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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, 27,201 to 27,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
27,201JinalinanPandan, Antique1,024about 806about 1.27 km²0.21% a yearRural
27,202MainitBoac, Marinduque1,024about 254about 4.03 km²0.26% a yearRural
27,203OlympiaBais City, Negros Oriental1,024about 4,163about 0.246 km²1.06% a yearRural
27,204Pamintan-BantilanSiruma, Camarines Sur1,024about 687about 1.49 km²0.62% a yearRural
27,205San GregorioSanta Rosa, Nueva Ecija1,024about 17,902about 0.0572 km²1.16% a yearRural
27,206San MiguelMabitac, Laguna1,024about 184about 5.56 km²−1.83% a yearRural
27,207TaliwaMalitbog, Southern Leyte1,024about 7,314about 0.14 km²−5.01% a yearRural
27,208UgobanTagbina, Surigao del Sur1,024about 38about 26.84 km²−0.67% a yearRural
27,209AnislagMaribojoc, Bohol1,023about 1,288about 0.794 km²−0.39% a yearRural
27,210BagalayTayum, Abra1,023about 294about 3.48 km²−0.07% a yearRural
27,211Baje San JulianCalinog, Iloilo1,023about 1,091about 0.938 km²0.12% a yearRural
27,212BantingTapul, Sulu1,023about 461about 2.22 km²0.40% a yearRural
27,213CapagaranAllacapan, Cagayan1,023about 99about 10.31 km²1.56% a yearRural
27,214DongcoanPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur1,023about 3,680about 0.278 km²8.79% a yearRural
27,215DumpocImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay1,023about 205about 4.98 km²1.26% a yearRural
27,216LanangAroroy, Masbate1,023about 280about 3.65 km²0.33% a yearRural
27,217Manan-aoBaroy, Lanao del Norte1,023about 437about 2.34 km²0.21% a yearRural
27,218NaguimbaBanayoyo, Ilocos Sur1,023about 177about 5.78 km²−0.28% a yearRural
27,219Pilig AbajoCabagan, Isabela1,023about 369about 2.77 km²2.26% a yearRural
27,220Poblacion NorthOton, Iloilo1,023about 5,530about 0.185 km²−5.96% a yearRural
27,221PulangbatoValencia, Negros Oriental1,023about 169about 6.06 km²−0.19% a yearRural
27,222San GregorioSan Antonio, Zambales1,023about 1,417about 0.722 km²0.24% a yearRural
27,223San IsidroBarugo, Leyte1,023about 643about 1.59 km²1.31% a yearRural
27,224Santa MariaMaddela, Quirino1,023about 124about 8.27 km²1.06% a yearRural
27,225TopoconSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte1,023about 74about 13.89 km²1.87% a yearRural
27,226AngoluanEchague, Isabela1,022about 527about 1.94 km²0.00% a yearRural
27,227Barangay II-CSan Pablo City, Laguna1,022about 13,811about 0.074 km²−0.78% a yearUrban
27,228Bgy. No. 42, ApayaLaoag City, Ilocos Norte1,022about 296about 3.45 km²1.69% a yearRural
27,229BarayongSorsogon City, Sorsogon1,022about 824about 1.24 km²0.94% a yearRural
27,230BongaTarangnan, Samar1,022about 521about 1.96 km²0.96% a yearRural
27,231BuahanLamitan City, Basilan1,022about 116about 8.81 km²−5.61% a yearRural
27,232BudasBalabagan, Lanao del Sur1,022about 275about 3.72 km²2.29% a yearRural
27,233DalipdipAltavas, Aklan1,022about 144about 7.09 km²1.64% a yearRural
27,234La PazVillasis, Pangasinan1,022about 174about 5.87 km²1.44% a yearRural
27,235LumbacMulondo, Lanao del Sur1,022about 881about 1.16 km²6.08% a yearRural
27,236MarapalLemery, Iloilo1,022about 322about 3.17 km²1.39% a yearRural
27,237MugdoHinabangan, Samar1,022about 278about 3.68 km²−0.76% a yearRural
27,238Olo-olo NorteSantiago, Ilocos Sur1,022about 370about 2.76 km²0.86% a yearRural
27,239PisipisLopez, Quezon1,022about 68about 15.01 km²5.95% a yearRural
27,240Tagab-iranLas Navas, Northern Samar1,022about 289about 3.54 km²1.59% a yearRural
27,241AgtamboPassi City, Iloilo1,021about 791about 1.29 km²−2.73% a yearRural
27,242BalagununMaguing, Lanao del Sur1,021about 1,884about 0.542 km²3.04% a yearRural
27,243BinagbanganPolangui, Albay1,021about 460about 2.22 km²2.08% a yearRural
27,244CabulaloanLaoang, Northern Samar1,021about 417about 2.45 km²−0.87% a yearRural
27,245CalamiasMabini, Batangas1,021about 2,443about 0.418 km²−2.67% a yearRural
27,246CasabaanCabangan, Zambales1,021about 3,326about 0.307 km²9.36% a yearRural
27,247InanlorenzaBayambang, Pangasinan1,021about 920about 1.11 km²−4.09% a yearRural
27,248LayuganBucay, Abra1,021about 95about 10.78 km²−0.74% a yearRural
27,249Poblacion District VIIBurauen, Leyte1,021about 11,858about 0.0861 km²1.09% a yearRural
27,250Poblacion WestOcampo, Camarines Sur1,021about 3,359about 0.304 km²3.18% 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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