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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, 27,851 to 27,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
27,851San SebastianMataasnakahoy, Batangas988about 686about 1.44 km²1.51% a yearRural
27,852SantolSan Miguel, Leyte988about 82about 12.10 km²0.10% a yearRural
27,853TonglayanNatonin, Mountain Province988about 52about 19.09 km²−3.70% a yearRural
27,854BaliteMalasiqui, Pangasinan987about 189about 5.23 km²−1.45% a yearRural
27,855Baluk-balukSan Nicolas, Batangas987about 3,075about 0.321 km²2.82% a yearRural
27,856BontolSibalom, Antique987about 427about 2.31 km²0.49% a yearRural
27,857Bualo LahiMaimbung, Sulu987about 522about 1.89 km²no 2020 countRural
27,858BugarotSan Jose, Antique987about 358about 2.76 km²0.44% a yearRural
27,859BulihkullulSiasi, Sulu987about 30,748about 0.0321 km²3.07% a yearRural
27,860DurogMiagao, Iloilo987about 472about 2.09 km²−1.96% a yearRural
27,861DuruarogDiadi, Nueva Vizcaya987about 274about 3.60 km²0.90% a yearRural
27,862FianzaSan Nicolas, Pangasinan987about 17about 59.70 km²0.17% a yearRural
27,863MadandingBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur987about 7,257about 0.136 km²0.34% a yearRural
27,864Maria TheresaCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija987about 12,478about 0.0791 km²0.44% a yearRural
27,865NagaCalbayog City, Samar987about 188about 5.25 km²2.99% a yearRural
27,866NapalisanGandara, Samar987about 3,153about 0.313 km²4.09% a yearRural
27,867PaowinCavinti, Laguna987about 249about 3.96 km²2.51% a yearRural
27,868QuinarabasahanMalinao, Albay987about 101about 9.75 km²0.22% a yearRural
27,869Santa MariaAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay987about 340about 2.90 km²0.10% a yearRural
27,870Butason IITabango, Leyte986about 132about 7.46 km²4.34% a yearRural
27,871CabaruanUmingan, Pangasinan986about 283about 3.49 km²−6.21% a yearRural
27,872CaguscosLibon, Albay986about 234about 4.22 km²−1.06% a yearRural
27,873Centro VIIClaveria, Cagayan986about 2,348about 0.42 km²−1.50% a yearUrban
27,874CrispinaBanna, Ilocos Norte986about 279about 3.53 km²0.77% a yearRural
27,875Del CarmenLagonoy, Camarines Sur986about 16about 61.59 km²1.62% a yearRural
27,876MandamoButuan City, Agusan del Norte986about 74about 13.27 km²2.13% a yearRural
27,877Poblacion IIClarin, Misamis Occidental986about 2,196about 0.449 km²−6.99% a yearRural
27,878QuiasanBalasan, Iloilo986about 272about 3.63 km²−1.02% a yearRural
27,879San NicolasSan Dionisio, Iloilo986about 220about 4.48 km²−0.22% a yearRural
27,880Santa CatalinaTalugtug, Nueva Ecija986about 215about 4.59 km²8.64% a yearRural
27,881South PoblacionGuinsiliban, Camiguin986about 396about 2.49 km²1.18% a yearRural
27,882TabuanGanassi, Lanao del Sur986about 2,102about 0.469 km²0.69% a yearRural
27,883BadianganPatnongon, Antique985about 290about 3.40 km²3.25% a yearRural
27,884BaybayPandan, Antique985about 7,817about 0.126 km²0.67% a yearRural
27,885Biga-aLa Libertad, Negros Oriental985about 296about 3.33 km²1.47% a yearRural
27,886CambahanonAlangalang, Leyte985about 326about 3.02 km²9.80% a yearRural
27,887ColisaoSan Fabian, Pangasinan985about 471about 2.09 km²3.28% a yearRural
27,888FloresCulasi, Antique985about 32about 30.48 km²1.31% a yearRural
27,889LibaongSan Remigio, Cebu985about 218about 4.52 km²−7.56% a yearRural
27,890LupiaganSumilao, Bukidnon985about 52about 19.05 km²0.17% a yearRural
27,891MompellerArgao, Cebu985about 313about 3.15 km²1.02% a yearRural
27,892Palma-PerezM'Lang, Cotabato985about 190about 5.19 km²−0.79% a yearRural
27,893President GarciaMatalom, Leyte985about 87about 11.34 km²3.54% a yearRural
27,894AmatuganTuburan, Cebu984about 150about 6.54 km²1.31% a yearRural
27,895Baracbac EsteBalaoan, La Union984about 1,084about 0.908 km²0.05% a yearRural
27,896Barangay 47Cavite City, Cavite984about 34,770about 0.0283 km²−1.63% a yearRural
27,897Barangay Poblacion IIIBalangiga, Eastern Samar984about 237about 4.15 km²−3.47% a yearRural
27,898BurabodSan Antonio, Northern Samar984about 325about 3.03 km²−0.41% a yearRural
27,899CalaocanAngadanan, Isabela984about 73about 13.53 km²0.37% a yearRural
27,900CanigaanLoon, Bohol984about 920about 1.07 km²1.63% 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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