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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, 27,651 to 27,700 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
27,651FuyoIlagan City, Isabela999about 255about 3.91 km²0.54% a yearRural
27,652Lumbac TorosSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur999about 1,032about 0.968 km²2.00% a yearRural
27,653MaraoInopacan, Leyte999about 217about 4.60 km²−1.21% a yearRural
27,654PenaringLumbatan, Lanao del Sur999about 617about 1.62 km²2.13% a yearRural
27,655San VicenteSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte999about 1,461about 0.684 km²7.92% a yearRural
27,656Santa RitaBacarra, Ilocos Norte999about 1,649about 0.606 km²−2.68% a yearRural
27,657SarangMalabang, Lanao del Sur999about 1,211about 0.825 km²no 2020 countRural
27,658Sico IISan Juan, Batangas999about 568about 1.76 km²−1.59% a yearRural
27,659Bgy. No. 54-B, CamangaanLaoag City, Ilocos Norte998about 728about 1.37 km²−0.19% a yearRural
27,660BayawahanSevilla, Bohol998about 149about 6.71 km²−0.05% a yearRural
27,661BesongKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya998about 118about 8.43 km²0.88% a yearRural
27,662CalianLiloan, Southern Leyte998about 2,233about 0.447 km²1.16% a yearRural
27,663DivinagraciaIloilo City, Iloilo998about 11,064about 0.0902 km²5.96% a yearRural
27,664InabasanCabatuan, Iloilo998about 418about 2.39 km²0.83% a yearRural
27,665LourdesAlangalang, Leyte998about 330about 3.02 km²−0.22% a yearRural
27,666MaglatabTagbina, Surigao del Sur998about 74about 13.50 km²−1.52% a yearRural
27,667New QuezonHagonoy, Davao del Sur998about 263about 3.80 km²0.19% a yearRural
27,668Paddaya WesteBuguey, Cagayan998about 342about 2.92 km²0.29% a yearRural
27,669Poblacion Zone 22Baybay City, Leyte998about 9,327about 0.107 km²1.65% a yearRural
27,670PotingbatoEsperanza, Masbate998about 414about 2.41 km²1.16% a yearRural
27,671San IsidroMedina, Misamis Oriental998about 96about 10.35 km²2.95% a yearRural
27,672San IsidroSanta Rita, Samar998about 195about 5.12 km²0.83% a yearRural
27,673San PascualCasiguran, Sorsogon998about 69about 14.45 km²0.68% a yearRural
27,674San Vicente EastCalapan City, Oriental Mindoro998about 6,566about 0.152 km²no 2020 countUrban
27,675TongcopanLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur998about 853about 1.17 km²3.43% a yearRural
27,676AbeloSan Nicolas, Batangas997about 1,613about 0.618 km²−2.79% a yearRural
27,677AntipoloPasacao, Camarines Sur997about 226about 4.41 km²1.09% a yearRural
27,678Barangay 1Camalig, Albay997about 13,016about 0.0766 km²0.14% a yearUrban
27,679Binisitahan del NorteMagallanes, Sorsogon997about 9,775about 0.102 km²0.07% a yearRural
27,680BoboguironTalayan, Maguindanao del Sur997about 58about 17.15 km²0.96% a yearRural
27,681BuyoSan Fernando, Masbate997about 643about 1.55 km²0.32% a yearRural
27,682ConcepcionSanta Josefa, Agusan del Sur997about 205about 4.86 km²1.16% a yearRural
27,683FelyMaconacon, Isabela997about 19about 51.60 km²4.65% a yearRural
27,684LanagTigbauan, Iloilo997about 322about 3.10 km²0.19% a yearRural
27,685LukaOslob, Cebu997about 256about 3.90 km²−4.54% a yearRural
27,686MinoroSan Jose, Camarines Sur997about 548about 1.82 km²1.81% a yearRural
27,687MinsamonganQuezon, Bukidnon997about 110about 9.05 km²1.97% a yearRural
27,688NagkaysaSan Nicolas, Pangasinan997about 2,276about 0.438 km²0.24% a yearRural
27,689Poblacion NorteSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur997about 1,524about 0.654 km²−0.14% a yearRural
27,690PoloTubaran, Lanao del Sur997about 275about 3.63 km²0.94% a yearRural
27,691San VicenteMilaor, Camarines Sur997about 2,191about 0.455 km²−2.33% a yearUrban
27,692Santa BarbaraBulusan, Sorsogon997about 46about 21.59 km²0.34% a yearRural
27,693SupitTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay997about 139about 7.18 km²−0.52% a yearRural
27,694Tagup-onAnahawan, Southern Leyte997about 773about 1.29 km²−0.59% a yearRural
27,695TarragPagudpud, Ilocos Norte997about 273about 3.65 km²1.42% a yearRural
27,696Alang-alangTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur996about 223about 4.46 km²−4.48% a yearRural
27,697AlanganSibalom, Antique996about 647about 1.54 km²2.99% a yearRural
27,698Barangay 175Manila996about 26,919about 0.037 km²0.19% a yearUrban
27,699BershibaKitaotao, Bukidnon996about 129about 7.72 km²2.82% a yearRural
27,700Bunay Bunay TongSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi996about 389about 2.56 km²0.44% 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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