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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, 27,301 to 27,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
27,301Poblacion Dist. VBarugo, Leyte1,019about 3,277about 0.311 km²−1.95% a yearRural
27,302San IsidroBuguey, Cagayan1,019about 170about 6.01 km²0.26% a yearRural
27,303San RamonMalinao, Aklan1,019about 455about 2.24 km²0.67% a yearRural
27,304San VicenteSanta Rita, Pampanga1,019about 6,704about 0.152 km²−5.11% a yearRural
27,305TalifugoConner, Apayao1,019about 21about 48.30 km²−0.40% a yearRural
27,306White BeachDinagat, Dinagat Islands1,019about 1,760about 0.579 km²1.16% a yearRural
27,307ZaldivarBuenavista, Guimaras1,019about 363about 2.81 km²−0.12% a yearRural
27,308Barangay 33Pasay City1,018about 14,732about 0.0691 km²0.84% a yearUrban
27,309Barangay 61Caloocan City1,018about 13,984about 0.0728 km²0.53% a yearUrban
27,310BongaSanta Maria, Romblon1,018about 163about 6.25 km²−4.69% a yearRural
27,311CurvaCuyapo, Nueva Ecija1,018about 569about 1.79 km²0.89% a yearRural
27,312ElizabethMarcos, Ilocos Norte1,018about 246about 4.13 km²−5.82% a yearRural
27,313GadonganGanassi, Lanao del Sur1,018about 970about 1.05 km²1.54% a yearRural
27,314KatipunanSinait, Ilocos Sur1,018about 808about 1.26 km²0.33% a yearRural
27,315LanasDingras, Ilocos Norte1,018about 469about 2.17 km²−1.01% a yearRural
27,316LublubanLibertad, Misamis Oriental1,018about 362about 2.81 km²2.75% a yearRural
27,317Malabang DamsiteHagonoy, Davao del Sur1,018about 233about 4.36 km²−2.72% a yearRural
27,318New EdenPangantucan, Bukidnon1,018about 45about 22.86 km²0.31% a yearRural
27,319San JoseTandag City, Surigao del Sur1,018about 187about 5.45 km²3.19% a yearRural
27,320Santa CruzIsabela City, Basilan1,018about 9,604about 0.106 km²2.56% a yearUrban
27,321Santa IsabelMatnog, Sorsogon1,018about 332about 3.07 km²−7.12% a yearRural
27,322Santo NiñoSan Nicolas, Batangas1,018about 1,805about 0.564 km²−0.96% a yearRural
27,323TaglawiganSan Isidro, Leyte1,018about 58about 17.44 km²−2.55% a yearRural
27,324TalaptapAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay1,018about 190about 5.37 km²−5.66% a yearRural
27,325Agtatacay NorteSapi-An, Capiz1,017about 243about 4.19 km²1.09% a yearRural
27,326ArwasDiadi, Nueva Vizcaya1,017about 151about 6.72 km²2.12% a yearRural
27,327BacsayCamiling, Tarlac1,017about 143about 7.11 km²0.31% a yearRural
27,328BangsarBanna, Ilocos Norte1,017about 203about 5.01 km²3.70% a yearRural
27,329Bgy. No. 59-A, Dibua SouthLaoag City, Ilocos Norte1,017about 656about 1.55 km²−1.97% a yearRural
27,330Bayan Park EastBaguio City, Benguet1,017about 35,684about 0.0285 km²−1.84% a yearRural
27,331BoronoTagudin, Ilocos Sur1,017about 855about 1.19 km²0.07% a yearRural
27,332CatiringanIgbaras, Iloilo1,017about 317about 3.21 km²−0.26% a yearRural
27,333GuinamgamanConner, Apayao1,017about 23about 44.92 km²−1.12% a yearRural
27,334KantangkasDumanjug, Cebu1,017about 377about 2.70 km²5.27% a yearRural
27,335LarapanJagna, Bohol1,017about 987about 1.03 km²0.92% a yearRural
27,336MagsaysayRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur1,017about 199about 5.10 km²0.99% a yearRural
27,337OpongTagana-An, Surigao del Norte1,017about 65about 15.73 km²1.24% a yearRural
27,338Poblacion ITuao, Cagayan1,017about 4,820about 0.211 km²0.17% a yearUrban
27,339San AntonioMinalabac, Camarines Sur1,017about 311about 3.27 km²−1.45% a yearRural
27,340San RoqueSan Jose, Negros Oriental1,017about 254about 4.01 km²4.31% a yearRural
27,341TallipugoBalaoan, La Union1,017about 959about 1.06 km²1.44% a yearRural
27,342Barangay 3Bantay, Ilocos Sur1,016about 10,507about 0.0967 km²−0.81% a yearRural
27,343BayuyanPresident Roxas, Capiz1,016about 111about 9.19 km²0.02% a yearRural
27,344BonghonDolores, Eastern Samar1,016about 170about 5.96 km²2.62% a yearRural
27,345LangitAlangalang, Leyte1,016about 89about 11.36 km²5.65% a yearRural
27,346LumbadDingras, Ilocos Norte1,016about 436about 2.33 km²−1.43% a yearRural
27,347MalasinBangui, Ilocos Norte1,016about 388about 2.62 km²−0.28% a yearRural
27,348MalitbogayJavier, Leyte1,016about 60about 17.01 km²−0.85% a yearRural
27,349MasanagHamtic, Antique1,016about 347about 2.93 km²4.22% a yearRural
27,350PanaySanta Marcela, Apayao1,016about 157about 6.49 km²2.87% 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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