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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, 28,701 to 28,750 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
28,701NaspiPilar, Sorsogon942about 401about 2.35 km²0.81% a yearRural
28,702Niño JesusIriga City, Camarines Sur942about 166about 5.69 km²1.18% a yearRural
28,703PalacatAleosan, Cotabato942about 255about 3.69 km²−1.18% a yearRural
28,704PuyupuyanPasuquin, Ilocos Norte942about 504about 1.87 km²1.90% a yearRural
28,705QuezonMapanas, Northern Samar942about 147about 6.40 km²−0.90% a yearRural
28,706Simanu SurSan Pablo, Isabela942about 131about 7.18 km²0.15% a yearRural
28,707TagbuaneAlburquerque, Bohol942about 315about 2.99 km²0.36% a yearRural
28,708TalisayBugasong, Antique942about 812about 1.16 km²0.39% a yearRural
28,709Bagong SikatAgoncillo, Batangas941about 1,916about 0.491 km²−0.25% a yearRural
28,710Bangkaw-bangkawNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay941about 172about 5.48 km²−1.78% a yearRural
28,711Barangay 445Manila941about 72,946about 0.0129 km²0.26% a yearUrban
28,712Barangay 501Manila941about 49,526about 0.019 km²2.61% a yearUrban
28,713Barangay 96Pasay City941about 44,387about 0.0212 km²3.18% a yearUrban
28,714Bel-CruzLupi, Camarines Sur941about 649about 1.45 km²−2.03% a yearRural
28,715CanquiasonVillaba, Leyte941about 649about 1.45 km²3.75% a yearRural
28,716GamaoNaujan, Oriental Mindoro941about 224about 4.20 km²−0.58% a yearRural
28,717HibucawanJaro, Leyte941about 563about 1.67 km²0.03% a yearRural
28,718Lay-asanTanudan, Kalinga941about 152about 6.20 km²5.36% a yearRural
28,719MalinaoLaak, Davao de Oro941about 130about 7.23 km²8.60% a yearRural
28,720NagsurotBurgos, Ilocos Norte941about 82about 11.44 km²1.02% a yearRural
28,721San JoseBorbon, Cebu941about 322about 2.92 km²5.97% a yearRural
28,722San PedroMoncada, Tarlac941about 2,329about 0.404 km²1.07% a yearRural
28,723San RoqueMilaor, Camarines Sur941about 4,927about 0.191 km²1.56% a yearRural
28,724Santa MariaVintar, Ilocos Norte941about 6,071about 0.155 km²−2.28% a yearRural
28,725Santo DomingoSual, Pangasinan941about 176about 5.34 km²0.62% a yearRural
28,726Tawin-tawinGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte941about 153about 6.16 km²2.97% a yearRural
28,727BacsilBacnotan, La Union940about 495about 1.90 km²1.18% a yearRural
28,728BahaySan Policarpo, Eastern Samar940about 186about 5.06 km²1.02% a yearRural
28,729BaliwSan Juan, Ilocos Sur940about 514about 1.83 km²0.46% a yearRural
28,730BangbangMedina, Misamis Oriental940about 29about 32.49 km²1.08% a yearRural
28,731Barangay 14Bacacay, Albay940about 5,697about 0.165 km²−8.59% a yearRural
28,732BarbaritGattaran, Cagayan940about 275about 3.42 km²0.65% a yearRural
28,733CandiisVeruela, Agusan del Sur940about 418about 2.25 km²9.82% a yearRural
28,734CatibacCatarman, Camiguin940about 173about 5.42 km²0.52% a yearRural
28,735Julugan VTanza, Cavite940about 4,393about 0.214 km²−2.69% a yearRural
28,736LibertyPalompon, Leyte940about 107about 8.79 km²2.91% a yearRural
28,737NagsidorisanNaguilian, La Union940about 639about 1.47 km²−2.40% a yearRural
28,738New NazarethBasilisa, Dinagat Islands940about 416about 2.26 km²−5.69% a yearRural
28,739PangilMajayjay, Laguna940about 662about 1.42 km²3.42% a yearRural
28,740San PabloSan Mariano, Isabela940about 287about 3.27 km²−0.05% a yearRural
28,741San PedroSarrat, Ilocos Norte940about 278about 3.38 km²0.18% a yearRural
28,742SapotBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur940about 1,485about 0.633 km²9.17% a yearRural
28,743Siboan-OtongSan Fernando City, La Union940about 239about 3.93 km²1.46% a yearRural
28,744Suguidan SurNaguilian, La Union940about 258about 3.64 km²1.96% a yearRural
28,745TangarakSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte940about 24about 38.91 km²−5.23% a yearRural
28,746TibsocSan Enrique, Negros Occidental940about 431about 2.18 km²1.05% a yearRural
28,747Tierra AltaTaal, Batangas940about 4,821about 0.195 km²1.59% a yearRural
28,748AnsiraySan Jose, Occidental Mindoro939about 175about 5.37 km²0.70% a yearRural
28,749AtipoloTanauan, Leyte939about 610about 1.54 km²2.19% a yearRural
28,750BagabagSanto Tomas, Isabela939about 386about 2.43 km²1.16% 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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