 km²0.26% a yearRural
25,257Quinagaringan GrandePassi City, Iloilo1,135about 380about 2.99 km²−0.31% a yearRural
25,258San SoteroJavier, Leyte1,135about 235about 4.82 km²−4.76% a yearRural
25,259Santa CatalinaIlagan City, Isabela1,135about 111about 10.23 km²3.31% a yearRural
25,260Santiago NorteCaba, La Union1,135about 5,881about 0.193 km²−0.04% a yearRural
25,261Aras-AsanTobias Fornier, Antique1,134about 567about 2.00 km²0.19% a yearRural
25,262BalaasManjuyod, Negros Oriental1,134about 515about 2.20 km²2.96% a yearRural
25,263Bayan-bayananDinalupihan, Bataan1,134about 173about 6.55 km²4.26% a yearRural
25,264DiketUmingan, Pangasinan1,134about 114about 9.99 km²−4.55% a yearRural
25,265EdenCabarroguis, Quirino1,134about 121about 9.40 km²1.00% a yearRural
25,266LibertadGingoog City, Misamis Oriental1,134about 277about 4.10 km²−0.25% a yearRural
25,267LitayonAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay1,134about 2,706about 0.419 km²−0.95% a yearRural
25,268Lumbac BacayawanLumbatan, Lanao del Sur1,134about 1,050about 1.08 km²0.73% a yearRural
25,269LusayMamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur1,134about 866about 1.31 km²5.98% a yearRural
25,270MagsaysaySibutad, Zamboanga del Norte1,134about 158about 7.18 km²−2.92% a yearRural
25,271MasabudClarin, Misamis Occidental1,134about 630about 1.80 km²0.38% a yearRural
25,272PanghiawanCatarman, Camiguin1,134about 485about 2.34 km²1.09% a yearRural
25,273PindolonanBalabagan, Lanao del Sur1,134about 290about 3.91 km²0.51% a yearRural
25,274San Juan de MillaPaniqui, Tarlac1,134about 392about 2.89 km²1.24% a yearRural
25,275Upper Santa CruzRagay, Camarines Sur1,134about 131about 8.63 km²−0.04% a yearRural
25,276Barangay 560Manila1,133about 74,052about 0.0153 km²0.65% a yearUrban
25,277BogoTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte1,133about 1,357about 0.835 km²2.50% a yearRural
25,278BunyasanMalimono, Surigao del Norte1,133about 374about 3.03 km²1.09% a yearRural
25,279CangomantongLazi, Siquijor1,133about 115about 9.85 km²0.06% a yearRural
25,280DasikilMamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur1,133about 899about 1.26 km²4.74% a yearRural
25,281LanjaganAjuy, Iloilo1,133about 351about 3.23 km²2.26% a yearRural
25,282Pajo San IsidroVirac, Catanduanes1,133about 420about 2.70 km²−1.47% a yearRural
25,283RoxasCatubig, Northern Samar1,133about 42about 26.86 km²−0.21% a yearRural
25,284SalvacionRosales, Pangasinan1,133about 388about 2.92 km²−1.39% a yearRural
25,285San EugenioSanta Magdalena, Sorsogon1,133about 208about 5.46 km²1.07% a yearRural
25,286AggunetanLasam, Cagayan1,132about 470about 2.41 km²−0.60% a yearRural
25,287Barangay 2Nasipit, Agusan del Norte1,132about 11,354about 0.0997 km²1.82% a yearRural
25,288Bubonga PunodMarawi City, Lanao del Sur1,132about 1,532about 0.739 km²no 2020 countRural
25,289District IReina Mercedes, Isabela1,132about 786about 1.44 km²−2.18% a yearRural
25,290East Daang BagoSamal, Bataan1,132about 21,896about 0.0517 km²−3.51% a yearRural
25,291Lus-OnanPanay, Capiz1,132about 654about 1.73 km²0.41% a yearRural
25,292MadayaMadalum, Lanao del Sur1,132about 878about 1.29 km²8.01% a yearRural
25,293Maliit DigosHagonoy, Davao del Sur1,132about 210about 5.38 km²2.48% a yearRural
25,294OloybuayaGerona, Tarlac1,132about 928about 1.22 km²0.47% a yearRural
25,295PoblacionLagangilang, Abra1,132about 1,048about 1.08 km²−4.46% a yearRural
25,296San AgustinValderrama, Antique1,132about 24about 46.61 km²1.13% a yearRural
25,297San FranciscoAgoo, La Union1,132about 745about 1.52 km²−1.21% a yearRural
25,298San IsidroSantiago City, Isabela1,132about 275about 4.12 km²0.98% a yearRural
25,299SanchezAsingan, Pangasinan1,132about 484about 2.34 km²−1.23% a yearRural
25,300TinaDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur1,132about 290about 3.91 km²1.45% 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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