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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, 26,651 to 26,700 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
26,651DullanAloran, Misamis Occidental1,054about 769about 1.37 km²0.05% a yearRural
26,652FundadoSiruma, Camarines Sur1,054about 129about 8.19 km²0.14% a yearRural
26,653LandicanBaclayon, Bohol1,054about 546about 1.93 km²1.34% a yearRural
26,654ManihaSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay1,054about 325about 3.24 km²1.66% a yearRural
26,655PalanoganMahaplag, Leyte1,054about 213about 4.94 km²2.45% a yearRural
26,656Pandan Del SurPandan, Catanduanes1,054about 1,350about 0.781 km²2.55% a yearRural
26,657San JoseBorongan City, Eastern Samar1,054about 214about 4.92 km²2.73% a yearRural
26,658SiblongBucay, Abra1,054about 299about 3.53 km²0.41% a yearRural
26,659VictoriaMallig, Isabela1,054about 324about 3.25 km²−0.34% a yearRural
26,660AbasPilar, Sorsogon1,053about 346about 3.04 km²−2.33% a yearRural
26,661AranteSara, Iloilo1,053about 274about 3.85 km²1.22% a yearRural
26,662AtimonanJaniuay, Iloilo1,053about 68about 15.59 km²0.07% a yearRural
26,663BagacayBuenavista, Marinduque1,053about 171about 6.17 km²−0.91% a yearRural
26,664Barangay Poblacion 3Maydolong, Eastern Samar1,053about 1,260about 0.836 km²1.32% a yearRural
26,665Bas LugusLugus, Sulu1,053about 439about 2.40 km²1.64% a yearRural
26,666CacadiranCabugao, Ilocos Sur1,053about 353about 2.98 km²−0.52% a yearRural
26,667Centro IIIAngadanan, Isabela1,053about 684about 1.54 km²−0.65% a yearRural
26,668ChumangMayoyao, Ifugao1,053about 151about 6.97 km²−0.11% a yearRural
26,669DitaJulita, Leyte1,053about 355about 2.97 km²0.32% a yearRural
26,670GetigoLope De Vega, Northern Samar1,053about 122about 8.60 km²3.24% a yearRural
26,671ManumbalayManito, Albay1,053about 460about 2.29 km²0.16% a yearRural
26,672MonicNampicuan, Nueva Ecija1,053about 654about 1.61 km²2.19% a yearRural
26,673RabonRosario, La Union1,053about 476about 2.21 km²−1.47% a yearRural
26,674San MiguelDapa, Surigao del Norte1,053about 263about 4.01 km²0.25% a yearRural
26,675TalisayLoon, Bohol1,053about 654about 1.61 km²−1.51% a yearRural
26,676TupazPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon1,053about 1,779about 0.592 km²2.94% a yearRural
26,677UbianJaniuay, Iloilo1,053about 198about 5.31 km²4.31% a yearRural
26,678AbatanBauko, Mountain Province1,052about 350about 3.01 km²−1.11% a yearRural
26,679Ag-agraoSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur1,052about 523about 2.01 km²−0.54% a yearRural
26,680BagumbayanDinagat, Dinagat Islands1,052about 360about 2.92 km²0.25% a yearRural
26,681Barangay 88Manila1,052about 106,370about 0.00989 km²−0.98% a yearUrban
26,682Bool EastCulaba, Biliran1,052about 1,209about 0.87 km²0.96% a yearRural
26,683DanaoPototan, Iloilo1,052about 283about 3.72 km²1.74% a yearRural
26,684Del RosarioSorsogon City, Sorsogon1,052about 1,388about 0.758 km²0.67% a yearRural
26,685JuanezaSara, Iloilo1,052about 78about 13.46 km²2.30% a yearRural
26,686La SalvacionCarmen, Bohol1,052about 127about 8.29 km²3.27% a yearRural
26,687LucobanDinas, Zamboanga del Sur1,052about 405about 2.60 km²1.74% a yearRural
26,688LunetaBarcelona, Sorsogon1,052about 923about 1.14 km²2.84% a yearRural
26,689MabunaoTabuelan, Cebu1,052about 174about 6.06 km²0.44% a yearRural
26,690PasongGarcia Hernandez, Bohol1,052about 223about 4.72 km²−1.00% a yearRural
26,691Poblacion 1Hamtic, Antique1,052about 3,628about 0.29 km²2.12% a yearRural
26,692Poblacion 4Moncada, Tarlac1,052about 8,349about 0.126 km²0.84% a yearRural
26,693PugwanMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur1,052about 346about 3.04 km²−0.11% a yearRural
26,694SampalocanBalete, Batangas1,052about 1,031about 1.02 km²−3.03% a yearRural
26,695San JoseOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay1,052about 255about 4.12 km²−6.12% a yearRural
26,696SanggalangBiliran, Biliran1,052about 357about 2.95 km²−1.30% a yearRural
26,697SayawBarili, Cebu1,052about 492about 2.14 km²−0.43% a yearRural
26,698SebaringBalabac, Palawan1,052about 117about 8.97 km²−0.63% a yearRural
26,699Tubig Dayang CenterSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi1,052about 9,310about 0.113 km²−0.91% a yearRural
26,700VillaflorCarmen, Bohol1,052about 216about 4.87 km²1.03% 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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