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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, 26,151 to 26,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
26,151GuerreroBauang, La Union1,082about 2,558about 0.423 km²−0.07% a yearRural
26,152JoloRoxas, Palawan1,082about 20about 55.30 km²0.40% a yearRural
26,153MagobawokBayabas, Surigao del Sur1,082about 668about 1.62 km²−0.89% a yearRural
26,154PakwanLanuza, Surigao del Sur1,082about 5about 218.11 km²0.09% a yearRural
26,155Poblacion WestPidigan, Abra1,082about 321about 3.37 km²−1.84% a yearRural
26,156San PatricioSanta Maria, Pangasinan1,082about 1,235about 0.876 km²2.38% a yearRural
26,157San VicenteSipocot, Camarines Sur1,082about 153about 7.05 km²−1.84% a yearRural
26,158UdiaCavinti, Laguna1,082about 167about 6.47 km²2.91% a yearRural
26,159ValdezBanna, Ilocos Norte1,082about 925about 1.17 km²0.47% a yearRural
26,160BagumbayanMarogong, Lanao del Sur1,081about 75about 14.35 km²1.64% a yearRural
26,161Barangay 129Pasay City1,081about 82,519about 0.0131 km²−2.65% a yearUrban
26,162Barangay 707Manila1,081about 244,570about 0.00442 km²0.65% a yearUrban
26,163Barangay 785Manila1,081about 74,552about 0.0145 km²3.62% a yearUrban
26,164BatoSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte1,081about 92about 11.70 km²−2.02% a yearRural
26,165BilucaoPitogo, Quezon1,081about 310about 3.49 km²4.11% a yearRural
26,166CabaroanSan Emilio, Ilocos Sur1,081about 141about 7.68 km²−0.87% a yearRural
26,167DimapulaDivilacan, Isabela1,081about 209about 5.18 km²1.05% a yearRural
26,168DimaticanPalanan, Isabela1,081about 202about 5.36 km²1.86% a yearRural
26,169Gondarangin Asa AdigaoMasiu, Lanao del Sur1,081about 2,544about 0.425 km²2.51% a yearRural
26,170LicupIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte1,081about 299about 3.61 km²0.82% a yearRural
26,171MabiniBurdeos, Quezon1,081about 64about 16.92 km²−3.90% a yearRural
26,172MelgarBasilisa, Dinagat Islands1,081about 135about 8.00 km²−7.11% a yearRural
26,173Pin-AsCawayan, Masbate1,081about 81about 13.34 km²−1.33% a yearRural
26,174TambaraMalabang, Lanao del Sur1,081about 659about 1.64 km²3.09% a yearRural
26,175TokitokSanchez Mira, Cagayan1,081about 858about 1.26 km²0.22% a yearRural
26,176Barugohay CentralCarigara, Leyte1,080about 956about 1.13 km²−1.21% a yearUrban
26,177BuayaBalbalan, Kalinga1,080about 54about 19.91 km²0.91% a yearRural
26,178BucalCalatagan, Batangas1,080about 283about 3.82 km²2.92% a yearRural
26,179Campong SabelaGanassi, Lanao del Sur1,080about 1,731about 0.624 km²2.86% a yearRural
26,180CentralDipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte1,080about 3,495about 0.309 km²no 2020 countUrban
26,181Gawa-anBalbalan, Kalinga1,080about 41about 26.43 km²0.29% a yearRural
26,182InomaCalanogas, Lanao del Sur1,080about 437about 2.47 km²9.24% a yearRural
26,183LemoncretMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte1,080about 196about 5.52 km²3.95% a yearRural
26,184LicoNaval, Biliran1,080about 353about 3.06 km²0.93% a yearRural
26,185MicaluboPicong, Lanao del Sur1,080about 148about 7.30 km²0.47% a yearRural
26,186NatoGubat, Sorsogon1,080about 812about 1.33 km²0.02% a yearRural
26,187PanangWao, Lanao del Sur1,080about 500about 2.16 km²0.43% a yearRural
26,188ParaisoSan Miguel, Catanduanes1,080about 60about 17.94 km²−0.68% a yearRural
26,189PinayMambusao, Capiz1,080about 238about 4.53 km²0.29% a yearRural
26,190Punta Pob.San Vicente, Northern Samar1,080about 624about 1.73 km²4.11% a yearRural
26,191Rufo HillBuenavista, Bohol1,080about 679about 1.59 km²3.46% a yearRural
26,192SaguingMabini, Batangas1,080about 2,015about 0.536 km²2.23% a yearRural
26,193SumaguanArgao, Cebu1,080about 296about 3.65 km²1.24% a yearRural
26,194TambalangSalug, Zamboanga del Norte1,080about 142about 7.63 km²1.07% a yearRural
26,195Teniente BenitoTubungan, Iloilo1,080about 537about 2.01 km²−0.02% a yearRural
26,196AntaoCarmen, Surigao del Sur1,079about 687about 1.57 km²−1.41% a yearRural
26,197BagoaingudDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur1,079about 5,315about 0.203 km²5.13% a yearRural
26,198Barangay 298Manila1,079about 31,095about 0.0347 km²1.36% a yearUrban
26,199Barangay 3Calatagan, Batangas1,079about 255about 4.23 km²1.03% a yearRural
26,200Bgy. No. 3, Nstra. Sra. Del RosarioLaoag City, Ilocos Norte1,079about 8,364about 0.129 km²1.57% 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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