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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, 28,351 to 28,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
28,351Tulatula NorteMagallanes, Sorsogon961about 338about 2.84 km²4.31% a yearRural
28,352UsmadArgao, Cebu961about 212about 4.54 km²−5.80% a yearRural
28,353YabonJaniuay, Iloilo961about 307about 3.13 km²0.18% a yearRural
28,354BagoaingudMulondo, Lanao del Sur960about 3,623about 0.265 km²5.11% a yearRural
28,355Barangay 16Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental960about 14,838about 0.0647 km²−0.40% a yearRural
28,356Barangay 2Tigbauan, Iloilo960about 12,500about 0.0768 km²−4.75% a yearRural
28,357Barangay 634Manila960about 16,107about 0.0596 km²−7.34% a yearUrban
28,358Baraoas NorteNaguilian, La Union960about 449about 2.14 km²−1.26% a yearRural
28,359ConcepcionPangantucan, Bukidnon960about 53about 18.08 km²1.00% a yearRural
28,360CurryLope De Vega, Northern Samar960about 137about 7.00 km²2.03% a yearRural
28,361Dalipit WestCuenca, Batangas960about 1,290about 0.744 km²1.29% a yearRural
28,362DayanogSan Juan, Southern Leyte960about 427about 2.25 km²3.25% a yearRural
28,363Dela PazDaraga, Albay960about 1,548about 0.62 km²1.24% a yearRural
28,364GuinalbinAglipay, Quirino960about 302about 3.18 km²0.43% a yearRural
28,365HilarioBanna, Ilocos Norte960about 589about 1.63 km²0.23% a yearRural
28,366IlianMadamba, Lanao del Sur960about 31about 30.92 km²3.88% a yearRural
28,367MagnangoyHilongos, Leyte960about 568about 1.69 km²0.79% a yearRural
28,368MapacoPinukpuk, Kalinga960about 158about 6.08 km²−0.69% a yearRural
28,369Pao-oSanta Maria, Laguna960about 209about 4.59 km²3.64% a yearRural
28,370Pasi IISocorro, Oriental Mindoro960about 2,138about 0.449 km²0.40% a yearRural
28,371Pili-CentroCaramoan, Camarines Sur960about 1,084about 0.886 km²0.18% a yearRural
28,372PitugoBauan, Batangas960about 611about 1.57 km²1.48% a yearRural
28,373Santa CruzGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte960about 176about 5.45 km²3.20% a yearRural
28,374SilagonAjuy, Iloilo960about 241about 3.99 km²0.13% a yearRural
28,375TaldiapanMayantoc, Tarlac960about 549about 1.75 km²7.04% a yearRural
28,376TignaoLazi, Siquijor960about 247about 3.89 km²0.08% a yearRural
28,377Villa AuroraLopez, Quezon960about 160about 6.00 km²1.05% a yearRural
28,378BagakaySogod, Cebu959about 191about 5.01 km²1.11% a yearRural
28,379Bagong BuhayGumaca, Quezon959about 17,925about 0.0535 km²−4.06% a yearRural
28,380BarangobongNatividad, Pangasinan959about 680about 1.41 km²3.29% a yearRural
28,381Baucan NorteBalilihan, Bohol959about 79about 12.19 km²1.59% a yearRural
28,382BularongMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur959about 194about 4.95 km²−1.99% a yearRural
28,383CalogcogTanauan, Leyte959about 1,073about 0.894 km²−4.52% a yearRural
28,384Centro IVClaveria, Cagayan959about 4,771about 0.201 km²−0.49% a yearRural
28,385DataganSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte959about 135about 7.09 km²−0.27% a yearRural
28,386GalaOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental959about 162about 5.91 km²0.92% a yearRural
28,387LumbacTamparan, Lanao del Sur959about 4,969about 0.193 km²2.94% a yearRural
28,388MaladCalapan City, Oriental Mindoro959about 243about 3.95 km²0.53% a yearRural
28,389NabbotuanSolana, Cagayan959about 175about 5.48 km²−4.42% a yearRural
28,390NabitasanPototan, Iloilo959about 786about 1.22 km²1.27% a yearRural
28,391OcadLavezares, Northern Samar959about 466about 2.06 km²−3.32% a yearRural
28,392PatinoTagana-An, Surigao del Norte959about 410about 2.34 km²0.43% a yearRural
28,393Poblacion Ward 4Guiuan, Eastern Samar959about 3,207about 0.299 km²−0.40% a yearUrban
28,394RanzoPinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro959about 578about 1.66 km²0.90% a yearRural
28,395San IsidroKananga, Leyte959about 129about 7.45 km²−1.28% a yearRural
28,396Santa MariaAlicia, Isabela959about 256about 3.75 km²5.64% a yearRural
28,397BolboloPilar, Abra958about 248about 3.86 km²1.00% a yearRural
28,398BukalNagcarlan, Laguna958about 406about 2.36 km²4.54% a yearRural
28,399Cristo ReyBato, Camarines Sur958about 512about 1.87 km²2.71% a yearRural
28,400Ilayang WasayBuenavista, Quezon958about 225about 4.25 km²7.30% 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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