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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, 27,451 to 27,500 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
27,451Carlos P. GarciaGetafe, Bohol1,010about 783about 1.29 km²−0.31% a yearRural
27,452DandamunMadalum, Lanao del Sur1,010about 6,159about 0.164 km²9.84% a yearRural
27,453DuplasSudipen, La Union1,010about 144about 7.00 km²−0.45% a yearRural
27,454LicolicoSevilla, Bohol1,010about 150about 6.72 km²0.31% a yearRural
27,455LinukMadalum, Lanao del Sur1,010about 1,160about 0.871 km²1.56% a yearRural
27,456MajubenMabini, Batangas1,010about 3,870about 0.261 km²0.26% a yearRural
27,457New DalagueteMontevista, Davao de Oro1,010about 72about 14.06 km²−0.61% a yearRural
27,458PilarDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay1,010about 186about 5.44 km²−3.95% a yearRural
27,459PrincesaBaroy, Lanao del Norte1,010about 194about 5.21 km²−2.66% a yearRural
27,460San VicentePresident Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol1,010about 459about 2.20 km²2.53% a yearRural
27,461San VicenteMacalelon, Quezon1,010about 81about 12.47 km²−2.98% a yearRural
27,462Santa MariaFlora, Apayao1,010about 82about 12.29 km²−0.63% a yearRural
27,463SerumBasey, Samar1,010about 416about 2.43 km²−1.44% a yearRural
27,464TangclaoPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte1,010about 1,149about 0.879 km²0.46% a yearRural
27,465AlaskaAringay, La Union1,009about 474about 2.13 km²−0.91% a yearRural
27,466AlegriaSanta Monica, Surigao del Norte1,009about 716about 1.41 km²0.92% a yearRural
27,467Alta VistaBansalan, Davao del Sur1,009about 49about 20.52 km²−0.07% a yearRural
27,468AraganCabugao, Ilocos Sur1,009about 78about 12.87 km²1.87% a yearRural
27,469BalocaweOras, Eastern Samar1,009about 4,085about 0.247 km²−1.51% a yearRural
27,470Barangay 134Caloocan City1,009about 11,746about 0.0859 km²0.65% a yearUrban
27,471BatuanBalasan, Iloilo1,009about 295about 3.42 km²−0.65% a yearRural
27,472CadayonanLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur1,009about 1,292about 0.781 km²6.01% a yearRural
27,473DahicanCarrascal, Surigao del Sur1,009about 40about 25.10 km²3.19% a yearRural
27,474DawaJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur1,009about 278about 3.63 km²−0.26% a yearRural
27,475DilausanTamparan, Lanao del Sur1,009about 3,516about 0.287 km²8.25% a yearRural
27,476DoloresAntipas, Cotabato1,009about 205about 4.93 km²−0.05% a yearRural
27,477InamlanLaoang, Northern Samar1,009about 266about 3.79 km²2.53% a yearRural
27,478KalilanganSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur1,009about 229about 4.40 km²0.34% a yearRural
27,479Malubibit NorteFlora, Apayao1,009about 84about 11.98 km²−1.38% a yearRural
27,480San JuanMandaon, Masbate1,009about 22about 44.95 km²−0.59% a yearRural
27,481San RoqueCapalonga, Camarines Norte1,009about 96about 10.46 km²−1.02% a yearRural
27,482Taytay Zone IIIloilo City, Iloilo1,009about 17,397about 0.058 km²−0.45% a yearRural
27,483AlanganMagsingal, Ilocos Sur1,008about 650about 1.55 km²1.69% a yearRural
27,484Asin WesteMalasiqui, Pangasinan1,008about 730about 1.38 km²0.85% a yearRural
27,485BagawangPandan, Catanduanes1,008about 630about 1.60 km²−0.84% a yearRural
27,486BalacsonKawayan, Biliran1,008about 655about 1.54 km²3.09% a yearRural
27,487BalintadMadamba, Lanao del Sur1,008about 458about 2.20 km²2.14% a yearRural
27,488BinasbasLaak, Davao de Oro1,008about 210about 4.80 km²−1.00% a yearRural
27,489BurnayLagawe, Ifugao1,008about 200about 5.03 km²−1.49% a yearRural
27,490DaplayanSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur1,008about 200about 5.03 km²0.48% a yearRural
27,491Inudaran LowayMarantao, Lanao del Sur1,008about 175about 5.76 km²2.76% a yearUrban
27,492Jasa-anLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental1,008about 413about 2.44 km²4.17% a yearRural
27,493LuzongManabo, Abra1,008about 925about 1.09 km²−2.41% a yearRural
27,494ManacabBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur1,008about 3,524about 0.286 km²no 2020 countRural
27,495MiampicGodod, Zamboanga del Norte1,008about 70about 14.32 km²0.58% a yearRural
27,496PicotaanBinidayan, Lanao del Sur1,008about 951about 1.06 km²0.95% a yearRural
27,497PunudAmai Manabilang, Lanao del Sur1,008about 380about 2.65 km²5.42% a yearRural
27,498TartarabangPinili, Ilocos Norte1,008about 800about 1.26 km²0.17% a yearRural
27,499TembliqueBaggao, Cagayan1,008about 499about 2.02 km²0.05% a yearRural
27,500Tubig JatiOld Panamao, Sulu1,008about 573about 1.76 km²5.64% 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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