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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, 28,201 to 28,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
28,201CaheraMarogong, Lanao del Sur969about 278about 3.48 km²4.18% a yearRural
28,202DaoGamay, Northern Samar969about 193about 5.03 km²−1.13% a yearRural
28,203DugyanDalaguete, Cebu969about 485about 2.00 km²−2.02% a yearRural
28,204GaranganCalinog, Iloilo969about 239about 4.05 km²3.25% a yearRural
28,205ImeldaMarcos, Ilocos Norte969about 115about 8.42 km²2.51% a yearRural
28,206JacquezSan Jose, Dinagat Islands969about 10,309about 0.094 km²−5.82% a yearRural
28,207Maria CristinaMadalag, Aklan969about 8about 123.20 km²−3.74% a yearRural
28,208MolocbolocAlubijid, Misamis Oriental969about 659about 1.47 km²−0.20% a yearRural
28,209MurallonGingoog City, Misamis Oriental969about 260about 3.73 km²−2.20% a yearRural
28,210New SicayabPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte969about 127about 7.65 km²1.57% a yearRural
28,211PalloganTagudin, Ilocos Sur969about 187about 5.17 km²−0.07% a yearRural
28,212San RoqueAlcantara, Romblon969about 126about 7.69 km²−2.09% a yearRural
28,213TabulianMapun, Tawi-Tawi969about 239about 4.05 km²−5.36% a yearRural
28,214ValerianaZaragoza, Nueva Ecija969about 527about 1.84 km²no 2020 countRural
28,215Barangay 8 PoblacionCan-Avid, Eastern Samar968about 44,201about 0.0219 km²1.33% a yearRural
28,216Barangay IIVictorias City, Negros Occidental968about 14,535about 0.0666 km²−2.22% a yearUrban
28,217BarbaritMagsingal, Ilocos Sur968about 386about 2.51 km²2.34% a yearRural
28,218BocbocSan Carlos City, Pangasinan968about 1,131about 0.856 km²−0.56% a yearRural
28,219Nangka IbabaTayabas City, Quezon968about 922about 1.05 km²−0.97% a yearRural
28,220Pag-AsaTinambac, Camarines Sur968about 90about 10.72 km²0.17% a yearRural
28,221ParaoBayang, Lanao del Sur968about 5,939about 0.163 km²2.31% a yearRural
28,222PiñamarPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte968about 261about 3.71 km²1.52% a yearRural
28,223QuipolotGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur968about 426about 2.27 km²0.30% a yearRural
28,224RizalJimenez, Misamis Occidental968about 1,168about 0.829 km²−2.15% a yearUrban
28,225San IsidroBabatngon, Leyte968about 338about 2.86 km²−0.34% a yearRural
28,226Sapa PequeñaBurgos, Pangasinan968about 87about 11.13 km²−2.31% a yearRural
28,227SasGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte968about 32about 29.86 km²−2.26% a yearRural
28,228Tan-ag IbabaLopez, Quezon968about 535about 1.81 km²−0.44% a yearRural
28,229TinalianAbuyog, Leyte968about 992about 0.976 km²no 2020 countRural
28,230AdcadaraoAjuy, Iloilo967about 517about 1.87 km²no 2020 countRural
28,231BanbanLila, Bohol967about 2,010about 0.481 km²−0.39% a yearRural
28,232Barangay 436Manila967about 46,048about 0.021 km²0.07% a yearUrban
28,233Barangay 813Manila967about 42,788about 0.0226 km²−0.83% a yearUrban
28,234BarasanDumangas, Iloilo967about 369about 2.62 km²−5.33% a yearRural
28,235CabaLagawe, Ifugao967about 95about 10.23 km²0.05% a yearRural
28,236DakitSan Francisco, Southern Leyte967about 601about 1.61 km²−1.16% a yearRural
28,237Datu CeloMagpet, Cotabato967about 129about 7.48 km²1.10% a yearRural
28,238KatipunanTapaz, Capiz967about 180about 5.36 km²0.43% a yearRural
28,239MahayagMahaplag, Leyte967about 526about 1.84 km²−3.02% a yearRural
28,240Manato StationTagkawayan, Quezon967about 205about 4.71 km²−4.84% a yearRural
28,241Naga-asanBabatngon, Leyte967about 315about 3.07 km²−0.30% a yearRural
28,242NagtengngaSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur967about 546about 1.77 km²−0.44% a yearRural
28,243PelaonPinabacdao, Samar967about 60about 16.12 km²−0.83% a yearRural
28,244Pinanag-anBorongan City, Eastern Samar967about 9about 104.71 km²−1.01% a yearRural
28,245RositaLibjo, Dinagat Islands967about 111about 8.69 km²0.02% a yearRural
28,246San LorenzoKitaotao, Bukidnon967about 142about 6.81 km²2.15% a yearRural
28,247San RafaelBagamanoc, Catanduanes967about 1,132about 0.854 km²no 2020 countRural
28,248SulbecPasuquin, Ilocos Norte967about 177about 5.45 km²1.31% a yearRural
28,249TibiawanMakato, Aklan967about 168about 5.77 km²0.43% a yearRural
28,250AlejawanJagna, Bohol966about 593about 1.63 km²0.89% 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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