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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, 27,251 to 27,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
27,251Port Junction NorteRagay, Camarines Sur1,021about 313about 3.26 km²−0.96% a yearRural
27,252RombangLaoang, Northern Samar1,021about 261about 3.91 km²3.68% a yearRural
27,253SalambuyanLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur1,021about 240about 4.25 km²−0.58% a yearRural
27,254San PabloMandaon, Masbate1,021about 66about 15.48 km²2.08% a yearRural
27,255San VicenteTubajon, Dinagat Islands1,021about 798about 1.28 km²3.10% a yearRural
27,256TagudtudBagulin, La Union1,021about 179about 5.69 km²−0.14% a yearRural
27,257TangaoanPiddig, Ilocos Norte1,021about 106about 9.65 km²−2.17% a yearRural
27,258Balintad AGanassi, Lanao del Sur1,020about 1,667about 0.612 km²3.10% a yearRural
27,259Banga-PantarMarantao, Lanao del Sur1,020about 6,623about 0.154 km²2.77% a yearRural
27,260Barangay 29-ACavite City, Cavite1,020about 69,388about 0.0147 km²−0.58% a yearRural
27,261Barangay 508Manila1,020about 53,684about 0.019 km²0.33% a yearUrban
27,262BasacLarena, Siquijor1,020about 634about 1.61 km²−0.05% a yearRural
27,263Bito Buadi ItowaMarawi City, Lanao del Sur1,020about 3,984about 0.256 km²no 2020 countRural
27,264Bud SeitOld Panamao, Sulu1,020about 1,216about 0.839 km²2.94% a yearRural
27,265BuntayDulag, Leyte1,020about 11,258about 0.0906 km²−5.14% a yearRural
27,266CatucdaanCabugao, Ilocos Sur1,020about 65about 15.72 km²0.43% a yearRural
27,267ConcepcionAroroy, Masbate1,020about 135about 7.58 km²1.69% a yearRural
27,268EspirituDingras, Ilocos Norte1,020about 169about 6.02 km²−0.23% a yearRural
27,269IpilTaal, Batangas1,020about 1,303about 0.783 km²2.99% a yearRural
27,270LumbacBinidayan, Lanao del Sur1,020about 4,700about 0.217 km²0.91% a yearRural
27,271MacabugAroroy, Masbate1,020about 49about 20.73 km²−1.45% a yearRural
27,272MalaigBalindong, Lanao del Sur1,020about 7,907about 0.129 km²8.28% a yearRural
27,273Nueva VistaDon Victoriano, Misamis Occidental1,020about 43about 23.47 km²0.43% a yearRural
27,274PangadapanMadamba, Lanao del Sur1,020about 4,679about 0.218 km²7.52% a yearRural
27,275PinalimMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay1,020about 276about 3.69 km²no 2020 countRural
27,276PongapongSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur1,020about 583about 1.75 km²0.62% a yearRural
27,277SalvacionSiruma, Camarines Sur1,020about 194about 5.25 km²−1.38% a yearRural
27,278SianonBadiangan, Iloilo1,020about 342about 2.98 km²−0.02% a yearRural
27,279SigangaoZarraga, Iloilo1,020about 1,054about 0.968 km²1.75% a yearRural
27,280Sugod ITugaya, Lanao del Sur1,020about 10,408about 0.098 km²2.96% a yearRural
27,281TucaBayang, Lanao del Sur1,020about 37,091about 0.0275 km²0.17% a yearRural
27,282AbangayPototan, Iloilo1,019about 1,733about 0.588 km²0.48% a yearRural
27,283AguioasNaguilian, La Union1,019about 592about 1.72 km²−0.78% a yearRural
27,284BagamelonLibmanan, Camarines Sur1,019about 134about 7.58 km²0.96% a yearRural
27,285BalunokanSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte1,019about 232about 4.39 km²no 2020 countRural
27,286BenhaanMambajao, Camiguin1,019about 467about 2.18 km²−1.41% a yearRural
27,287BobonBanate, Iloilo1,019about 392about 2.60 km²1.11% a yearRural
27,288CalongonganPio V. Corpus, Masbate1,019about 517about 1.97 km²−0.87% a yearRural
27,289CalpiOas, Albay1,019about 347about 2.94 km²−4.76% a yearRural
27,290Corregidor Pob.General Trias City, Cavite1,019about 14,516about 0.0702 km²−2.26% a yearUrban
27,291Culing WestCabatuan, Isabela1,019about 435about 2.34 km²0.50% a yearRural
27,292Del MonteNew Corella, Davao del Norte1,019about 57about 17.87 km²2.48% a yearRural
27,293IgabasMagsaysay, Palawan1,019about 238about 4.28 km²2.22% a yearRural
27,294IngudPualas, Lanao del Sur1,019about 607about 1.68 km²0.07% a yearRural
27,295LourdesAngadanan, Isabela1,019about 159about 6.42 km²1.95% a yearRural
27,296Lower Campo IslamLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur1,019about 351about 2.90 km²−8.68% a yearRural
27,297MatampayMarantao, Lanao del Sur1,019about 1,123about 0.907 km²2.75% a yearRural
27,298OrongBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur1,019about 9,349about 0.109 km²2.97% a yearRural
27,299PalintucangBauang, La Union1,019about 878about 1.16 km²0.92% a yearRural
27,300ParaiDupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya1,019about 76about 13.41 km²3.84% 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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