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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, 26,851 to 26,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
26,851MagsipingLuna, La Union1,044about 486about 2.15 km²2.03% a yearRural
26,852MahanginCandijay, Bohol1,044about 281about 3.72 km²3.24% a yearRural
26,853MapantaoPicong, Lanao del Sur1,044about 431about 2.42 km²0.46% a yearRural
26,854MinangaPiat, Cagayan1,044about 198about 5.27 km²1.75% a yearRural
26,855PolusahiBongabong, Oriental Mindoro1,044about 342about 3.05 km²−4.75% a yearRural
26,856Puting BalasTalisayan, Misamis Oriental1,044about 400about 2.61 km²−0.94% a yearRural
26,857San RoquePilar, Surigao del Norte1,044about 142about 7.36 km²0.00% a yearRural
26,858Santa RosaPasig City1,044about 6,914about 0.151 km²0.68% a yearUrban
26,859TigbaoBadian, Cebu1,044about 154about 6.79 km²0.65% a yearRural
26,860Villa MariaPorac, Pampanga1,044about 27about 37.98 km²−1.67% a yearRural
26,861AnonangLeon, Iloilo1,043about 519about 2.01 km²−0.43% a yearRural
26,862AsuncionMacrohon, Southern Leyte1,043about 710about 1.47 km²−0.21% a yearRural
26,863Barangay 574Manila1,043about 59,600about 0.0175 km²−8.03% a yearUrban
26,864BenowanganBorongan City, Eastern Samar1,043about 131about 7.96 km²4.13% a yearRural
26,865Can-agaSibonga, Cebu1,043about 371about 2.81 km²0.14% a yearRural
26,866DitagoSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte1,043about 28about 36.84 km²3.43% a yearRural
26,867Florida BlancaLlanera, Nueva Ecija1,043about 589about 1.77 km²2.71% a yearRural
26,868Kasayanan WestKapai, Lanao del Sur1,043about 281about 3.71 km²0.47% a yearRural
26,869KinamandaganLazi, Siquijor1,043about 268about 3.89 km²0.09% a yearRural
26,870La LibertadCarmen, Bohol1,043about 125about 8.37 km²3.11% a yearRural
26,871LubilanNaawan, Misamis Oriental1,043about 155about 6.73 km²3.35% a yearRural
26,872MadambaPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte1,043about 636about 1.64 km²0.56% a yearRural
26,873MadlawonBulusan, Sorsogon1,043about 1,866about 0.559 km²−4.25% a yearRural
26,874MaidanTugaya, Lanao del Sur1,043about 1,921about 0.543 km²0.89% a yearRural
26,875MalublubLeon, Iloilo1,043about 308about 3.39 km²−0.11% a yearRural
26,876Manggalayan LabakAtimonan, Quezon1,043about 125about 8.35 km²1.68% a yearRural
26,877NabundasanTulunan, Cotabato1,043about 176about 5.93 km²0.16% a yearRural
26,878ObiCaramoran, Catanduanes1,043about 61about 17.12 km²−6.64% a yearRural
26,879Santa FilomenaAbulug, Cagayan1,043about 570about 1.83 km²−0.50% a yearRural
26,880Santo NiñoDolores, Eastern Samar1,043about 117about 8.88 km²1.86% a yearRural
26,881UyawanCarigara, Leyte1,043about 1,062about 0.982 km²0.21% a yearRural
26,882Anonang MayorCaoayan, Ilocos Sur1,042about 3,544about 0.294 km²2.04% a yearRural
26,883AsinanPilar, Surigao del Norte1,042about 2,423about 0.43 km²0.12% a yearRural
26,884BalanacJaniuay, Iloilo1,042about 434about 2.40 km²0.21% a yearRural
26,885Bangaoilan EastBangar, La Union1,042about 939about 1.11 km²−0.23% a yearRural
26,886Barangay 50Caloocan City1,042about 32,461about 0.0321 km²0.87% a yearUrban
26,887Barangay 8Nasugbu, Batangas1,042about 15,908about 0.0655 km²−0.99% a yearRural
26,888Don Domingo Maddela Pob.Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya1,042about 8,906about 0.117 km²0.54% a yearUrban
26,889DumpilasSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte1,042about 376about 2.77 km²0.87% a yearRural
26,890LuboMarantao, Lanao del Sur1,042about 15,145about 0.0688 km²1.83% a yearRural
26,891Old GuinloTaytay, Palawan1,042about 91about 11.40 km²0.02% a yearRural
26,892Palali SurSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur1,042about 501about 2.08 km²3.09% a yearRural
26,893PaludpodTalavera, Nueva Ecija1,042about 286about 3.64 km²0.61% a yearRural
26,894ProgresoAlicia, Bohol1,042about 316about 3.30 km²−2.13% a yearRural
26,895Tagudtud SouthBugasong, Antique1,042about 582about 1.79 km²0.35% a yearRural
26,896Tinalmud NuevoLibmanan, Camarines Sur1,042about 77about 13.53 km²−0.05% a yearRural
26,897Barangay 114Caloocan City1,041about 82,619about 0.0126 km²1.26% a yearUrban
26,898Bgy. 12 - Tula-tulaLegazpi City, Albay1,041about 8,603about 0.121 km²no 2020 countRural
26,899BasakSan Fernando, Cebu1,041about 449about 2.32 km²2.27% a yearRural
26,900BiasongLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental1,041about 1,282about 0.812 km²−1.99% 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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