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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, 25,751 to 25,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
25,751Barangay 272Manila1,103about 55,707about 0.0198 km²0.87% a yearUrban
25,752BengkolSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi1,103about 29,651about 0.0372 km²4.34% a yearRural
25,753CabanabaanCamiling, Tarlac1,103about 323about 3.41 km²1.03% a yearRural
25,754CalamcamTalisayan, Misamis Oriental1,103about 1,331about 0.829 km²0.69% a yearRural
25,755EspararBarbaza, Antique1,103about 313about 3.52 km²0.40% a yearRural
25,756GabutAmulung, Cagayan1,103about 554about 1.99 km²0.37% a yearRural
25,757Gomez-ZamoraNaic, Cavite1,103about 22,836about 0.0483 km²no 2020 countRural
25,758OllaMajayjay, Laguna1,103about 649about 1.70 km²2.16% a yearRural
25,759Paratong No. 3Bangar, La Union1,103about 5,460about 0.202 km²−0.34% a yearRural
25,760QuirinoBacnotan, La Union1,103about 355about 3.11 km²0.57% a yearUrban
25,761TabiogBucay, Abra1,103about 94about 11.69 km²−0.75% a yearRural
25,762Talo-atoSan Dionisio, Iloilo1,103about 104about 10.58 km²5.45% a yearRural
25,763BaliguianPresentacion, Camarines Sur1,102about 127about 8.71 km²2.43% a yearRural
25,764BisayaCalaca City, Batangas1,102about 404about 2.73 km²0.80% a yearRural
25,765CabatuananBasay, Negros Oriental1,102about 24about 46.03 km²3.18% a yearRural
25,766Caglao-anDolores, Eastern Samar1,102about 75about 14.69 km²−0.11% a yearRural
25,767CasiniIrosin, Sorsogon1,102about 128about 8.59 km²−0.09% a yearRural
25,768CogonIrosin, Sorsogon1,102about 59about 18.68 km²−0.32% a yearRural
25,769GuintoloanNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay1,102about 151about 7.28 km²−1.26% a yearRural
25,770LebeKiamba, Sarangani1,102about 361about 3.05 km²1.75% a yearRural
25,771Lumbac CadayonanBayang, Lanao del Sur1,102about 1,890about 0.583 km²1.63% a yearRural
25,772Lumbac KialdanMarantao, Lanao del Sur1,102about 4,288about 0.257 km²1.73% a yearRural
25,773LumbatanPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte1,102about 934about 1.18 km²0.57% a yearRural
25,774PayanganDinalupihan, Bataan1,102about 439about 2.51 km²5.31% a yearRural
25,775Poblacion ISikatuna, Bohol1,102about 684about 1.61 km²0.75% a yearRural
25,776San IgnacioTrento, Agusan del Sur1,102about 343about 3.21 km²1.52% a yearRural
25,777San IsidroParanas, Samar1,102about 28about 39.49 km²−0.45% a yearRural
25,778San JuanBaybay City, Leyte1,102about 310about 3.56 km²1.82% a yearRural
25,779VillangitSibagat, Agusan del Sur1,102about 55about 20.14 km²−1.81% a yearRural
25,780AglolowayJamindan, Capiz1,101about 72about 15.32 km²3.44% a yearRural
25,781BangbangMatalam, Cotabato1,101about 91about 12.05 km²−3.16% a yearRural
25,782BangbangPinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro1,101about 532about 2.07 km²1.28% a yearRural
25,783Barangay 160Pasay City1,101about 58,877about 0.0187 km²−2.90% a yearUrban
25,784Barangay 60Pasay City1,101about 30,331about 0.0363 km²−6.00% a yearUrban
25,785Bayanan ICalapan City, Oriental Mindoro1,101about 595about 1.85 km²−2.04% a yearUrban
25,786Boy-utanBauang, La Union1,101about 586about 1.88 km²0.40% a yearRural
25,787CairantangMarogong, Lanao del Sur1,101about 316about 3.48 km²0.94% a yearRural
25,788CandabongDumanjug, Cebu1,101about 481about 2.29 km²−0.02% a yearRural
25,789DallipawenSan Narciso, Zambales1,101about 442about 2.49 km²1.95% a yearRural
25,790DineKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya1,101about 44about 24.90 km²0.35% a yearRural
25,791KialdanMarantao, Lanao del Sur1,101about 5,050about 0.218 km²1.33% a yearRural
25,792LengigonArgao, Cebu1,101about 222about 4.96 km²−2.90% a yearUrban
25,793Mabuhay CabigohanTrinidad, Bohol1,101about 362about 3.04 km²−4.41% a yearRural
25,794Nueva CaceresOslob, Cebu1,101about 272about 4.05 km²−1.83% a yearRural
25,795Panam-anganBais City, Negros Oriental1,101about 211about 5.21 km²1.97% a yearRural
25,796PototanBinmaley, Pangasinan1,101about 505about 2.18 km²−0.45% a yearRural
25,797RicosUmingan, Pangasinan1,101about 125about 8.80 km²0.35% a yearRural
25,798SalawaganBayog, Zamboanga del Sur1,101about 252about 4.37 km²−2.20% a yearRural
25,799Santa MariaAgoo, La Union1,101about 810about 1.36 km²2.88% a yearRural
25,800SawmillMobo, Masbate1,101about 115about 9.55 km²0.78% 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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