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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, 28,101 to 28,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
28,101MapuaBalingoan, Misamis Oriental975about 96about 10.20 km²2.24% a yearRural
28,102MiondasTamparan, Lanao del Sur975about 12,931about 0.0754 km²1.67% a yearRural
28,103MitiCamalig, Albay975about 249about 3.92 km²0.91% a yearRural
28,104NangabulanTalugtug, Nueva Ecija975about 197about 4.95 km²0.98% a yearRural
28,105NatividadTibiao, Antique975about 1,085about 0.899 km²1.14% a yearRural
28,106SalayEchague, Isabela975about 707about 1.38 km²−0.37% a yearRural
28,107San FranciscoLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte975about 193about 5.05 km²0.70% a yearRural
28,108Santo NiñoJabonga, Agusan del Norte975about 147about 6.62 km²0.20% a yearRural
28,109SuisayanManukan, Zamboanga del Norte975about 107about 9.15 km²−1.69% a yearRural
28,110Tamboro CormatanMasiu, Lanao del Sur975about 1,222about 0.798 km²1.14% a yearRural
28,111ArtachoSison, Pangasinan974about 2,497about 0.39 km²0.02% a yearRural
28,112BigkeLeganes, Iloilo974about 1,800about 0.541 km²7.73% a yearRural
28,113BulalacaoKawayan, Biliran974about 535about 1.82 km²2.92% a yearRural
28,114CabaroanBantay, Ilocos Sur974about 3,347about 0.291 km²0.83% a yearRural
28,115ConsueloSanta Marcela, Apayao974about 120about 8.14 km²1.91% a yearRural
28,116LibutonSawata, Davao del Norte974about 95about 10.20 km²0.07% a yearRural
28,117MaruayaPiddig, Ilocos Norte974about 40about 24.48 km²1.72% a yearRural
28,118MisiLambunao, Iloilo974about 439about 2.22 km²−0.32% a yearRural
28,119NapoSan Juan, Siquijor974about 191about 5.09 km²0.22% a yearRural
28,120San PedroMatalom, Leyte974about 2,691about 0.362 km²−0.24% a yearRural
28,121AbangayJaniuay, Iloilo973about 504about 1.93 km²−3.07% a yearRural
28,122BaasHilongos, Leyte973about 306about 3.18 km²0.91% a yearRural
28,123BansagLambunao, Iloilo973about 798about 1.22 km²0.10% a yearRural
28,124Barangay 103Pasay City973about 45,046about 0.0216 km²0.60% a yearUrban
28,125Barangay 17Manila973about 106,572about 0.00913 km²−4.44% a yearUrban
28,126BulawanGuindulman, Bohol973about 869about 1.12 km²−0.56% a yearRural
28,127CabugawanCatbalogan City, Samar973about 1,009about 0.964 km²0.22% a yearRural
28,128CaladesAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay973about 156about 6.23 km²0.25% a yearRural
28,129CanicanianPolillo, Quezon973about 88about 11.03 km²0.32% a yearRural
28,130CuboEsperanza, Agusan del Sur973about 450about 2.16 km²4.28% a yearRural
28,131DahicanCatanauan, Quezon973about 306about 3.18 km²0.00% a yearRural
28,132Gimama-aTuburan, Cebu973about 135about 7.23 km²no 2020 countRural
28,133HagbuayaCatigbian, Bohol973about 236about 4.12 km²0.83% a yearRural
28,134San CarlosMilagros, Masbate973about 33about 29.62 km²1.62% a yearRural
28,135San VicenteTolosa, Leyte973about 425about 2.29 km²0.91% a yearRural
28,136TagmanocanLazi, Siquijor973about 282about 3.45 km²1.09% a yearRural
28,137TultuganCalape, Bohol973about 312about 3.12 km²0.50% a yearRural
28,138Villa SantosScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija973about 264about 3.68 km²−0.32% a yearRural
28,139ZamoraPontevedra, Negros Occidental973about 338about 2.88 km²−7.27% a yearRural
28,140ArbismenGuinayangan, Quezon972about 177about 5.50 km²0.68% a yearRural
28,141Bagong Silang IIILabo, Camarines Norte972about 117about 8.33 km²no 2020 countRural
28,142Barangay 50Cavite City, Cavite972about 15,652about 0.0621 km²−0.17% a yearRural
28,143BongbongUbay, Bohol972about 153about 6.37 km²−1.74% a yearRural
28,144BoundarySapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental972about 281about 3.46 km²2.19% a yearRural
28,145Buadi-BayawaMulondo, Lanao del Sur972about 7,776about 0.125 km²2.89% a yearRural
28,146BuguisSulop, Davao del Sur972about 204about 4.77 km²5.68% a yearRural
28,147GamutonAlegria, Surigao del Norte972about 975about 0.997 km²no 2020 countRural
28,148LangkisDuero, Bohol972about 476about 2.04 km²−2.82% a yearRural
28,149Maabud SouthSan Nicolas, Batangas972about 2,337about 0.416 km²2.89% a yearRural
28,150MabiniVictoria, Oriental Mindoro972about 247about 3.93 km²−1.43% 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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