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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, 28,251 to 28,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
28,251Barangay 68Manila966about 131,429about 0.00735 km²−3.38% a yearUrban
28,252Barangay 760Manila966about 33,542about 0.0288 km²−1.78% a yearUrban
28,253Barangay Poblacion 1Maydolong, Eastern Samar966about 975about 0.991 km²−1.23% a yearRural
28,254BasaoTinglayan, Kalinga966about 37about 26.35 km²−3.36% a yearRural
28,255BuenavistaDingle, Iloilo966about 228about 4.23 km²0.30% a yearRural
28,256CamagsaanCapalonga, Camarines Norte966about 91about 10.56 km²−5.39% a yearRural
28,257MasikapPuerto Princesa City, Palawan966about 16,800about 0.0575 km²−0.05% a yearUrban
28,258NabaoCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija966about 26,833about 0.036 km²7.92% a yearUrban
28,259PaningayanMadalag, Aklan966about 177about 5.45 km²−1.48% a yearRural
28,260PantaonMarawi City, Lanao del Sur966about 2,391about 0.404 km²no 2020 countRural
28,261Poblacion IISilvino Lobos, Northern Samar966about 123about 7.83 km²2.97% a yearRural
28,262Santa FilomenaAlburquerque, Bohol966about 380about 2.54 km²0.07% a yearRural
28,263TapaconBingawan, Iloilo966about 281about 3.44 km²1.44% a yearRural
28,264TokioPandan, Catanduanes966about 83about 11.64 km²5.20% a yearRural
28,265AgnagaCuartero, Capiz965about 364about 2.65 km²0.10% a yearRural
28,266Alu BunahPangutaran, Sulu965about 163about 5.91 km²3.38% a yearRural
28,267AmbangonanPugo, La Union965about 213about 4.54 km²−4.34% a yearRural
28,268Antipolo YoungNabua, Camarines Sur965about 666about 1.45 km²−0.17% a yearRural
28,269BalauiniAmulung, Cagayan965about 303about 3.19 km²0.15% a yearRural
28,270Barangay 308Manila965about 23,945about 0.0403 km²−1.62% a yearUrban
28,271BatoParanas, Samar965about 435about 2.22 km²1.39% a yearRural
28,272BatuilaBaleno, Masbate965about 245about 3.94 km²1.88% a yearRural
28,273BinayanLabangan, Zamboanga del Sur965about 48about 20.21 km²−1.32% a yearRural
28,274Cabago-anLaoang, Northern Samar965about 182about 5.31 km²0.48% a yearRural
28,275DampigPagudpud, Ilocos Norte965about 77about 12.61 km²−1.44% a yearRural
28,276LumanganMiagao, Iloilo965about 748about 1.29 km²4.85% a yearRural
28,277MasaganaNaujan, Oriental Mindoro965about 113about 8.54 km²−1.46% a yearRural
28,278MatimosKapatagan, Lanao del Sur965about 107about 9.05 km²8.30% a yearRural
28,279NatividadColumbio, Sultan Kudarat965about 107about 8.99 km²1.13% a yearRural
28,280PoblacionSevilla, Bohol965about 772about 1.25 km²−0.97% a yearRural
28,281Poblacion IlawodDao, Capiz965about 2,198about 0.439 km²0.15% a yearRural
28,282Sac-onCarmen, Cebu965about 352about 2.74 km²0.40% a yearRural
28,283Ambayat IBayambang, Pangasinan964about 618about 1.56 km²0.53% a yearRural
28,284CabangbanganPresident Roxas, Cotabato964about 170about 5.66 km²−0.92% a yearRural
28,285Cabeseria 19Ilagan City, Isabela964about 499about 1.93 km²1.50% a yearRural
28,286Cabeseria 3Ilagan City, Isabela964about 241about 4.00 km²0.45% a yearRural
28,287CadayonanPantar, Lanao del Norte964about 380about 2.54 km²1.99% a yearRural
28,288CagbaotoBayabas, Surigao del Sur964about 156about 6.16 km²2.89% a yearRural
28,289Calao WestSantiago City, Isabela964about 5,772about 0.167 km²−4.79% a yearUrban
28,290DinanumSan Juan, La Union964about 351about 2.75 km²2.52% a yearRural
28,291DivisoriaSanta Maria, Isabela964about 412about 2.34 km²0.02% a yearRural
28,292InayawanNunungan, Lanao del Norte964about 107about 9.02 km²1.80% a yearRural
28,293Jamul-AwonConcepcion, Iloilo964about 346about 2.79 km²−2.27% a yearRural
28,294KinawahanSan Remigio, Cebu964about 299about 3.22 km²−5.08% a yearRural
28,295LiyangSiniloan, Laguna964about 337about 2.86 km²no 2020 countRural
28,296Looc-BarlakMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay964about 179about 5.39 km²no 2020 countRural
28,297MadandingBubong, Lanao del Sur964about 1,113about 0.866 km²1.82% a yearRural
28,298MambaMadalag, Aklan964about 263about 3.67 km²3.04% a yearRural
28,299Poblacion NorteSalcedo, Ilocos Sur964about 954about 1.01 km²1.39% a yearRural
28,300PuyogBoac, Marinduque964about 167about 5.77 km²−0.42% 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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