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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, 25,301 to 25,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
25,301TomalaytayCastilla, Sorsogon1,132about 376about 3.01 km²−0.46% a yearRural
25,302TuburanAloran, Misamis Occidental1,132about 750about 1.51 km²−0.15% a yearRural
25,303TuluanTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur1,132about 147about 7.68 km²2.27% a yearRural
25,304BacyaranCalbiga, Samar1,131about 444about 2.55 km²0.15% a yearRural
25,305Barangay 861Manila1,131about 54,638about 0.0207 km²1.29% a yearUrban
25,306BudbudanHamtic, Antique1,131about 796about 1.42 km²0.89% a yearRural
25,307CamagongTinambac, Camarines Sur1,131about 147about 7.72 km²1.71% a yearRural
25,308Campao OrientalGetafe, Bohol1,131about 326about 3.47 km²2.10% a yearRural
25,309CatayunganSan Jose, Occidental Mindoro1,131about 395about 2.86 km²0.45% a yearRural
25,310ChayaMayoyao, Ifugao1,131about 216about 5.24 km²−0.40% a yearRural
25,311Costa RicaBatuan, Masbate1,131about 258about 4.39 km²7.03% a yearRural
25,312GadunganpedpandaranParang, Maguindanao del Norte1,131about 1,001about 1.13 km²3.22% a yearRural
25,313KahayaganOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay1,131about 292about 3.87 km²−1.66% a yearRural
25,314KilalaCarmen, Cotabato1,131about 58about 19.59 km²2.58% a yearRural
25,315KinamaRizal, Kalinga1,131about 80about 14.16 km²1.66% a yearRural
25,316MabiniPulupandan, Negros Occidental1,131about 1,637about 0.691 km²0.39% a yearRural
25,317MancaoRapu-Rapu, Albay1,131about 255about 4.43 km²−0.50% a yearRural
25,318New CaridadTulunan, Cotabato1,131about 83about 13.64 km²1.36% a yearRural
25,319NoboranLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur1,131about 156about 7.24 km²−1.76% a yearRural
25,320PoblacionSudipen, La Union1,131about 1,038about 1.09 km²−0.38% a yearRural
25,321Santo NiñoTunga, Leyte1,131about 7,642about 0.148 km²0.56% a yearRural
25,322SugodMadalum, Lanao del Sur1,131about 3,459about 0.327 km²2.73% a yearRural
25,323TagnaoGandara, Samar1,131about 311about 3.64 km²1.54% a yearRural
25,324Batang-baglasPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat1,130about 22about 51.50 km²−6.11% a yearRural
25,325Cabuluan EastBallesteros, Cagayan1,130about 669about 1.69 km²0.06% a yearRural
25,326CalumbogMarogong, Lanao del Sur1,130about 221about 5.11 km²4.46% a yearRural
25,327DamiresNew Lucena, Iloilo1,130about 305about 3.70 km²−1.82% a yearRural
25,328Gama GrandeCalinog, Iloilo1,130about 379about 2.98 km²4.76% a yearRural
25,329GimamanayBalasan, Iloilo1,130about 342about 3.30 km²0.65% a yearRural
25,330GuibonganMiagao, Iloilo1,130about 2,574about 0.439 km²0.89% a yearRural
25,331KaumpamatsakemSumisip, Basilan1,130about 88about 12.87 km²−3.27% a yearRural
25,332LiyangDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte1,130about 825about 1.37 km²6.27% a yearRural
25,333Luzong SurBangar, La Union1,130about 289about 3.91 km²−0.13% a yearRural
25,334Mabolo-DelgadoIloilo City, Iloilo1,130about 21,442about 0.0527 km²1.92% a yearRural
25,335MatalaoSanto Niño, Cagayan1,130about 186about 6.08 km²0.32% a yearRural
25,336SalangbatoFamy, Laguna1,130about 320about 3.53 km²6.06% a yearRural
25,337San Antonio EastDon Carlos, Bukidnon1,130about 509about 2.22 km²4.65% a yearRural
25,338San FelipeSarrat, Ilocos Norte1,130about 511about 2.21 km²0.36% a yearRural
25,339SucolCalumpit, Bulacan1,130about 25,280about 0.0447 km²1.57% a yearRural
25,340AguadahanLaoang, Northern Samar1,129about 472about 2.39 km²−2.64% a yearRural
25,341Bagong BuhayVictoria, Oriental Mindoro1,129about 261about 4.32 km²−0.38% a yearRural
25,342Barangay 511Manila1,129about 51,789about 0.0218 km²−3.99% a yearUrban
25,343Cabaroan DayaVigan City, Ilocos Sur1,129about 889about 1.27 km²2.73% a yearRural
25,344CapulaanBalungao, Pangasinan1,129about 421about 2.68 km²0.04% a yearRural
25,345Centro NortheastSolana, Cagayan1,129about 1,065about 1.06 km²1.07% a yearRural
25,346GñaranSan Fernando, Camarines Sur1,129about 436about 2.59 km²0.96% a yearRural
25,347LabnigSan Juan, Ilocos Sur1,129about 380about 2.97 km²−0.17% a yearRural
25,348ManinilaMiagao, Iloilo1,129about 2,823about 0.40 km²−0.21% a yearRural
25,349PanosolenGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur1,129about 201about 5.63 km²0.94% a yearRural
25,350ParidiMarawi City, Lanao del Sur1,129about 7,191about 0.157 km²no 2020 countRural

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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