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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, 28,551 to 28,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
28,551MaligayPatikul, Sulu950about 275about 3.45 km²2.42% a yearRural
28,552MaligayaCaramoan, Camarines Sur950about 819about 1.16 km²1.82% a yearRural
28,553PampangSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi950about 1,167about 0.814 km²2.65% a yearRural
28,554Salvador PrimeroCandon City, Ilocos Sur950about 492about 1.93 km²−0.15% a yearRural
28,555Santo TomasDumaran, Palawan950about 23about 40.55 km²−2.35% a yearRural
28,556Villa IbabaAtimonan, Quezon950about 73about 12.96 km²0.41% a yearRural
28,557Villarosa Pob.Villareal, Samar950about 1,059about 0.897 km²−0.37% a yearRural
28,558AmparoPatnongon, Antique949about 1,113about 0.853 km²4.62% a yearRural
28,559Andres BonifacioBaguio City, Benguet949about 11,760about 0.0807 km²−3.18% a yearUrban
28,560DammangSanchez Mira, Cagayan949about 593about 1.60 km²0.38% a yearRural
28,561DinaigPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte949about 249about 3.81 km²0.33% a yearRural
28,562GalintujaMaria Aurora, Aurora949about 34about 27.88 km²−0.62% a yearRural
28,563KibalaMalungon, Sarangani949about 60about 15.92 km²5.57% a yearRural
28,564LanawanSalug, Zamboanga del Norte949about 231about 4.10 km²−0.74% a yearRural
28,565LosaDaram, Samar949about 804about 1.18 km²1.28% a yearRural
28,566MagkasagLibagon, Southern Leyte949about 187about 5.08 km²1.39% a yearRural
28,567Matampay DimaraoBubong, Lanao del Sur949about 311about 3.05 km²1.33% a yearRural
28,568Natividad SouthCabiao, Nueva Ecija949about 7,715about 0.123 km²−0.28% a yearRural
28,569ParaisoDagami, Leyte949about 604about 1.57 km²−2.92% a yearRural
28,570PosadasSara, Iloilo949about 502about 1.89 km²−0.69% a yearRural
28,571Santa RosaAurora, Isabela949about 3,736about 0.254 km²−0.10% a yearRural
28,572SukolBalayan, Batangas949about 223about 4.25 km²1.66% a yearRural
28,573Tabing DagatOdiongan, Romblon949about 7,030about 0.135 km²−2.49% a yearUrban
28,574TininghalangLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur949about 102about 9.27 km²0.67% a yearRural
28,575YoctiSan Andres, Catanduanes949about 212about 4.47 km²0.88% a yearRural
28,576Barangay 533Manila948about 74,646about 0.0127 km²0.91% a yearUrban
28,577BerayKinoguitan, Misamis Oriental948about 244about 3.88 km²7.80% a yearRural
28,578BongloyDingle, Iloilo948about 288about 3.29 km²−2.88% a yearRural
28,579BulloganDumanjug, Cebu948about 327about 2.90 km²−1.99% a yearRural
28,580ErenasSan Jorge, Samar948about 1,413about 0.671 km²0.54% a yearRural
28,581LoocCulaba, Biliran948about 106about 8.96 km²1.36% a yearRural
28,582Lower UsoganTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur948about 295about 3.21 km²0.41% a yearRural
28,583LuyoDimiao, Bohol948about 2,013about 0.471 km²0.88% a yearRural
28,584Naglaoa-anSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur948about 568about 1.67 km²0.67% a yearRural
28,585NarraBalabagan, Lanao del Sur948about 247about 3.84 km²1.09% a yearRural
28,586OwacBilar, Bohol948about 71about 13.35 km²0.96% a yearRural
28,587PasilPaoay, Ilocos Norte948about 449about 2.11 km²−2.17% a yearRural
28,588SalvacionAlbuera, Leyte948about 228about 4.16 km²2.36% a yearUrban
28,589San JoseMainit, Surigao del Norte948about 204about 4.64 km²2.19% a yearRural
28,590Santa AnaEchague, Isabela948about 134about 7.08 km²−0.10% a yearRural
28,591TugasMatnog, Sorsogon948about 200about 4.74 km²0.25% a yearRural
28,592AgbanogPontevedra, Capiz947about 85about 11.10 km²0.49% a yearRural
28,593AguinCapul, Northern Samar947about 218about 4.35 km²4.47% a yearRural
28,594Ar-arampangBalaoan, La Union947about 478about 1.98 km²−0.72% a yearRural
28,595BaludSan Roque, Northern Samar947about 92about 10.26 km²0.44% a yearRural
28,596DuljuganPalompon, Leyte947about 253about 3.74 km²0.03% a yearRural
28,597Gebio-anTapaz, Capiz947about 353about 2.68 km²1.12% a yearRural
28,598LumanpingJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte947about 124about 7.61 km²−2.60% a yearRural
28,599MagsaysaySan Antonio, Quezon947about 251about 3.78 km²0.38% a yearRural
28,600MasupeBalaoan, La Union947about 667about 1.42 km²−0.30% 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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