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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, 27,101 to 27,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
27,101TomarompongBalindong, Lanao del Sur1,030about 12,716about 0.081 km²no 2020 countRural
27,102AliciaMolave, Zamboanga del Sur1,029about 147about 7.01 km²−2.10% a yearRural
27,103Barangay 498Manila1,029about 46,986about 0.0219 km²−0.09% a yearUrban
27,104BonifacioAlicia, Isabela1,029about 387about 2.66 km²1.43% a yearRural
27,105BulanosNarvacan, Ilocos Sur1,029about 691about 1.49 km²−1.02% a yearRural
27,106CabalitianSual, Pangasinan1,029about 613about 1.68 km²−1.54% a yearRural
27,107CambayeTayasan, Negros Oriental1,029about 165about 6.22 km²−4.08% a yearRural
27,108Central East No. 2Bangar, La Union1,029about 7,679about 0.134 km²−0.39% a yearRural
27,109DibalioClaveria, Cagayan1,029about 290about 3.55 km²1.15% a yearRural
27,110MacaguilingLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur1,029about 1,824about 0.564 km²1.08% a yearRural
27,111ManlayaanGumaca, Quezon1,029about 497about 2.07 km²4.60% a yearRural
27,112MontiaanBubong, Lanao del Sur1,029about 3,548about 0.29 km²0.45% a yearRural
27,113NavalHilongos, Leyte1,029about 798about 1.29 km²0.74% a yearRural
27,114PabricaMarogong, Lanao del Sur1,029about 31about 33.36 km²3.10% a yearRural
27,115PoblacionLuba, Abra1,029about 41about 25.01 km²−1.99% a yearRural
27,116Poblacion IlayaSara, Iloilo1,029about 5,277about 0.195 km²1.00% a yearRural
27,117SampaguitaTagana-An, Surigao del Norte1,029about 229about 4.49 km²0.26% a yearRural
27,118Santa CruzSierra Bullones, Bohol1,029about 265about 3.89 km²−0.37% a yearRural
27,119Santo TomasIlagan City, Isabela1,029about 895about 1.15 km²0.19% a yearRural
27,120TamarokJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte1,029about 224about 4.59 km²−2.73% a yearRural
27,121Anak JatiMaimbung, Sulu1,028about 1,807about 0.569 km²no 2020 countRural
27,122Barangay 85Caloocan City1,028about 21,642about 0.0475 km²0.93% a yearUrban
27,123Cabuyao NortePadre Burgos, Quezon1,028about 150about 6.87 km²−0.80% a yearRural
27,124DanaoBulan, Sorsogon1,028about 296about 3.47 km²0.21% a yearRural
27,125LinaoPanay, Capiz1,028about 979about 1.05 km²0.54% a yearRural
27,126NapanganDon Victoriano, Misamis Occidental1,028about 44about 23.16 km²0.96% a yearRural
27,127PahugPinabacdao, Samar1,028about 635about 1.62 km²2.17% a yearRural
27,128Pinay EspinosaAjuy, Iloilo1,028about 478about 2.15 km²−0.51% a yearRural
27,129San NicolasLobo, Batangas1,028about 82about 12.56 km²2.86% a yearRural
27,130San PabloAlicia, Isabela1,028about 181about 5.67 km²−0.35% a yearRural
27,131SanguitDupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya1,028about 22about 47.42 km²0.09% a yearRural
27,132Santa CruzSagbayan, Bohol1,028about 441about 2.33 km²0.74% a yearRural
27,133SidaoenSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur1,028about 952about 1.08 km²1.71% a yearRural
27,134TinaBadiangan, Iloilo1,028about 695about 1.48 km²1.99% a yearRural
27,135TuguisLooc, Romblon1,028about 280about 3.67 km²−2.35% a yearRural
27,136Zone 4 Pob.Santa Fe, Leyte1,028about 663about 1.55 km²0.21% a yearRural
27,137Acosta Pob.Batac City, Ilocos Norte1,027about 9,088about 0.113 km²−0.71% a yearRural
27,138AperoTapaz, Capiz1,027about 289about 3.55 km²2.09% a yearRural
27,139ArominEchague, Isabela1,027about 148about 6.92 km²−0.19% a yearRural
27,140BanaoGuinobatan, Albay1,027about 638about 1.61 km²−1.40% a yearUrban
27,141Bucal SurDinapigue, Isabela1,027about 263about 3.91 km²4.32% a yearRural
27,142CadapaanBalindong, Lanao del Sur1,027about 849about 1.21 km²8.18% a yearRural
27,143CalaburnayParacale, Camarines Norte1,027about 163about 6.32 km²0.02% a yearRural
27,144CanawillianJaniuay, Iloilo1,027about 56about 18.45 km²3.44% a yearRural
27,145CasuguranJomalig, Quezon1,027about 123about 8.35 km²0.14% a yearRural
27,146Da-an SurTapaz, Capiz1,027about 56about 18.23 km²4.73% a yearRural
27,147LacaonJimalalud, Negros Oriental1,027about 246about 4.18 km²−2.62% a yearRural
27,148LucbanSan Carlos City, Pangasinan1,027about 5,492about 0.187 km²1.01% a yearRural
27,149Nueva Vida NorteCarmen, Bohol1,027about 92about 11.22 km²4.23% a yearRural
27,150Old San RoquePili, Camarines Sur1,027about 3,832about 0.268 km²2.09% a yearUrban

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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