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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, 27,151 to 27,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
27,151OmioLemery, Iloilo1,027about 158about 6.48 km²2.51% a yearRural
27,152PoblacionHingyon, Ifugao1,027about 491about 2.09 km²1.40% a yearRural
27,153San AntonioTandag City, Surigao del Sur1,027about 86about 11.88 km²2.97% a yearRural
27,154San VicenteTuao, Cagayan1,027about 167about 6.15 km²0.09% a yearRural
27,155SibayCaluya, Antique1,027about 105about 9.81 km²0.52% a yearRural
27,156TigmamaleValderrama, Antique1,027about 201about 5.12 km²3.47% a yearRural
27,157UtananHilongos, Leyte1,027about 278about 3.69 km²0.05% a yearRural
27,158AlegreDulag, Leyte1,026about 314about 3.27 km²1.66% a yearRural
27,159Barangay 171Manila1,026about 37,721about 0.0272 km²−2.16% a yearUrban
27,160Barangay Zone 3Pulupandan, Negros Occidental1,026about 13,644about 0.0752 km²5.15% a yearRural
27,161CarpenteroTumauini, Isabela1,026about 996about 1.03 km²−0.98% a yearRural
27,162Dagohoy Pob.Butuan City, Agusan del Norte1,026about 3,843about 0.267 km²−2.92% a yearUrban
27,163Eastern PoblacionPoro, Cebu1,026about 766about 1.34 km²−2.60% a yearUrban
27,164Fugu AbajoTumauini, Isabela1,026about 460about 2.23 km²1.79% a yearRural
27,165MabangucAparri, Cagayan1,026about 280about 3.66 km²0.12% a yearRural
27,166MauswagonDon Carlos, Bukidnon1,026about 212about 4.83 km²1.13% a yearRural
27,167PanggawalupaCalanogas, Lanao del Sur1,026about 197about 5.22 km²2.81% a yearRural
27,168ParatongSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur1,026about 862about 1.19 km²1.73% a yearRural
27,169Poblacion Zone IIIEstancia, Iloilo1,026about 16,107about 0.0637 km²−0.23% a yearRural
27,170Santa Rita NorteAgoo, La Union1,026about 1,701about 0.603 km²−0.02% a yearUrban
27,171Santo NiñoSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte1,026about 97about 10.54 km²1.68% a yearRural
27,172SumakubayGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur1,026about 228about 4.50 km²2.46% a yearRural
27,173TaganonokGanassi, Lanao del Sur1,026about 6,181about 0.166 km²2.68% a yearRural
27,174Tambo IlayaIndang, Cavite1,026about 1,491about 0.688 km²1.36% a yearRural
27,175Villa PagaduanAglipay, Quirino1,026about 138about 7.43 km²2.81% a yearRural
27,176VillabaTangub City, Misamis Occidental1,026about 251about 4.08 km²1.13% a yearRural
27,177Aswe-PabriagaSara, Iloilo1,025about 737about 1.39 km²2.47% a yearRural
27,178Barangay 217Manila1,025about 36,348about 0.0282 km²−4.88% a yearUrban
27,179BaticanInfanta, Quezon1,025about 534about 1.92 km²4.33% a yearRural
27,180BuenavistaKapatagan, Lanao del Norte1,025about 397about 2.58 km²5.59% a yearRural
27,181Cabeseria 22Ilagan City, Isabela1,025about 788about 1.30 km²0.14% a yearRural
27,182Canangca-anCorella, Bohol1,025about 143about 7.19 km²−0.21% a yearRural
27,183FerdinandMarcos, Ilocos Norte1,025about 168about 6.11 km²1.46% a yearRural
27,184Magallungon (Sta. Teresa)Lal-Lo, Cagayan1,025about 110about 9.29 km²0.55% a yearRural
27,185Northern PoblacionBaliangao, Misamis Occidental1,025about 2,288about 0.448 km²−2.37% a yearRural
27,186ParaoKapai, Lanao del Sur1,025about 266about 3.85 km²0.52% a yearRural
27,187Punud ProperMarantao, Lanao del Sur1,025about 8,402about 0.122 km²5.31% a yearRural
27,188TaculenMatalam, Cotabato1,025about 256about 4.00 km²−0.73% a yearRural
27,189AllabArakan, Cotabato1,024about 101about 10.13 km²6.52% a yearRural
27,190BacongbacongGasan, Marinduque1,024about 548about 1.87 km²−2.11% a yearRural
27,191Bagong SikatBulalacao, Oriental Mindoro1,024about 70about 14.58 km²−1.18% a yearRural
27,192BalsaanSanto Tomas, La Union1,024about 1,832about 0.559 km²2.90% a yearRural
27,193BangkalTigbauan, Iloilo1,024about 706about 1.45 km²0.24% a yearRural
27,194Barangay 18-BDavao City, Davao del Sur1,024about 5,120about 0.20 km²−4.32% a yearUrban
27,195Barangay 333Manila1,024about 61,687about 0.0166 km²3.79% a yearUrban
27,196Batu-ParadaSanta Ana, Cagayan1,024about 507about 2.02 km²0.81% a yearRural
27,197BurabodPlacer, Masbate1,024about 179about 5.72 km²0.16% a yearRural
27,198BuracanBonifacio, Misamis Occidental1,024about 339about 3.02 km²−1.55% a yearRural
27,199DalidOras, Eastern Samar1,024about 290about 3.53 km²−2.87% a yearRural
27,200DibayabaySan Luis, Aurora1,024about 27about 37.90 km²0.38% 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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