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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, 26,901 to 26,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
26,901BugnayValderrama, Antique1,041about 51about 20.59 km²0.12% a yearRural
26,902CansibaoValencia, Bohol1,041about 795about 1.31 km²1.83% a yearRural
26,903Centro VClaveria, Cagayan1,041about 7,383about 0.141 km²−1.80% a yearRural
26,904OsmeñaPalapag, Northern Samar1,041about 55about 18.94 km²−2.88% a yearRural
26,905PagsaPoro, Cebu1,041about 327about 3.18 km²5.43% a yearRural
26,906PoblacionRosario, Northern Samar1,041about 1,663about 0.626 km²2.61% a yearRural
26,907PoctolPitogo, Quezon1,041about 203about 5.14 km²1.63% a yearUrban
26,908PununganSiasi, Sulu1,041about 15,869about 0.0656 km²2.64% a yearRural
26,909RenibonPigkawayan, Cotabato1,041about 68about 15.23 km²−0.83% a yearRural
26,910SablayanJuban, Sorsogon1,041about 326about 3.19 km²1.11% a yearRural
26,911San VicenteDulag, Leyte1,041about 783about 1.33 km²0.05% a yearRural
26,912SinagtalaMabitac, Laguna1,041about 2,449about 0.425 km²4.03% a yearRural
26,913Villa SolidaridadBaybay City, Leyte1,041about 205about 5.07 km²−1.65% a yearRural
26,914AloOslob, Cebu1,040about 206about 5.04 km²−3.30% a yearRural
26,915AnonangCabangan, Zambales1,040about 42about 24.69 km²2.53% a yearRural
26,916BacongInfanta, Quezon1,040about 642about 1.62 km²1.96% a yearRural
26,917Barangay IIIVigan City, Ilocos Sur1,040about 6,541about 0.159 km²−1.93% a yearUrban
26,918BatanganSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur1,040about 1,043about 0.997 km²2.53% a yearRural
26,919BeriBarbaza, Antique1,040about 1,138about 0.914 km²6.11% a yearRural
26,920CanapnapanCorella, Bohol1,040about 223about 4.67 km²2.45% a yearRural
26,921DurungaoBalayan, Batangas1,040about 874about 1.19 km²0.12% a yearUrban
26,922Ibabang TaykinLiliw, Laguna1,040about 1,132about 0.919 km²0.73% a yearRural
26,923ImeldaNaval, Biliran1,040about 121about 8.58 km²−0.30% a yearRural
26,924KanmangonTapul, Sulu1,040about 1,494about 0.696 km²0.73% a yearRural
26,925LagatitSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur1,040about 349about 2.98 km²0.30% a yearRural
26,926LingsatBantay, Ilocos Sur1,040about 58about 17.92 km²−0.05% a yearRural
26,927MercadoBoac, Marinduque1,040about 11,805about 0.0881 km²−6.21% a yearRural
26,928MocongBasud, Camarines Norte1,040about 813about 1.28 km²0.63% a yearRural
26,929OlandaoBasay, Negros Oriental1,040about 86about 12.16 km²−1.74% a yearRural
26,930OrtegaBacnotan, La Union1,040about 248about 4.20 km²1.09% a yearRural
26,931San MiguelSan Isidro, Leyte1,040about 309about 3.37 km²2.82% a yearRural
26,932Santa LuciaGerona, Tarlac1,040about 359about 2.90 km²3.45% a yearRural
26,933Santo TomasTagkawayan, Quezon1,040about 117about 8.92 km²5.11% a yearRural
26,934SicmilGigmoto, Catanduanes1,040about 81about 12.86 km²−0.92% a yearRural
26,935Bagong BayanRoxas, Palawan1,039about 35about 29.83 km²−0.66% a yearRural
26,936BuenavistaGubat, Sorsogon1,039about 888about 1.17 km²0.47% a yearRural
26,937BulabogMaimbung, Sulu1,039about 1,526about 0.681 km²9.93% a yearRural
26,938FarolaTagudin, Ilocos Sur1,039about 3,395about 0.306 km²0.73% a yearRural
26,939GengarogSan Jose, Northern Samar1,039about 82about 12.63 km²2.43% a yearRural
26,940LibertadSanta Monica, Surigao del Norte1,039about 502about 2.07 km²1.21% a yearRural
26,941ManlucuganVinzons, Camarines Norte1,039about 254about 4.09 km²−3.63% a yearRural
26,942MontericoOrmoc City, Leyte1,039about 398about 2.61 km²−0.90% a yearRural
26,943SaluPorac, Pampanga1,039about 2,174about 0.478 km²0.42% a yearRural
26,944BagalupaLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur1,038about 447about 2.32 km²−1.34% a yearRural
26,945BalitMambusao, Capiz1,038about 230about 4.51 km²0.02% a yearRural
26,946Barangay 172Manila1,038about 22,813about 0.0455 km²−3.61% a yearUrban
26,947Barangay 503Manila1,038about 39,318about 0.0264 km²−3.09% a yearUrban
26,948CabanbananCalabanga, Camarines Sur1,038about 614about 1.69 km²0.44% a yearRural
26,949CacaoKananga, Leyte1,038about 239about 4.35 km²0.21% a yearRural
26,950CandugueDaram, Samar1,038about 359about 2.89 km²0.71% 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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