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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, 28,301 to 28,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
28,301AlogoogBadoc, Ilocos Norte963about 2,849about 0.338 km²−0.27% a yearRural
28,302BantayCamalaniugan, Cagayan963about 809about 1.19 km²0.28% a yearRural
28,303Cabannungan 1stIlagan City, Isabela963about 231about 4.16 km²0.18% a yearRural
28,304CantornaMonreal, Masbate963about 117about 8.21 km²no 2020 countRural
28,305GonayenSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte963about 142about 6.76 km²−0.44% a yearRural
28,306HaponanCaramoan, Camarines Sur963about 191about 5.03 km²5.09% a yearRural
28,307InabasanHamtic, Antique963about 3,087about 0.312 km²2.05% a yearRural
28,308Inudaran IISapad, Lanao del Norte963about 251about 3.84 km²1.64% a yearRural
28,309Lapu-lapuPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte963about 230about 4.18 km²−0.47% a yearRural
28,310PongcoBacacay, Albay963about 477about 2.02 km²−1.51% a yearRural
28,311SalangiAlmeria, Biliran963about 260about 3.70 km²−0.10% a yearRural
28,312San FranciscoSarrat, Ilocos Norte963about 2,554about 0.377 km²−0.15% a yearRural
28,313TambonganGandara, Samar963about 105about 9.18 km²−0.07% a yearRural
28,314TeresitaPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte963about 144about 6.71 km²−1.71% a yearRural
28,315ApayaoSan Gabriel, La Union962about 86about 11.24 km²−0.57% a yearRural
28,316Barangay 18Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental962about 20,168about 0.0477 km²−6.43% a yearUrban
28,317Barangay 3Lian, Batangas962about 12,913about 0.0745 km²−2.74% a yearRural
28,318Barangay 376Manila962about 22,014about 0.0437 km²0.81% a yearUrban
28,319Barangay Zone VSanta Barbara, Iloilo962about 8,991about 0.107 km²−8.31% a yearRural
28,320ButedTalugtug, Nueva Ecija962about 207about 4.64 km²7.48% a yearRural
28,321CanhawanNueva Valencia, Guimaras962about 354about 2.72 km²0.76% a yearRural
28,322Centro ISanta Praxedes, Cagayan962about 493about 1.95 km²0.58% a yearRural
28,323IlianMatalam, Cotabato962about 171about 5.61 km²0.18% a yearRural
28,324MalabagoJimalalud, Negros Oriental962about 416about 2.31 km²no 2020 countRural
28,325Mariano Espeleta IIImus City, Cavite962about 11,199about 0.0859 km²−6.97% a yearRural
28,326MayagBauko, Mountain Province962about 383about 2.51 km²−1.09% a yearRural
28,327MaynonongTiwi, Albay962about 123about 7.84 km²−0.61% a yearRural
28,328MiladPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte962about 105about 9.20 km²−3.77% a yearRural
28,329Pag-AsaMabitac, Laguna962about 20,381about 0.0472 km²0.40% a yearRural
28,330San ManuelSarrat, Ilocos Norte962about 377about 2.55 km²2.22% a yearRural
28,331Tolega NorteMoncada, Tarlac962about 654about 1.47 km²0.43% a yearRural
28,332Villa EspinaLopez, Quezon962about 85about 11.27 km²−1.53% a yearRural
28,333AmolonginInfanta, Quezon961about 1,161about 0.828 km²0.92% a yearRural
28,334BangkalSan Jose, Occidental Mindoro961about 125about 7.70 km²0.43% a yearRural
28,335BanlasanTubigon, Bohol961about 421about 2.28 km²2.11% a yearRural
28,336BurabudLaoang, Northern Samar961about 183about 5.24 km²0.38% a yearRural
28,337CabigaanGubat, Sorsogon961about 707about 1.36 km²−2.52% a yearRural
28,338DawisPototan, Iloilo961about 575about 1.67 km²0.35% a yearRural
28,339Del CarmenLupi, Camarines Sur961about 152about 6.33 km²−0.35% a yearRural
28,340Gap-angDolores, Eastern Samar961about 64about 15.07 km²0.20% a yearRural
28,341KasayananKapai, Lanao del Sur961about 172about 5.58 km²0.76% a yearRural
28,342LantangValencia, Bohol961about 135about 7.11 km²−1.26% a yearRural
28,343LomonayPresident Roxas, Cotabato961about 168about 5.72 km²−0.76% a yearRural
28,344MaglipaySulat, Eastern Samar961about 636about 1.51 km²0.43% a yearRural
28,345MalalintaTuao, Cagayan961about 149about 6.46 km²0.45% a yearRural
28,346PalitonSan Juan, Siquijor961about 628about 1.53 km²1.29% a yearRural
28,347PilarIlagan City, Isabela961about 236about 4.07 km²0.56% a yearRural
28,348Pulang BatoAlmeria, Biliran961about 1,023about 0.939 km²−1.67% a yearRural
28,349San IsidroSibagat, Agusan del Sur961about 31about 30.54 km²−0.71% a yearRural
28,350TagoranaoPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte961about 338about 2.84 km²2.05% 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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