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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, 27,501 to 27,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
27,501TubogPio V. Corpus, Masbate1,008about 141about 7.16 km²−1.29% a yearRural
27,502BagongbayanBuruanga, Aklan1,007about 249about 4.04 km²0.46% a yearRural
27,503CagangonBurauen, Leyte1,007about 533about 1.89 km²3.37% a yearRural
27,504DapokKiblawan, Davao del Sur1,007about 899about 1.12 km²1.61% a yearRural
27,505DungoAglipay, Quirino1,007about 140about 7.18 km²0.02% a yearRural
27,506Julugan IITanza, Cavite1,007about 9,683about 0.104 km²0.00% a yearRural
27,507LadgadanSan Francisco, Agusan del Sur1,007about 49about 20.44 km²−1.00% a yearRural
27,508LibonPanay, Capiz1,007about 351about 2.87 km²−0.10% a yearRural
27,509LinawanAnda, Bohol1,007about 327about 3.08 km²0.38% a yearRural
27,510Magulalung OccidentalBalabagan, Lanao del Sur1,007about 264about 3.81 km²0.53% a yearRural
27,511ManambiaTagbina, Surigao del Sur1,007about 114about 8.81 km²0.17% a yearRural
27,512MarceloMabini, Bohol1,007about 559about 1.80 km²0.05% a yearRural
27,513MayagSison, Surigao del Norte1,007about 186about 5.41 km²−2.83% a yearRural
27,514San JoseJamindan, Capiz1,007about 89about 11.37 km²−0.61% a yearRural
27,515San RoqueTapaz, Capiz1,007about 250about 4.02 km²−0.59% a yearRural
27,516San RoquePanaon, Misamis Occidental1,007about 225about 4.47 km²1.18% a yearRural
27,517AbulanJones, Isabela1,006about 174about 5.78 km²−0.40% a yearRural
27,518AgutayanBalabac, Palawan1,006about 35about 28.86 km²2.46% a yearRural
27,519BungtodGuiuan, Eastern Samar1,006about 694about 1.45 km²−0.82% a yearRural
27,520BurotAllacapan, Cagayan1,006about 290about 3.47 km²0.36% a yearRural
27,521Cadad-ananTadian, Mountain Province1,006about 148about 6.82 km²−4.24% a yearRural
27,522CagbalogoQuezon, Quezon1,006about 190about 5.29 km²0.68% a yearRural
27,523Callao NorteLasam, Cagayan1,006about 312about 3.22 km²0.56% a yearRural
27,524LumbacBalabagan, Lanao del Sur1,006about 496about 2.03 km²0.12% a yearRural
27,525MagcaalamMagpet, Cotabato1,006about 100about 10.10 km²−1.67% a yearRural
27,526New CebulanMontevista, Davao de Oro1,006about 145about 6.96 km²0.98% a yearRural
27,527Poblacion 1Burgos, Surigao del Norte1,006about 940about 1.07 km²1.00% a yearRural
27,528Primera ParangLumban, Laguna1,006about 11,739about 0.0857 km²−0.79% a yearRural
27,529SalvacionAnini-Y, Antique1,006about 381about 2.64 km²4.72% a yearRural
27,530San JulianBantay, Ilocos Sur1,006about 915about 1.10 km²0.83% a yearRural
27,531San PabloSan Esteban, Ilocos Sur1,006about 1,663about 0.605 km²0.68% a yearRural
27,532TawinianMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte1,006about 202about 4.98 km²6.03% a yearRural
27,533ValagaMabini, Bohol1,006about 977about 1.03 km²1.33% a yearRural
27,534ZaldivarPandan, Antique1,006about 2,061about 0.488 km²1.03% a yearRural
27,535BaligayanSan Quintin, Pangasinan1,005about 324about 3.10 km²−1.31% a yearRural
27,536Barangay 1 PoblacionIgbaras, Iloilo1,005about 2,617about 0.384 km²1.69% a yearRural
27,537Barangay 3Nasipit, Agusan del Norte1,005about 10,415about 0.0965 km²0.26% a yearRural
27,538Barangay 3Catanauan, Quezon1,005about 28,073about 0.0358 km²0.22% a yearRural
27,539BinalianKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya1,005about 44about 23.03 km²1.62% a yearRural
27,540Bugang SurBilar, Bohol1,005about 282about 3.57 km²0.34% a yearRural
27,541CabayuBallesteros, Cagayan1,005about 151about 6.65 km²2.25% a yearRural
27,542CambakbakPalompon, Leyte1,005about 127about 7.92 km²0.00% a yearRural
27,543CanipoMagsaysay, Palawan1,005about 178about 5.65 km²−0.61% a yearRural
27,544Datag WestCaramoran, Catanduanes1,005about 1,616about 0.622 km²−0.07% a yearRural
27,545MampiliBasud, Camarines Norte1,005about 338about 2.97 km²−7.64% a yearRural
27,546MandaliMobo, Masbate1,005about 234about 4.29 km²−2.88% a yearRural
27,547NagsabaranSan Juan, Ilocos Sur1,005about 674about 1.49 km²1.28% a yearRural
27,548Osorio ISan Remigio, Antique1,005about 163about 6.15 km²2.63% a yearRural
27,549PaniranSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte1,005about 41about 24.34 km²2.57% a yearRural
27,550Rufino LumapasBonifacio, Misamis Occidental1,005about 263about 3.82 km²−0.12% 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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