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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, 27,401 to 27,450 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
27,401Poblacion WestPugo, La Union1,013about 3,780about 0.268 km²−0.77% a yearRural
27,402Raya TamparanTamparan, Lanao del Sur1,013about 2,339about 0.433 km²4.44% a yearRural
27,403ReglaGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur1,013about 198about 5.11 km²0.90% a yearRural
27,404San AntonioCasiguran, Sorsogon1,013about 450about 2.25 km²−0.19% a yearRural
27,405San VicenteGeneral Luna, Quezon1,013about 402about 2.52 km²0.07% a yearRural
27,406TaguloTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur1,013about 739about 1.37 km²1.07% a yearRural
27,407TinagaanSalay, Misamis Oriental1,013about 218about 4.64 km²0.05% a yearRural
27,408Tuca KialdanMarantao, Lanao del Sur1,013about 6,139about 0.165 km²1.42% a yearRural
27,409UbogonAsturias, Cebu1,013about 255about 3.98 km²4.06% a yearRural
27,410Bachao IlayaGasan, Marinduque1,012about 201about 5.03 km²1.43% a yearRural
27,411BaclayanPuerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro1,012about 130about 7.76 km²6.09% a yearRural
27,412BulawanSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur1,012about 292about 3.47 km²0.14% a yearRural
27,413BurakSalcedo, Eastern Samar1,012about 162about 6.25 km²2.15% a yearRural
27,414Dalipit WestAlitagtag, Batangas1,012about 1,864about 0.543 km²2.02% a yearRural
27,415Del PilarPilar, Bohol1,012about 326about 3.10 km²2.45% a yearRural
27,416DibarosanMadalum, Lanao del Sur1,012about 964about 1.05 km²2.83% a yearRural
27,417GuibuanganPototan, Iloilo1,012about 454about 2.23 km²1.12% a yearRural
27,418LitapanOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental1,012about 436about 2.32 km²−0.77% a yearRural
27,419MaypatagBaybay City, Leyte1,012about 153about 6.62 km²1.40% a yearRural
27,420PagayawanMadalum, Lanao del Sur1,012about 3,203about 0.316 km²0.05% a yearRural
27,421PagayonanMadamba, Lanao del Sur1,012about 1,149about 0.881 km²1.60% a yearRural
27,422SidoSibalom, Antique1,012about 565about 1.79 km²3.46% a yearRural
27,423Tatayawan SouthTamparan, Lanao del Sur1,012about 4,774about 0.212 km²2.21% a yearRural
27,424Turod-PatacCabugao, Ilocos Sur1,012about 325about 3.11 km²1.53% a yearRural
27,425Villa AuroraBuenavista, Quezon1,012about 206about 4.92 km²3.69% a yearRural
27,426AngasSanta Cruz, Marinduque1,011about 223about 4.53 km²0.80% a yearRural
27,427BalogoSanta Cruz, Marinduque1,011about 224about 4.51 km²0.21% a yearRural
27,428BangkalMagpet, Cotabato1,011about 112about 9.01 km²−1.31% a yearRural
27,429BatoMadalum, Lanao del Sur1,011about 7,777about 0.13 km²no 2020 countRural
27,430BuracanDimasalang, Masbate1,011about 204about 4.95 km²−1.96% a yearRural
27,431CabilinanAurora, Zamboanga del Sur1,011about 380about 2.66 km²−3.04% a yearRural
27,432CaputolAloran, Misamis Occidental1,011about 306about 3.30 km²4.01% a yearRural
27,433LinateranPanay, Capiz1,011about 656about 1.54 km²−0.42% a yearRural
27,434MangalenPresident Quirino, Sultan Kudarat1,011about 462about 2.19 km²3.50% a yearRural
27,435Monte AlegreIsabel, Leyte1,011about 359about 2.82 km²2.29% a yearRural
27,436Mozzozzin NorthSanta Maria, Isabela1,011about 2,080about 0.486 km²−1.08% a yearRural
27,437Nag-Iba ICalapan City, Oriental Mindoro1,011about 223about 4.54 km²0.53% a yearRural
27,438Parang-ParangOrani, Bataan1,011about 6,280about 0.161 km²−5.94% a yearUrban
27,439PataimasMarantao, Lanao del Sur1,011about 10,801about 0.0936 km²0.38% a yearRural
27,440SalvacionManjuyod, Negros Oriental1,011about 377about 2.68 km²−1.77% a yearRural
27,441San FranciscoLuna, Apayao1,011about 128about 7.88 km²1.48% a yearRural
27,442San IsidroGuinayangan, Quezon1,011about 115about 8.78 km²3.70% a yearRural
27,443San ManuelAglipay, Quirino1,011about 33about 30.87 km²1.30% a yearRural
27,444AguiauanMiagao, Iloilo1,010about 821about 1.23 km²no 2020 countRural
27,445AnnamUmingan, Pangasinan1,010about 76about 13.34 km²4.97% a yearRural
27,446BalingasagCuartero, Capiz1,010about 276about 3.66 km²1.05% a yearRural
27,447Barangay 510Manila1,010about 54,011about 0.0187 km²−2.74% a yearUrban
27,448BaroraoGanassi, Lanao del Sur1,010about 1,726about 0.585 km²no 2020 countRural
27,449BatoSan Fernando City, La Union1,010about 1,190about 0.849 km²0.31% a yearRural
27,450Bobonga RadapanPantao Ragat, Lanao del Norte1,010about 1,106about 0.913 km²1.51% 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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