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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, 26,201 to 26,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
26,201Carayungan SurUmingan, Pangasinan1,079about 301about 3.58 km²−0.93% a yearRural
26,202CutcutanValencia, Bohol1,079about 599about 1.80 km²−0.29% a yearRural
26,203EmbargoOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental1,079about 938about 1.15 km²6.90% a yearRural
26,204JanipaanSan Agustin, Surigao del Sur1,079about 46about 23.69 km²3.18% a yearRural
26,205KilibLucban, Quezon1,079about 322about 3.35 km²5.59% a yearUrban
26,206LigayaPagudpud, Ilocos Norte1,079about 776about 1.39 km²0.50% a yearRural
26,207Lower LibasTagana-An, Surigao del Norte1,079about 439about 2.46 km²1.65% a yearRural
26,208Lungsodaan WestGarcia Hernandez, Bohol1,079about 239about 4.51 km²−0.68% a yearRural
26,209MontevistaBacolod City, Negros Occidental1,079about 8,563about 0.126 km²−2.34% a yearRural
26,210PagalaBucay, Abra1,079about 177about 6.10 km²−2.20% a yearRural
26,211PenedKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte1,079about 247about 4.37 km²7.06% a yearRural
26,212PoblacionLacub, Abra1,079about 98about 11.00 km²1.50% a yearRural
26,213Poblacion ICamiling, Tarlac1,079about 8,702about 0.124 km²−0.24% a yearRural
26,214RizalBatuan, Masbate1,079about 287about 3.76 km²5.13% a yearRural
26,215San MateoCarigara, Leyte1,079about 8,702about 0.124 km²−1.08% a yearRural
26,216SeralloAnilao, Iloilo1,079about 670about 1.61 km²1.96% a yearRural
26,217SuaBarobo, Surigao del Sur1,079about 258about 4.18 km²no 2020 countRural
26,218Barangay 114Pasay City1,078about 44,545about 0.0242 km²0.63% a yearUrban
26,219Barangay 224Manila1,078about 28,294about 0.0381 km²0.20% a yearUrban
26,220Barangay 335Manila1,078about 37,172about 0.029 km²−5.25% a yearUrban
26,221Barangay 575Manila1,078about 71,867about 0.015 km²1.65% a yearUrban
26,222BerganteMambusao, Capiz1,078about 318about 3.39 km²1.53% a yearRural
26,223Bigain SouthSan Jose, Batangas1,078about 1,293about 0.834 km²0.47% a yearRural
26,224Buadi BabaiDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur1,078about 4,968about 0.217 km²1.89% a yearRural
26,225BuyoKawayan, Biliran1,078about 891about 1.21 km²1.29% a yearRural
26,226CanlusongValencia, Bohol1,078about 776about 1.39 km²−0.93% a yearRural
26,227Dicabisagan EastPalanan, Isabela1,078about 550about 1.96 km²0.84% a yearRural
26,228Ferdinand E. Marcos Pob.San Jose City, Nueva Ecija1,078about 6,056about 0.178 km²−8.34% a yearUrban
26,229GomezLlanera, Nueva Ecija1,078about 231about 4.66 km²−2.96% a yearRural
26,230MahayagDagohoy, Bohol1,078about 580about 1.86 km²1.62% a yearRural
26,231MatinabusSigma, Capiz1,078about 186about 5.81 km²−0.74% a yearRural
26,232PinamatonMatalam, Cotabato1,078about 88about 12.29 km²−0.72% a yearRural
26,233PoloBanga, Aklan1,078about 423about 2.55 km²2.26% a yearRural
26,234SagucanVincenzo A. Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur1,078about 307about 3.51 km²−3.89% a yearRural
26,235San RoqueKidapawan City, Cotabato1,078about 247about 4.36 km²0.38% a yearRural
26,236TugasGetafe, Bohol1,078about 776about 1.39 km²2.34% a yearRural
26,237BagacaySibutad, Zamboanga del Norte1,077about 214about 5.04 km²3.29% a yearRural
26,238Barangay 28Pasay City1,077about 34,742about 0.031 km²−3.27% a yearUrban
26,239BitayanMarogong, Lanao del Sur1,077about 259about 4.16 km²4.48% a yearRural
26,240CatamlanganPilar, Sorsogon1,077about 327about 3.29 km²−1.19% a yearRural
26,241CauplasanSanta Maria, Pangasinan1,077about 564about 1.91 km²0.73% a yearRural
26,242GocePresident Roxas, Capiz1,077about 357about 3.02 km²−0.24% a yearRural
26,243LibutonBorongan City, Eastern Samar1,077about 1,086about 0.992 km²1.17% a yearRural
26,244MaliaoTapaz, Capiz1,077about 195about 5.53 km²6.79% a yearRural
26,245Santa RitaAsturias, Cebu1,077about 383about 2.81 km²−4.27% a yearRural
26,246Sinilian CacalibosoanCamiling, Tarlac1,077about 474about 2.27 km²0.13% a yearRural
26,247TioganLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte1,077about 141about 7.63 km²1.99% a yearRural
26,248BantigueHilongos, Leyte1,076about 3,394about 0.317 km²1.75% a yearRural
26,249BaracbacMangatarem, Pangasinan1,076about 797about 1.35 km²−2.41% a yearRural
26,250Barangay 284Manila1,076about 20,112about 0.0535 km²2.75% a yearUrban

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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