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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, 26,251 to 26,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
26,251Barangay 323Manila1,076about 45,021about 0.0239 km²0.36% a yearUrban
26,252CalsadahayTanauan, Leyte1,076about 622about 1.73 km²3.43% a yearRural
26,253CalumpangCawayan, Masbate1,076about 133about 8.10 km²1.36% a yearRural
26,254Centro IIMallig, Isabela1,076about 1,264about 0.851 km²−0.89% a yearUrban
26,255LipaoDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur1,076about 384about 2.80 km²1.87% a yearRural
26,256MaractaLumban, Laguna1,076about 21,057about 0.0511 km²0.18% a yearRural
26,257Minantok SilanganAmadeo, Cavite1,076about 633about 1.70 km²1.15% a yearRural
26,258PondolHinunangan, Southern Leyte1,076about 480about 2.24 km²2.04% a yearRural
26,259PuloInfanta, Quezon1,076about 500about 2.15 km²2.22% a yearRural
26,260SalogGetafe, Bohol1,076about 272about 3.96 km²−4.66% a yearRural
26,261SambulawanDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,076about 505about 2.13 km²−2.39% a yearRural
26,262San IsidroAlangalang, Leyte1,076about 334about 3.22 km²4.74% a yearRural
26,263SangilBacarra, Ilocos Norte1,076about 742about 1.45 km²−0.46% a yearRural
26,264West PoblacionRizal, Laguna1,076about 23,391about 0.046 km²0.04% a yearRural
26,265BagumbayanHilongos, Leyte1,075about 192about 5.60 km²0.61% a yearRural
26,266CandigahubCarigara, Leyte1,075about 441about 2.44 km²0.84% a yearRural
26,267CarandayBaao, Camarines Sur1,075about 263about 4.09 km²−0.27% a yearRural
26,268CentroDao, Capiz1,075about 269about 3.99 km²2.02% a yearRural
26,269DimasalangCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija1,075about 8,600about 0.125 km²−4.12% a yearUrban
26,270Inao-AwanCavinti, Laguna1,075about 348about 3.09 km²0.66% a yearRural
26,271Iruhin SouthTagaytay City, Cavite1,075about 540about 1.99 km²−6.09% a yearRural
26,272LibertyOrmoc City, Leyte1,075about 14about 76.03 km²3.27% a yearRural
26,273LugtaLaua-An, Antique1,075about 632about 1.70 km²5.23% a yearRural
26,274Macompara Apa MimbalayMasiu, Lanao del Sur1,075about 1,706about 0.63 km²2.34% a yearRural
26,275MangalitMabalacat City, Pampanga1,075about 5,541about 0.194 km²2.91% a yearRural
26,276New CulasiPigkawayan, Cotabato1,075about 276about 3.90 km²3.11% a yearRural
26,277OngoGuinobatan, Albay1,075about 183about 5.88 km²0.25% a yearRural
26,278PapaacCamiling, Tarlac1,075about 190about 5.66 km²1.15% a yearRural
26,279PerezSibagat, Agusan del Sur1,075about 15about 70.96 km²−6.36% a yearRural
26,280Poblacion 8Buenavista, Agusan del Norte1,075about 9,685about 0.111 km²−0.89% a yearRural
26,281Poblacion No. 2Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental1,075about 20,019about 0.0537 km²0.45% a yearUrban
26,282PoctoHinatuan, Surigao del Sur1,075about 57about 18.70 km²2.52% a yearRural
26,283PunongGingoog City, Misamis Oriental1,075about 471about 2.28 km²0.66% a yearRural
26,284RaoisSanto Tomas, La Union1,075about 584about 1.84 km²0.61% a yearRural
26,285SandigamunaiMunai, Lanao del Norte1,075about 210about 5.13 km²1.43% a yearRural
26,286SulipatCalamba, Misamis Occidental1,075about 173about 6.20 km²2.00% a yearRural
26,287Torre 2ndMangatarem, Pangasinan1,075about 601about 1.79 km²−1.50% a yearRural
26,288Barangay 102Caloocan City1,074about 38,221about 0.0281 km²0.94% a yearUrban
26,289Barangay 89Caloocan City1,074about 14,320about 0.075 km²0.38% a yearUrban
26,290Bulaoen WestSison, Pangasinan1,074about 1,608about 0.668 km²−0.66% a yearRural
26,291CaganhaoBoac, Marinduque1,074about 577about 1.86 km²−0.94% a yearRural
26,292CauyonanOpol, Misamis Oriental1,074about 252about 4.26 km²2.02% a yearRural
26,293Daan PazPoro, Cebu1,074about 426about 2.52 km²7.09% a yearRural
26,294LupitanPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte1,074about 859about 1.25 km²2.55% a yearRural
26,295MansaculSigma, Capiz1,074about 290about 3.70 km²−0.46% a yearRural
26,296MembuliSalay, Misamis Oriental1,074about 108about 9.90 km²1.22% a yearRural
26,297PanamorenLaak, Davao de Oro1,074about 65about 16.50 km²0.52% a yearRural
26,298PasayDel Gallego, Camarines Sur1,074about 593about 1.81 km²−0.29% a yearRural
26,299PayahanBaclayon, Bohol1,074about 426about 2.52 km²−0.57% a yearRural
26,300Poblacion EastSanto Tomas, Pangasinan1,074about 1,436about 0.748 km²1.95% 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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