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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, 25,351 to 25,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
25,351SuaverdezAnao, Tarlac1,129about 1,045about 1.08 km²1.11% a yearRural
25,352AnilaoLiloan, Southern Leyte1,128about 490about 2.30 km²−0.06% a yearRural
25,353Austin HeightsKolambugan, Lanao del Norte1,128about 5,174about 0.218 km²−1.41% a yearRural
25,354BagumbayanPresident Quirino, Sultan Kudarat1,128about 121about 9.33 km²0.41% a yearRural
25,355BahiMaragusan, Davao de Oro1,128about 22about 51.41 km²0.34% a yearRural
25,356BalukbahanBayog, Zamboanga del Sur1,128about 227about 4.96 km²−7.22% a yearRural
25,357Barangay 534Manila1,128about 64,091about 0.0176 km²0.69% a yearUrban
25,358BatoGamay, Northern Samar1,128about 173about 6.51 km²0.58% a yearRural
25,359BawodSan Isidro, Leyte1,128about 660about 1.71 km²−5.63% a yearUrban
25,360BinarzangQuirino, Isabela1,128about 131about 8.59 km²0.50% a yearRural
25,361CadaratanBacarra, Ilocos Norte1,128about 1,191about 0.947 km²−1.71% a yearRural
25,362CasispalanTagkawayan, Quezon1,128about 34about 33.31 km²4.42% a yearRural
25,363Cruz na DaanSan Rafael, Bulacan1,128about 2,541about 0.444 km²−0.15% a yearUrban
25,364DadapLuna, Isabela1,128about 186about 6.05 km²0.15% a yearRural
25,365FatimaVillaba, Leyte1,128about 652about 1.73 km²−8.16% a yearRural
25,366GanayonLianga, Surigao del Sur1,128about 29about 38.70 km²−1.33% a yearRural
25,367Happy ValleySocorro, Oriental Mindoro1,128about 92about 12.24 km²−1.03% a yearRural
25,368ManamocLagonoy, Camarines Sur1,128about 98about 11.46 km²4.31% a yearRural
25,369ParianMangatarem, Pangasinan1,128about 680about 1.66 km²−1.10% a yearRural
25,370ParilBarili, Cebu1,128about 462about 2.44 km²−1.57% a yearRural
25,371San AntonioSan Mateo, Isabela1,128about 400about 2.82 km²0.76% a yearRural
25,372TakutSanto Niño, Samar1,128about 525about 2.15 km²2.52% a yearRural
25,373TentaySara, Iloilo1,128about 393about 2.87 km²0.87% a yearRural
25,374TomitomIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay1,128about 169about 6.67 km²1.85% a yearRural
25,375Bororan Barangay 1Donsol, Sorsogon1,127about 10,063about 0.112 km²−0.19% a yearRural
25,376CalangcuasanSalcedo, Ilocos Sur1,127about 314about 3.59 km²−0.06% a yearRural
25,377CogonPanay, Capiz1,127about 606about 1.86 km²2.83% a yearRural
25,378KatipunanVeruela, Agusan del Sur1,127about 135about 8.33 km²9.63% a yearRural
25,379Medicion II-AImus City, Cavite1,127about 9,392about 0.12 km²−3.95% a yearRural
25,380Nag-IbaMabini, Batangas1,127about 1,127about 1.00 km²1.57% a yearRural
25,381Pantaon AGanassi, Lanao del Sur1,127about 1,116about 1.01 km²1.39% a yearRural
25,382PrenzaTangub City, Misamis Occidental1,127about 414about 2.72 km²0.50% a yearRural
25,383SalvacionCaramoan, Camarines Sur1,127about 247about 4.56 km²0.28% a yearRural
25,384Sapang BalenMabalacat City, Pampanga1,127about 292about 3.86 km²no 2020 countRural
25,385TambaconMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte1,127about 494about 2.28 km²1.48% a yearRural
25,386TubigonSibulan, Negros Oriental1,127about 154about 7.33 km²2.11% a yearRural
25,387AliguayMaribojoc, Bohol1,126about 415about 2.71 km²2.89% a yearRural
25,388Barangay 26Cavite City, Cavite1,126about 87,969about 0.0128 km²−1.26% a yearRural
25,389Barangay 472Manila1,126about 68,242about 0.0165 km²0.09% a yearUrban
25,390Barangay 7General Luna, Quezon1,126about 6,256about 0.18 km²7.10% a yearRural
25,391Bgy. No. 4, San GuillermoLaoag City, Ilocos Norte1,126about 10,523about 0.107 km²−1.32% a yearRural
25,392Del PilarBasey, Samar1,126about 299about 3.77 km²2.40% a yearRural
25,393LawaanTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte1,126about 124about 9.11 km²−1.50% a yearRural
25,394LumbacPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur1,126about 2,932about 0.384 km²4.96% a yearRural
25,395MarobbobAmulung, Cagayan1,126about 61about 18.36 km²0.37% a yearRural
25,396MatingkisScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija1,126about 887about 1.27 km²0.72% a yearRural
25,397MayantocNampicuan, Nueva Ecija1,126about 344about 3.27 km²0.32% a yearRural
25,398NacolcolBotolan, Zambales1,126about 30about 37.34 km²no 2020 countRural
25,399Nueva Vida EsteCarmen, Bohol1,126about 226about 4.99 km²0.98% a yearRural
25,400PansumalocSan Rafael, Bulacan1,126about 580about 1.94 km²0.17% 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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