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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, 28,451 to 28,500 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
28,451Barangay 348Manila955about 41,886about 0.0228 km²−6.23% a yearUrban
28,452BuenavistaBaybay City, Leyte955about 327about 2.92 km²−2.14% a yearRural
28,453CahiganVillaba, Leyte955about 175about 5.47 km²3.30% a yearRural
28,454CalintaanAmulung, Cagayan955about 620about 1.54 km²0.51% a yearRural
28,455DaplianSan Fernando, Masbate955about 1,125about 0.849 km²−2.51% a yearRural
28,456Datu TotocanDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur955about 141about 6.75 km²−1.33% a yearRural
28,457LibertadCawayan, Masbate955about 76about 12.63 km²−3.71% a yearRural
28,458LokilokonParanas, Samar955about 150about 6.36 km²2.89% a yearRural
28,459MabiniMayorga, Leyte955about 253about 3.77 km²1.08% a yearRural
28,460Poblacion District IVBabatngon, Leyte955about 398about 2.40 km²1.11% a yearRural
28,461San RufinoSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte955about 16,933about 0.0564 km²−4.26% a yearRural
28,462SintoBauko, Mountain Province955about 344about 2.78 km²−6.20% a yearRural
28,463UnidadBarobo, Surigao del Sur955about 155about 6.16 km²no 2020 countRural
28,464Villa EcleoBasilisa, Dinagat Islands955about 113about 8.46 km²−3.77% a yearRural
28,465VillabuenaSanta Maria, Isabela955about 33about 28.65 km²0.69% a yearRural
28,466BalbalasangBalbalan, Kalinga954about 8about 112.85 km²3.73% a yearRural
28,467BaliteNaujan, Oriental Mindoro954about 299about 3.19 km²−0.45% a yearRural
28,468BalungaganLas Nieves, Agusan del Norte954about 115about 8.28 km²2.21% a yearUrban
28,469Barangay 270Manila954about 25,576about 0.0373 km²0.93% a yearUrban
28,470CamudlasBindoy, Negros Oriental954about 640about 1.49 km²0.77% a yearRural
28,471LatiOrion, Bataan954about 13,707about 0.0696 km²−6.96% a yearRural
28,472LubnacTagudin, Ilocos Sur954about 585about 1.63 km²−0.81% a yearRural
28,473MangotoPamplona, Negros Oriental954about 63about 15.04 km²no 2020 countRural
28,474MapantaoSalvador, Lanao del Norte954about 426about 2.24 km²2.60% a yearRural
28,475May-ItLucban, Quezon954about 338about 2.82 km²1.82% a yearRural
28,476MilagrosaCatanauan, Quezon954about 73about 12.98 km²7.02% a yearRural
28,477MolitonPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte954about 155about 6.17 km²−2.05% a yearRural
28,478PanadtaranCandijay, Bohol954about 145about 6.58 km²0.82% a yearRural
28,479Pulang-TubigBaco, Oriental Mindoro954about 608about 1.57 km²−0.20% a yearRural
28,480Pulong BahayQuezon, Nueva Ecija954about 168about 5.67 km²no 2020 countRural
28,481San AgustinPaoay, Ilocos Norte954about 536about 1.78 km²−1.80% a yearRural
28,482San JuanLibmanan, Camarines Sur954about 1,133about 0.842 km²−2.32% a yearRural
28,483San MiguelBaungon, Bukidnon954about 57about 16.83 km²0.08% a yearRural
28,484San Rafael CentroSan Nicolas, Pangasinan954about 589about 1.62 km²1.41% a yearRural
28,485SantiagoPalompon, Leyte954about 137about 6.95 km²0.05% a yearRural
28,486Sarigidan MadiarLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur954about 4,336about 0.22 km²1.93% a yearRural
28,487VillahermosoPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte954about 129about 7.40 km²−1.82% a yearRural
28,488BagoaingudPiagapo, Lanao del Sur953about 325about 2.93 km²no 2020 countRural
28,489BalacagPozorrubio, Pangasinan953about 288about 3.31 km²−0.67% a yearRural
28,490District ICuyapo, Nueva Ecija953about 9,597about 0.0993 km²−1.50% a yearRural
28,491FilarcaTinambac, Camarines Sur953about 16,603about 0.0574 km²−0.30% a yearRural
28,492KinamaybayEsperanza, Agusan del Sur953about 6about 162.96 km²1.79% a yearRural
28,493MaasinBulalacao, Oriental Mindoro953about 332about 2.87 km²0.00% a yearRural
28,494MagubilanPanay, Capiz953about 1,042about 0.915 km²0.80% a yearRural
28,495MarinasSorsogon City, Sorsogon953about 400about 2.38 km²0.88% a yearRural
28,496NapaanMalay, Aklan953about 40about 23.57 km²0.36% a yearRural
28,497Poblacion 8Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro953about 3,025about 0.315 km²−5.34% a yearRural
28,498San IsidroTalacogon, Agusan del Sur953about 5,324about 0.179 km²−0.84% a yearRural
28,499San LorenzoBuguey, Cagayan953about 585about 1.63 km²0.23% a yearRural
28,500Santa CruzSan Juan, Southern Leyte953about 4,813about 0.198 km²−4.21% 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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