Skip to content

The Atlas

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, 26,751 to 26,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
26,751Gines NuevoSan Enrique, Iloilo1,049about 377about 2.78 km²3.47% a yearRural
26,752GuamSan Guillermo, Isabela1,049about 83about 12.58 km²−2.12% a yearRural
26,753Lumbaca IngudMadamba, Lanao del Sur1,049about 980about 1.07 km²4.10% a yearRural
26,754Malalag TubigSanta Maria, Davao Occidental1,049about 163about 6.45 km²1.65% a yearRural
26,755MambaliteLibmanan, Camarines Sur1,049about 377about 2.78 km²6.75% a yearRural
26,756MuycoSara, Iloilo1,049about 130about 8.04 km²−0.43% a yearRural
26,757PangianSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte1,049about 104about 10.11 km²−1.52% a yearRural
26,758PiangamangaanPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte1,049about 652about 1.61 km²0.56% a yearRural
26,759San Agapito, Isla VerdeBatangas City, Batangas1,049about 368about 2.85 km²−2.90% a yearRural
26,760San AndresBalungao, Pangasinan1,049about 146about 7.20 km²1.03% a yearRural
26,761San IsidroMalimono, Surigao del Norte1,049about 258about 4.07 km²1.45% a yearRural
26,762TubodAsturias, Cebu1,049about 248about 4.23 km²2.48% a yearRural
26,763UnabanTago, Surigao del Sur1,049about 223about 4.70 km²−0.61% a yearRural
26,764AmguhanBaybay City, Leyte1,048about 119about 8.79 km²−0.16% a yearRural
26,765Barangay 490Manila1,048about 47,636about 0.022 km²no 2020 countUrban
26,766BitaugBansalan, Davao del Sur1,048about 138about 7.57 km²6.82% a yearRural
26,767Bubong CadapaanBalindong, Lanao del Sur1,048about 788about 1.33 km²1.18% a yearRural
26,768BulaconSalvador, Lanao del Norte1,048about 483about 2.17 km²2.93% a yearRural
26,769CadilangPassi City, Iloilo1,048about 552about 1.90 km²0.89% a yearUrban
26,770CantagayJagna, Bohol1,048about 1,399about 0.749 km²1.25% a yearUrban
26,771CapayahanTubod, Surigao del Norte1,048about 183about 5.73 km²−3.46% a yearRural
26,772CatarauanPiat, Cagayan1,048about 378about 2.77 km²0.94% a yearRural
26,773CatomagGuinobatan, Albay1,048about 185about 5.66 km²7.47% a yearRural
26,774HuboMagallanes, Sorsogon1,048about 228about 4.60 km²2.00% a yearRural
26,775LindonganBaroy, Lanao del Norte1,048about 326about 3.21 km²−0.43% a yearRural
26,776LomboyPanay, Capiz1,048about 602about 1.74 km²1.75% a yearRural
26,777LunggangOld Panamao, Sulu1,048about 452about 2.32 km²1.82% a yearRural
26,778MagsaysayAlangalang, Leyte1,048about 631about 1.66 km²3.28% a yearRural
26,779MagsaysaySan Jacinto, Pangasinan1,048about 10,871about 0.0964 km²−0.45% a yearRural
26,780Magulalung OrientalBalabagan, Lanao del Sur1,048about 413about 2.54 km²1.01% a yearRural
26,781PinalubnganTayasan, Negros Oriental1,048about 108about 9.72 km²−0.94% a yearRural
26,782SantiagoReina Mercedes, Isabela1,048about 199about 5.26 km²−0.94% a yearRural
26,783SumalsagMalitbog, Bukidnon1,048about 96about 10.89 km²1.08% a yearRural
26,784Villa AngelesOrion, Bataan1,048about 9,034about 0.116 km²−4.52% a yearRural
26,785BarcolanGamu, Isabela1,047about 31about 33.36 km²0.23% a yearRural
26,786BayananBaco, Oriental Mindoro1,047about 155about 6.75 km²−8.52% a yearRural
26,787Cang-agongSiquijor, Siquijor1,047about 203about 5.16 km²1.25% a yearRural
26,788CasbuGuindulman, Bohol1,047about 400about 2.62 km²−0.48% a yearRural
26,789Catotoran NorteCamalaniugan, Cagayan1,047about 689about 1.52 km²−0.48% a yearRural
26,790HipgosLambunao, Iloilo1,047about 256about 4.09 km²−2.04% a yearRural
26,791MargaayCabugao, Ilocos Sur1,047about 865about 1.21 km²1.20% a yearRural
26,792Nusa Lumba RanaoBalindong, Lanao del Sur1,047about 7,813about 0.134 km²2.36% a yearRural
26,793PoblacionBuruanga, Aklan1,047about 4,171about 0.251 km²0.32% a yearRural
26,794Poblacion District 4La Paz, Leyte1,047about 2,678about 0.391 km²−0.30% a yearRural
26,795Poblacion District IIJulita, Leyte1,047about 598about 1.75 km²0.14% a yearRural
26,796TomaliguezCalbayog City, Samar1,047about 318about 3.29 km²0.99% a yearRural
26,797TubiganPio V. Corpus, Masbate1,047about 440about 2.38 km²2.36% a yearRural
26,798UnidosSan Francisco, Cebu1,047about 213about 4.92 km²2.00% a yearRural
26,799AmbaconLas Nieves, Agusan del Norte1,046about 210about 4.97 km²−6.53% a yearRural
26,800Balinciagao NortePasil, Kalinga1,046about 70about 14.89 km²−1.07% 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.

Report a mistake on this page: write to hello@scene.ph with the page address.