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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, 25,701 to 25,750 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
25,701AmdusAyungon, Negros Oriental1,106about 216about 5.12 km²1.28% a yearRural
25,702Bagong SirangCastilla, Sorsogon1,106about 591about 1.87 km²−0.47% a yearRural
25,703BonliwTorrijos, Marinduque1,106about 122about 9.10 km²−3.44% a yearRural
25,704CabawanganNampicuan, Nueva Ecija1,106about 193about 5.74 km²3.53% a yearRural
25,705CatumboCatanauan, Quezon1,106about 376about 2.94 km²1.58% a yearRural
25,706Dapdap WestTagaytay City, Cavite1,106about 696about 1.59 km²2.67% a yearRural
25,707Diwa-anDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte1,106about 105about 10.55 km²−0.91% a yearRural
25,708KadiSen. Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat1,106about 69about 16.10 km²−1.30% a yearRural
25,709KasolaLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur1,106about 3,626about 0.305 km²3.27% a yearRural
25,710LublubValderrama, Antique1,106about 120about 9.25 km²2.54% a yearRural
25,711MaasinEsperanza, Agusan del Sur1,106about 29about 38.28 km²0.15% a yearRural
25,712SalcedoLuna, La Union1,106about 1,707about 0.648 km²−0.89% a yearRural
25,713San IsidroSan Vicente, Palawan1,106about 37about 29.81 km²2.15% a yearRural
25,714SayogSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur1,106about 135about 8.17 km²0.09% a yearRural
25,715UbujanInabanga, Bohol1,106about 953about 1.16 km²−0.45% a yearRural
25,716BalungayPanukulan, Quezon1,105about 112about 9.91 km²1.70% a yearRural
25,717Bara-asonKauswagan, Lanao del Norte1,105about 181about 6.10 km²2.37% a yearRural
25,718Barangay IIIMaria Aurora, Aurora1,105about 1,327about 0.833 km²1.19% a yearRural
25,719BimmotobotNaguilian, La Union1,105about 145about 7.60 km²−0.83% a yearRural
25,720BongabongCamalig, Albay1,105about 464about 2.38 km²2.11% a yearRural
25,721CantubodDanao, Bohol1,105about 185about 5.96 km²−0.15% a yearRural
25,722DanawanBindoy, Negros Oriental1,105about 92about 12.03 km²−0.60% a yearRural
25,723DavildavilanDingalan, Aurora1,105about 98about 11.30 km²0.91% a yearRural
25,724KakiduguenKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya1,105about 49about 22.59 km²1.46% a yearRural
25,725Man-upBatan, Aklan1,105about 283about 3.91 km²0.09% a yearRural
25,726ManjunladMatnog, Sorsogon1,105about 1,005about 1.10 km²−0.37% a yearRural
25,727New ConsolacionM'Lang, Cotabato1,105about 110about 10.02 km²−0.04% a yearRural
25,728NopulanJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur1,105about 235about 4.71 km²0.77% a yearRural
25,729Sabang NorthBorongan City, Eastern Samar1,105about 1,597about 0.692 km²−0.83% a yearRural
25,730SalaySan Agustin, Isabela1,105about 153about 7.20 km²0.46% a yearRural
25,731San VicenteTagbina, Surigao del Sur1,105about 64about 17.38 km²−1.50% a yearRural
25,732Santa CruzCabusao, Camarines Sur1,105about 1,429about 0.773 km²0.68% a yearRural
25,733Santo RosarioInabanga, Bohol1,105about 670about 1.65 km²0.44% a yearRural
25,734Upper SibatangPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur1,105about 272about 4.06 km²1.84% a yearRural
25,735Barangay 134Manila1,104about 32,471about 0.034 km²1.03% a yearUrban
25,736Barangay 15Manila1,104about 157,265about 0.00702 km²−0.32% a yearUrban
25,737BatuanValladolid, Negros Occidental1,104about 677about 1.63 km²0.62% a yearRural
25,738BioTagudin, Ilocos Sur1,104about 1,115about 0.99 km²−0.39% a yearRural
25,739Bunga IlayaJagna, Bohol1,104about 1,119about 0.987 km²1.00% a yearRural
25,740CadayonSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur1,104about 936about 1.18 km²0.13% a yearRural
25,741FugaruAngadanan, Isabela1,104about 600about 1.84 km²−0.17% a yearRural
25,742LesebBauko, Mountain Province1,104about 282about 3.92 km²−1.62% a yearRural
25,743LumbacLumbatan, Lanao del Sur1,104about 830about 1.33 km²2.33% a yearRural
25,744Maluno NorteBenito Soliven, Isabela1,104about 600about 1.84 km²0.66% a yearRural
25,745ManaybanayPastrana, Leyte1,104about 493about 2.24 km²0.31% a yearRural
25,746Maria Cristina WestBangar, La Union1,104about 6,202about 0.178 km²0.73% a yearRural
25,747PiñaMa-Ayon, Capiz1,104about 250about 4.42 km²2.47% a yearRural
25,748Poblacion IITamparan, Lanao del Sur1,104about 6,382about 0.173 km²3.85% a yearRural
25,749Tagbacan SilanganCatanauan, Quezon1,104about 137about 8.06 km²0.33% a yearRural
25,750VisitacionSanta Ana, Cagayan1,104about 121about 9.10 km²−3.47% 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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