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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, 26,101 to 26,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
26,101San MartinMaddela, Quirino1,085about 106about 10.27 km²0.07% a yearRural
26,102San RoqueTrento, Agusan del Sur1,085about 33about 33.22 km²−3.02% a yearUrban
26,103YaganakCalauag, Quezon1,085about 206about 5.27 km²−1.63% a yearRural
26,104AyusanSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur1,084about 2,452about 0.442 km²−2.66% a yearRural
26,105BagumbayanOas, Albay1,084about 959about 1.13 km²2.96% a yearRural
26,106BagumbayanOrion, Bataan1,084about 19,709about 0.055 km²−1.32% a yearRural
26,107Barangay 443Manila1,084about 66,914about 0.0162 km²−5.66% a yearUrban
26,108BuntongSalvador, Lanao del Norte1,084about 296about 3.66 km²−5.36% a yearRural
26,109CabulotanTayasan, Negros Oriental1,084about 599about 1.81 km²5.24% a yearRural
26,110CagawasanKibawe, Bukidnon1,084about 208about 5.22 km²0.54% a yearRural
26,111CaleRagay, Camarines Sur1,084about 208about 5.22 km²−1.24% a yearRural
26,112Cari MinorLeganes, Iloilo1,084about 919about 1.18 km²−1.93% a yearRural
26,113DibuloDinapigue, Isabela1,084about 5about 216.15 km²−1.53% a yearRural
26,114DimasangcaLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur1,084about 169about 6.40 km²0.65% a yearRural
26,115DipaneManukan, Zamboanga del Norte1,084about 191about 5.69 km²−2.56% a yearRural
26,116EliJimalalud, Negros Oriental1,084about 30about 36.04 km²no 2020 countRural
26,117HamorawonRapu-Rapu, Albay1,084about 312about 3.47 km²0.38% a yearRural
26,118JanayjanaySan Jose, Negros Oriental1,084about 303about 3.58 km²−0.11% a yearRural
26,119LibtongCastilla, Sorsogon1,084about 213about 5.09 km²0.02% a yearRural
26,120MalalayRonda, Cebu1,084about 414about 2.62 km²1.69% a yearRural
26,121Panaon IlayaUnisan, Quezon1,084about 568about 1.91 km²2.52% a yearRural
26,122Poblacion HCamiling, Tarlac1,084about 7,743about 0.14 km²−0.35% a yearUrban
26,123QuirinoTalugtug, Nueva Ecija1,084about 5,531about 0.196 km²0.20% a yearRural
26,124Reyna RegenteBangar, La Union1,084about 3,420about 0.317 km²−0.74% a yearRural
26,125San GuillermoHagonoy, Davao del Sur1,084about 228about 4.76 km²−0.50% a yearRural
26,126Santa AsuncionSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte1,084about 444about 2.44 km²3.93% a yearRural
26,127Barangay 35Pasay City1,083about 30,680about 0.0353 km²no 2020 countUrban
26,128Barangay 56Pasay City1,083about 96,696about 0.0112 km²5.83% a yearUrban
26,129BololoGuinobatan, Albay1,083about 107about 10.11 km²−4.04% a yearRural
26,130BorongboronganMilaor, Camarines Sur1,083about 612about 1.77 km²−2.06% a yearRural
26,131CalapanKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay1,083about 183about 5.92 km²−0.15% a yearRural
26,132CatmonSibalom, Antique1,083about 950about 1.14 km²0.16% a yearRural
26,133GaritanTagudin, Ilocos Sur1,083about 533about 2.03 km²−0.15% a yearRural
26,134GumbilTudela, Misamis Occidental1,083about 457about 2.37 km²0.43% a yearRural
26,135LidasanKapai, Lanao del Sur1,083about 366about 2.96 km²1.12% a yearRural
26,136MaddarulugSolana, Cagayan1,083about 150about 7.23 km²−4.16% a yearUrban
26,137PiliDanao City, Cebu1,083about 178about 6.08 km²5.80% a yearRural
26,138San FranciscoCalabanga, Camarines Sur1,083about 7,172about 0.151 km²−0.18% a yearUrban
26,139SibugueySiay, Zamboanga Sibugay1,083about 155about 6.99 km²2.08% a yearRural
26,140TamingDanao, Bohol1,083about 128about 8.48 km²1.09% a yearRural
26,141VintarQuirino, Isabela1,083about 206about 5.27 km²0.45% a yearRural
26,142Alay-NangbabaanBadoc, Ilocos Norte1,082about 598about 1.81 km²−0.18% a yearRural
26,143Barangay 477Manila1,082about 47,249about 0.0229 km²0.84% a yearUrban
26,144Barangay 522Manila1,082about 53,831about 0.0201 km²−0.20% a yearUrban
26,145Candanay NorteSiquijor, Siquijor1,082about 778about 1.39 km²1.52% a yearRural
26,146CapalaranTangub City, Misamis Occidental1,082about 357about 3.03 km²0.40% a yearRural
26,147CebolinTrento, Agusan del Sur1,082about 58about 18.72 km²−1.49% a yearRural
26,148DetailenMaria Aurora, Aurora1,082about 566about 1.91 km²2.18% a yearRural
26,149DoldolBacong, Negros Oriental1,082about 585about 1.85 km²−0.33% a yearRural
26,150Doña AnecitaPambujan, Northern Samar1,082about 208about 5.20 km²2.55% 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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