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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, 25,551 to 25,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
25,551Anahao Bag-oTago, Surigao del Sur1,116about 35about 31.46 km²−0.26% a yearRural
25,552Bagong AnyoDolores, Quezon1,116about 5,968about 0.187 km²0.17% a yearRural
25,553BuenavistaPio Duran, Albay1,116about 323about 3.45 km²−0.65% a yearRural
25,554CarolotanDupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya1,116about 100about 11.20 km²0.28% a yearRural
25,555CasayAnini-Y, Antique1,116about 729about 1.53 km²0.24% a yearRural
25,556CayabuTanay, Rizal1,116about 368about 3.03 km²2.35% a yearRural
25,557Centro SouthwestSolana, Cagayan1,116about 1,296about 0.861 km²0.22% a yearUrban
25,558DansulanBais City, Negros Oriental1,116about 261about 4.27 km²0.88% a yearRural
25,559LandusanCapul, Northern Samar1,116about 228about 4.90 km²−4.60% a yearRural
25,560Mala WesteBuguey, Cagayan1,116about 412about 2.71 km²0.22% a yearRural
25,561NamatucanAgno, Pangasinan1,116about 54about 20.49 km²−2.65% a yearRural
25,562Parang ManggaSan Jose City, Nueva Ecija1,116about 641about 1.74 km²1.20% a yearRural
25,563Puente BunglasAjuy, Iloilo1,116about 485about 2.30 km²−1.78% a yearRural
25,564RebocunMalabang, Lanao del Sur1,116about 423about 2.64 km²no 2020 countRural
25,565Santa RosaSarrat, Ilocos Norte1,116about 286about 3.90 km²3.34% a yearRural
25,566AmandayehanBasey, Samar1,115about 549about 2.03 km²−3.79% a yearRural
25,567BagoaingudBalabagan, Lanao del Sur1,115about 364about 3.06 km²0.02% a yearRural
25,568Barangay 392Manila1,115about 37,416about 0.0298 km²no 2020 countUrban
25,569Baringin SurCauayan City, Isabela1,115about 1,778about 0.627 km²−1.17% a yearRural
25,570CalpiClaveria, Masbate1,115about 94about 11.89 km²−1.43% a yearRural
25,571KawayanLeyte, Leyte1,115about 555about 2.01 km²0.06% a yearRural
25,572Lungsodaan EastGarcia Hernandez, Bohol1,115about 1,232about 0.905 km²2.33% a yearRural
25,573Magalalag WestEnrile, Cagayan1,115about 858about 1.30 km²2.40% a yearRural
25,574Malimatoc IMabini, Batangas1,115about 421about 2.65 km²1.27% a yearRural
25,575Moto NorteLoon, Bohol1,115about 4,685about 0.238 km²−0.04% a yearRural
25,576PalengkeCaibiran, Biliran1,115about 3,954about 0.282 km²−0.21% a yearRural
25,577Poblacion IlayaSan Enrique, Iloilo1,115about 945about 1.18 km²−1.77% a yearRural
25,578PolangiTaft, Eastern Samar1,115about 386about 2.89 km²1.27% a yearRural
25,579Santa CruzHilongos, Leyte1,115about 502about 2.22 km²1.59% a yearRural
25,580Balud IZarraga, Iloilo1,114about 1,082about 1.03 km²2.67% a yearRural
25,581Barangay 22-ACavite City, Cavite1,114about 40,217about 0.0277 km²−3.81% a yearRural
25,582CabasanPeñablanca, Cagayan1,114about 97about 11.46 km²1.48% a yearRural
25,583CapiñahanLemery, Iloilo1,114about 230about 4.84 km²0.79% a yearRural
25,584DimundaKapai, Lanao del Sur1,114about 574about 1.94 km²0.06% a yearRural
25,585Guindag-anTanauan, Leyte1,114about 495about 2.25 km²5.19% a yearRural
25,586InaghubanPilar, Bohol1,114about 152about 7.31 km²−0.04% a yearRural
25,587LonoyCalbayog City, Samar1,114about 2,102about 0.53 km²0.68% a yearRural
25,588MagsaysayPalompon, Leyte1,114about 609about 1.83 km²−0.84% a yearRural
25,589McArthurTudela, Cebu1,114about 297about 3.75 km²−7.37% a yearRural
25,590PanubtubanDauin, Negros Oriental1,114about 323about 3.45 km²1.83% a yearRural
25,591PasaIlagan City, Isabela1,114about 52about 21.33 km²0.02% a yearRural
25,592PayagSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur1,114about 272about 4.10 km²−1.57% a yearRural
25,593Piapi IIIHamtic, Antique1,114about 671about 1.66 km²0.13% a yearRural
25,594PunudCalanogas, Lanao del Sur1,114about 1,342about 0.83 km²5.25% a yearRural
25,595San Isidro Zone IIITayabas City, Quezon1,114about 29,628about 0.0376 km²−1.11% a yearRural
25,596SinuaganPototan, Iloilo1,114about 563about 1.98 km²−0.45% a yearRural
25,597SohotonBadian, Cebu1,114about 166about 6.70 km²−0.82% a yearRural
25,598TubadaySantol, La Union1,114about 104about 10.71 km²2.52% a yearRural
25,599BaldatCulion, Palawan1,113about 41about 27.13 km²1.88% a yearUrban
25,600BantayanSan Enrique, Iloilo1,113about 251about 4.43 km²−4.23% 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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