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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, 28,501 to 28,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
28,501SubaManjuyod, Negros Oriental953about 1,459about 0.653 km²0.77% a yearRural
28,502SuquibTayasan, Negros Oriental953about 138about 6.93 km²8.13% a yearRural
28,503Tunga-tungaDauin, Negros Oriental953about 186about 5.12 km²−2.72% a yearRural
28,504VillaEsperanza, Masbate953about 599about 1.59 km²2.21% a yearRural
28,505AgutayanSanta Barbara, Iloilo952about 1,516about 0.628 km²1.25% a yearRural
28,506BaluboPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte952about 68about 13.90 km²2.35% a yearRural
28,507Barangay 889Manila952about 15,429about 0.0617 km²2.35% a yearUrban
28,508Benembengan LowerSumisip, Basilan952about 287about 3.32 km²0.82% a yearRural
28,509BigaGumaca, Quezon952about 97about 9.80 km²0.00% a yearRural
28,510BurgosViga, Catanduanes952about 254about 3.75 km²0.82% a yearRural
28,511CabarbuhanSorsogon City, Sorsogon952about 278about 3.42 km²0.28% a yearRural
28,512CabungaanSan Isidro, Leyte952about 114about 8.33 km²−3.04% a yearRural
28,513Canhangdon OccidentalLoon, Bohol952about 865about 1.10 km²−0.37% a yearRural
28,514DanuganPualas, Lanao del Sur952about 1,162about 0.819 km²1.09% a yearRural
28,515GalintujaAlfonso Castaneda, Nueva Vizcaya952about 7about 141.37 km²0.69% a yearRural
28,516ImeldaTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay952about 131about 7.29 km²1.41% a yearRural
28,517KatubuanNunungan, Lanao del Norte952about 161about 5.90 km²3.17% a yearRural
28,518Ma-atasCagdianao, Dinagat Islands952about 550about 1.73 km²0.23% a yearRural
28,519PindolonanBinidayan, Lanao del Sur952about 3,552about 0.268 km²0.96% a yearRural
28,520SalacLumban, Laguna952about 13,857about 0.0687 km²−3.55% a yearRural
28,521San IsidroSan Luis, Agusan del Sur952about 138about 6.92 km²1.41% a yearRural
28,522San IsidroDamulog, Bukidnon952about 139about 6.86 km²3.17% a yearRural
28,523Santa EulaliaBaao, Camarines Sur952about 336about 2.83 km²−0.81% a yearRural
28,524SiwaloMaasin, Iloilo952about 478about 1.99 km²0.51% a yearRural
28,525Triple UnionCatigbian, Bohol952about 202about 4.71 km²−3.78% a yearRural
28,526AbbagMaddela, Quirino951about 355about 2.68 km²0.23% a yearRural
28,527Aurora Hill ProperBaguio City, Benguet951about 19,649about 0.0484 km²6.62% a yearRural
28,528Bangcas BHinunangan, Southern Leyte951about 1,514about 0.628 km²0.98% a yearRural
28,529BaraoKapatagan, Lanao del Sur951about 266about 3.57 km²1.20% a yearRural
28,530DayhagonSigma, Capiz951about 438about 2.17 km²0.85% a yearRural
28,531Destacado Pob.San Vicente, Northern Samar951about 1,072about 0.887 km²0.59% a yearRural
28,532EstelaLiloan, Southern Leyte951about 167about 5.69 km²0.18% a yearRural
28,533IbaSan Isidro, Davao Oriental951about 191about 4.97 km²1.68% a yearRural
28,534PamampanginLopez, Quezon951about 563about 1.69 km²−1.48% a yearRural
28,535PanadtaranTubigon, Bohol951about 1,077about 0.883 km²1.77% a yearRural
28,536Poblacion NorteSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur951about 827about 1.15 km²−5.71% a yearUrban
28,537San IsidroBaclayon, Bohol951about 391about 2.43 km²0.25% a yearRural
28,538San RamonMallig, Isabela951about 84about 11.30 km²1.49% a yearRural
28,539South Musu LaudSiasi, Sulu951about 1,998about 0.476 km²6.27% a yearRural
28,540SuloPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte951about 932about 1.02 km²1.63% a yearRural
28,541TalibobokaCalanogas, Lanao del Sur951about 660about 1.44 km²7.26% a yearRural
28,542TangcaranGerona, Tarlac951about 388about 2.45 km²0.88% a yearRural
28,543TigabongCantilan, Surigao del Sur951about 149about 6.39 km²−1.96% a yearRural
28,544BacsilDingras, Ilocos Norte950about 229about 4.15 km²1.91% a yearRural
28,545Barangay 6Sariaya, Quezon950about 10,615about 0.0895 km²−5.58% a yearRural
28,546Bubong MacadarLumbatan, Lanao del Sur950about 1,706about 0.557 km²2.59% a yearRural
28,547Bukal IbabaTayabas City, Quezon950about 255about 3.73 km²4.40% a yearRural
28,548CabarasanBarugo, Leyte950about 461about 2.06 km²1.60% a yearRural
28,549CasoroySan Julian, Eastern Samar950about 109about 8.73 km²−0.33% a yearRural
28,550JanludBatuan, Bohol950about 142about 6.68 km²0.59% 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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