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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, 27,001 to 27,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
27,001SalatPresident Roxas, Cotabato1,036about 38about 27.61 km²no 2020 countRural
27,002San FranciscoBulalacao, Oriental Mindoro1,036about 193about 5.38 km²3.79% a yearRural
27,003San Rafael EastSan Nicolas, Pangasinan1,036about 448about 2.31 km²1.14% a yearRural
27,004San RoqueMarabut, Samar1,036about 42about 24.83 km²−0.59% a yearRural
27,005Segunda ParangLumban, Laguna1,036about 19,733about 0.0525 km²−3.44% a yearRural
27,006SumbatoDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur1,036about 215about 4.82 km²1.22% a yearRural
27,007TigbawanMaasin City, Southern Leyte1,036about 149about 6.93 km²−1.04% a yearRural
27,008Tubo-tuboDinalupihan, Bataan1,036about 207about 5.00 km²4.68% a yearRural
27,009UlagPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon1,036about 829about 1.25 km²1.24% a yearRural
27,010BangcolSanta Cruz, Zambales1,035about 411about 2.52 km²0.14% a yearRural
27,011BoheyakanLamitan City, Basilan1,035about 217about 4.76 km²4.81% a yearRural
27,012BolaoenSual, Pangasinan1,035about 690about 1.50 km²0.49% a yearRural
27,013CaiyangBatan, Aklan1,035about 486about 2.13 km²0.64% a yearRural
27,014CalabusoTagaytay City, Cavite1,035about 699about 1.48 km²0.14% a yearUrban
27,015CalafugConner, Apayao1,035about 34about 30.12 km²−0.34% a yearRural
27,016CancohoyDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte1,035about 98about 10.53 km²3.74% a yearRural
27,017CanomayClaveria, Masbate1,035about 150about 6.89 km²−2.04% a yearRural
27,018Don Alejandro QuirolgicoCaoayan, Ilocos Sur1,035about 556about 1.86 km²−2.76% a yearUrban
27,019MagsaysayMulanay, Quezon1,035about 92about 11.29 km²−1.58% a yearRural
27,020PanghayaanIbaan, Batangas1,035about 197about 5.26 km²5.53% a yearRural
27,021Tag-iboSan Juan, Siquijor1,035about 620about 1.67 km²2.21% a yearRural
27,022Barangay 179Manila1,034about 31,815about 0.0325 km²0.30% a yearUrban
27,023BarangonanLinapacan, Palawan1,034about 101about 10.27 km²0.14% a yearRural
27,024BayanihanLibjo, Dinagat Islands1,034about 37about 28.13 km²3.08% a yearRural
27,025BobononAlangalang, Leyte1,034about 341about 3.03 km²0.61% a yearRural
27,026BuliSan Agustin, Romblon1,034about 209about 4.95 km²−0.62% a yearRural
27,027BurabodJaro, Leyte1,034about 232about 4.46 km²0.02% a yearRural
27,028KapaluhanCalauag, Quezon1,034about 119about 8.69 km²0.90% a yearRural
27,029MalibagoSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte1,034about 1,190about 0.869 km²no 2020 countRural
27,030Nag-CruzPitogo, Quezon1,034about 414about 2.50 km²2.79% a yearRural
27,031Pasong CallosSan Rafael, Bulacan1,034about 405about 2.55 km²3.08% a yearRural
27,032PoblacionNunungan, Lanao del Norte1,034about 120about 8.65 km²0.42% a yearRural
27,033Poblacion 3Moncada, Tarlac1,034about 11,618about 0.089 km²0.26% a yearRural
27,034Poblacion ATarangnan, Samar1,034about 2,929about 0.353 km²1.54% a yearRural
27,035PoctolPilar, Sorsogon1,034about 342about 3.02 km²−4.56% a yearRural
27,036Santa CruzGonzaga, Cagayan1,034about 334about 3.10 km²0.23% a yearRural
27,037TagbacanSalcedo, Eastern Samar1,034about 337about 3.07 km²8.04% a yearRural
27,038AmbalitePugo, La Union1,033about 288about 3.59 km²0.16% a yearRural
27,039BalocaweMatnog, Sorsogon1,033about 86about 12.05 km²0.64% a yearRural
27,040BangdayOld Panamao, Sulu1,033about 1,054about 0.98 km²1.12% a yearRural
27,041BanuanganGodod, Zamboanga del Norte1,033about 66about 15.69 km²−0.30% a yearRural
27,042CabugaoSuyo, Ilocos Sur1,033about 100about 10.33 km²−2.23% a yearRural
27,043CabuloanBangued, Abra1,033about 158about 6.54 km²0.05% a yearRural
27,044CamangaManticao, Misamis Oriental1,033about 223about 4.64 km²−0.62% a yearRural
27,045IgbongBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo1,033about 356about 2.90 km²3.50% a yearRural
27,046La PazArayat, Pampanga1,033about 28about 36.34 km²1.67% a yearRural
27,047PuntodMahinog, Camiguin1,033about 1,161about 0.89 km²0.45% a yearRural
27,048San FelixIloilo City, Iloilo1,033about 10,530about 0.0981 km²0.64% a yearUrban
27,049TamaoBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte1,033about 43about 24.27 km²0.98% a yearRural
27,050TinongtonganDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay1,033about 356about 2.90 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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