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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, 26,351 to 26,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
26,351CardenasSaguday, Quirino1,070about 274about 3.91 km²0.23% a yearRural
26,352LibertadProsperidad, Agusan del Sur1,070about 86about 12.45 km²−0.02% a yearRural
26,353LualMauban, Quezon1,070about 19,314about 0.0554 km²0.41% a yearRural
26,354LuttuacanKabugao, Apayao1,070about 79about 13.62 km²1.30% a yearRural
26,355MamawanGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte1,070about 31about 34.08 km²−4.21% a yearRural
26,356New ManayMaragusan, Davao de Oro1,070about 302about 3.54 km²0.59% a yearRural
26,357San EstebanBurauen, Leyte1,070about 442about 2.42 km²−0.66% a yearRural
26,358San PascualBuhi, Camarines Sur1,070about 4,023about 0.266 km²−3.44% a yearRural
26,359Upper de la PazCortes, Bohol1,070about 552about 1.94 km²−0.11% a yearRural
26,360BagticCatigbian, Bohol1,069about 475about 2.25 km²0.41% a yearRural
26,361Barangay IIRomblon, Romblon1,069about 15,078about 0.0709 km²−3.21% a yearUrban
26,362Beverly HillsAntipolo City, Rizal1,069about 3,126about 0.342 km²−0.47% a yearRural
26,363BucoTalisay, Batangas1,069about 727about 1.47 km²0.11% a yearRural
26,364CamangaSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay1,069about 304about 3.52 km²5.30% a yearRural
26,365CulasiLeyte, Leyte1,069about 578about 1.85 km²0.59% a yearRural
26,366HilabaBarugo, Leyte1,069about 672about 1.59 km²1.06% a yearRural
26,367Lower CabangcalanLazi, Siquijor1,069about 419about 2.55 km²0.36% a yearRural
26,368MapapacBarcelona, Sorsogon1,069about 1,130about 0.946 km²2.56% a yearRural
26,369MataderoCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija1,069about 22,553about 0.0474 km²1.37% a yearRural
26,370New KaliboM'Lang, Cotabato1,069about 187about 5.72 km²2.92% a yearRural
26,371Palali NorteSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur1,069about 253about 4.22 km²1.13% a yearRural
26,372PorocPura, Tarlac1,069about 548about 1.95 km²3.08% a yearRural
26,373Radapan PoblacionPiagapo, Lanao del Sur1,069about 1,227about 0.871 km²no 2020 countRural
26,374San FerminManay, Davao Oriental1,069about 64about 16.60 km²−0.92% a yearRural
26,375Santa CruzMaigo, Lanao del Norte1,069about 154about 6.92 km²1.04% a yearRural
26,376Santa MariaCatanauan, Quezon1,069about 158about 6.76 km²3.64% a yearRural
26,377TantingonPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte1,069about 47about 22.82 km²−3.36% a yearRural
26,378Barangay District 3Tumauini, Isabela1,068about 3,970about 0.269 km²8.16% a yearRural
26,379Bgy. No. 45, TangidLaoag City, Ilocos Norte1,068about 587about 1.82 km²0.16% a yearRural
26,380BawantaBauang, La Union1,068about 1,471about 0.726 km²−0.83% a yearRural
26,381CabagganPamplona, Cagayan1,068about 610about 1.75 km²5.69% a yearRural
26,382CabangaranUmingan, Pangasinan1,068about 300about 3.56 km²−1.03% a yearRural
26,383FugotanTalayan, Maguindanao del Sur1,068about 107about 9.94 km²4.64% a yearRural
26,384Guinob-anLawaan, Eastern Samar1,068about 34about 31.04 km²0.73% a yearRural
26,385MalinasKapatagan, Lanao del Norte1,068about 166about 6.42 km²6.11% a yearRural
26,386ManangatCaoayan, Ilocos Sur1,068about 2,871about 0.372 km²2.13% a yearRural
26,387MarcosBanna, Ilocos Norte1,068about 636about 1.68 km²0.45% a yearRural
26,388PangeBaroy, Lanao del Norte1,068about 511about 2.09 km²4.67% a yearRural
26,389San VicenteBontoc, Southern Leyte1,068about 584about 1.83 km²3.35% a yearRural
26,390SawiBoac, Marinduque1,068about 785about 1.36 km²0.20% a yearRural
26,391TagacMangatarem, Pangasinan1,068about 387about 2.76 km²0.09% a yearRural
26,392TalisayAnda, Bohol1,068about 436about 2.45 km²0.43% a yearRural
26,393Tatlong MariaTaal, Batangas1,068about 10,574about 0.101 km²−3.08% a yearRural
26,394TinagoPalompon, Leyte1,068about 277about 3.85 km²−1.41% a yearRural
26,395TugarKauswagan, Lanao del Norte1,068about 209about 5.11 km²−2.20% a yearRural
26,396Barangay 49Tacloban City, Leyte1,067about 7,567about 0.141 km²1.11% a yearRural
26,397Barangay 99Pasay City1,067about 53,085about 0.0201 km²−0.96% a yearUrban
26,398DalidCalinog, Iloilo1,067about 808about 1.32 km²−1.13% a yearRural
26,399DaliganTinambac, Camarines Sur1,067about 417about 2.56 km²0.00% a yearRural
26,400DalumayMagsaysay, Davao del Sur1,067about 227about 4.70 km²0.45% 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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