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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, 25,501 to 25,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
25,501PantarMadamba, Lanao del Sur1,120about 453about 2.47 km²2.24% a yearRural
25,502PlagatasanonGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental1,120about 166about 6.73 km²1.01% a yearRural
25,503Poblacion 1Daram, Samar1,120about 1,425about 0.786 km²−0.26% a yearRural
25,504ProgresoSan Miguel, Catanduanes1,120about 91about 12.25 km²−2.58% a yearRural
25,505San AngelRosales, Pangasinan1,120about 446about 2.51 km²3.95% a yearRural
25,506San Juan DaanBulan, Sorsogon1,120about 203about 5.53 km²−0.74% a yearRural
25,507Sugbay UnoDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur1,120about 176about 6.37 km²−0.21% a yearRural
25,508Minanga NorteIguig, Cagayan1,119about 861about 1.30 km²−1.70% a yearRural
25,509North PoblacionGuinsiliban, Camiguin1,119about 457about 2.45 km²−0.49% a yearRural
25,510ParayaoSan Carlos City, Pangasinan1,119about 1,484about 0.754 km²−1.44% a yearRural
25,511Poblacion IlayaCuartero, Capiz1,119about 605about 1.85 km²2.08% a yearRural
25,512San AntonioBangued, Abra1,119about 295about 3.79 km²−0.19% a yearRural
25,513Santa IsabelBuguey, Cagayan1,119about 59about 18.99 km²0.02% a yearRural
25,514SawatTagudin, Ilocos Sur1,119about 1,097about 1.02 km²1.47% a yearRural
25,515TocucanBontoc, Mountain Province1,119about 52about 21.53 km²−0.78% a yearRural
25,516TogaweGubat, Sorsogon1,119about 327about 3.42 km²−0.23% a yearRural
25,517Barangay 355Manila1,118about 24,518about 0.0456 km²3.46% a yearUrban
25,518Barangay 52Cavite City, Cavite1,118about 27,742about 0.0403 km²−1.17% a yearRural
25,519Barangay DTayug, Pangasinan1,118about 3,158about 0.354 km²−6.46% a yearUrban
25,520Begajo SurLibmanan, Camarines Sur1,118about 1,627about 0.687 km²0.39% a yearRural
25,521BokiawanHungduan, Ifugao1,118about 57about 19.78 km²0.99% a yearRural
25,522BulangMalinao, Albay1,118about 92about 12.18 km²2.34% a yearRural
25,523CabaliwanMerida, Leyte1,118about 96about 11.69 km²4.51% a yearRural
25,524Canaan WestRizal, Nueva Ecija1,118about 902about 1.24 km²2.42% a yearRural
25,525DenigpianDolores, Eastern Samar1,118about 42about 26.48 km²−0.34% a yearRural
25,526DialaoyaoPalanan, Isabela1,118about 197about 5.67 km²2.44% a yearRural
25,527MabuhayTalavera, Nueva Ecija1,118about 1,189about 0.94 km²3.70% a yearRural
25,528MantacdangSan Quintin, Pangasinan1,118about 490about 2.28 km²1.04% a yearRural
25,529MatibueySan Emilio, Ilocos Sur1,118about 32about 34.41 km²1.29% a yearRural
25,530MoabogPilar, Cebu1,118about 383about 2.92 km²−1.12% a yearRural
25,531NagsabaranSan Clemente, Tarlac1,118about 228about 4.90 km²0.35% a yearRural
25,532QuibelDumalneg, Ilocos Norte1,118about 53about 21.05 km²3.49% a yearRural
25,533Santa CruzCuyapo, Nueva Ecija1,118about 184about 6.08 km²−1.47% a yearRural
25,534Tinda-tindahanSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi1,118about 59,786about 0.0187 km²2.27% a yearRural
25,535Bagong SilangTagkawayan, Quezon1,117about 25about 44.56 km²−0.15% a yearRural
25,536BarancuagTuao, Cagayan1,117about 607about 1.84 km²0.88% a yearRural
25,537Barangay 100Caloocan City1,117about 22,119about 0.0505 km²3.11% a yearUrban
25,538Barangay 219Manila1,117about 30,108about 0.0371 km²0.81% a yearUrban
25,539Barangay 616Manila1,117about 35,348about 0.0316 km²5.04% a yearUrban
25,540Cabaluyan 2ndMangatarem, Pangasinan1,117about 57about 19.64 km²−0.04% a yearRural
25,541CawayanInabanga, Bohol1,117about 364about 3.07 km²1.61% a yearRural
25,542CentroCabatuan, Isabela1,117about 624about 1.79 km²−0.21% a yearUrban
25,543Dapdap EastTagaytay City, Cavite1,117about 1,294about 0.863 km²3.16% a yearRural
25,544LenzonGamu, Isabela1,117about 286about 3.91 km²0.24% a yearRural
25,545NagsaraboanBacnotan, La Union1,117about 2,238about 0.499 km²0.17% a yearRural
25,546OguisInitao, Misamis Oriental1,117about 101about 11.01 km²−3.30% a yearRural
25,547PamatdanPolillo, Quezon1,117about 62about 17.99 km²0.92% a yearRural
25,548Poblacion CDueñas, Iloilo1,117about 2,275about 0.491 km²1.75% a yearRural
25,549SunggiamSan Juan, Ilocos Sur1,117about 908about 1.23 km²−0.32% a yearRural
25,550TumapicMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur1,117about 257about 4.34 km²−1.74% 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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