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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, 28,801 to 28,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
28,801Mapili GrandeBadiangan, Iloilo937about 409about 2.29 km²−0.28% a yearRural
28,802NauguisanCarigara, Leyte937about 1,647about 0.569 km²−1.26% a yearRural
28,803PacacAllacapan, Cagayan937about 211about 4.44 km²0.28% a yearRural
28,804Poblacion IVTamparan, Lanao del Sur937about 53,543about 0.0175 km²2.48% a yearRural
28,805San RoqueAnao, Tarlac937about 1,238about 0.757 km²0.52% a yearRural
28,806San Roque EastAgoo, La Union937about 669about 1.40 km²−0.97% a yearRural
28,807San VicenteSarrat, Ilocos Norte937about 3,840about 0.244 km²0.10% a yearRural
28,808Tala-onLa Libertad, Negros Oriental937about 99about 9.49 km²0.78% a yearRural
28,809TawananPantar, Lanao del Norte937about 1,137about 0.824 km²0.70% a yearRural
28,810TinauganZumarraga, Samar937about 515about 1.82 km²−1.83% a yearRural
28,811Zone VMurcia, Negros Occidental937about 17,067about 0.0549 km²−3.41% a yearRural
28,812BagticSan Remigio, Cebu936about 132about 7.08 km²−8.05% a yearRural
28,813Barangay 12Llorente, Eastern Samar936about 3,173about 0.295 km²−0.78% a yearRural
28,814Barangay 454Manila936about 47,035about 0.0199 km²−4.88% a yearUrban
28,815Barangay IIGarchitorena, Camarines Sur936about 1,091about 0.858 km²−2.11% a yearRural
28,816Basak MaitoSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur936about 1,660about 0.564 km²0.44% a yearRural
28,817Bato-AlatbangMayoyao, Ifugao936about 1,899about 0.493 km²0.92% a yearRural
28,818BinalayGeneral Macarthur, Eastern Samar936about 285about 3.28 km²−0.78% a yearRural
28,819BotocanMajayjay, Laguna936about 891about 1.05 km²0.13% a yearRural
28,820Cambus-ocBuenavista, Bohol936about 314about 2.98 km²1.83% a yearRural
28,821Cana-anImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay936about 244about 3.84 km²0.84% a yearRural
28,822DongocSan Joaquin, Iloilo936about 134about 7.00 km²no 2020 countRural
28,823GimagtoconLagonoy, Camarines Sur936about 47about 19.83 km²−7.06% a yearRural
28,824KidalosKapatagan, Lanao del Norte936about 155about 6.02 km²−4.09% a yearRural
28,825La VictoriaValencia, Bohol936about 322about 2.91 km²−0.73% a yearRural
28,826LimotVeruela, Agusan del Sur936about 90about 10.37 km²−5.46% a yearRural
28,827LinukMadamba, Lanao del Sur936about 6,367about 0.147 km²1.30% a yearRural
28,828Santa CatalinaLopez, Quezon936about 105about 8.95 km²−5.38% a yearRural
28,829BacnitSagay, Camiguin935about 90about 10.42 km²1.86% a yearRural
28,830BagayIgbaras, Iloilo935about 349about 2.68 km²0.57% a yearRural
28,831Barangay 478Manila935about 36,100about 0.0259 km²−4.42% a yearUrban
28,832BinohanganCaibiran, Biliran935about 290about 3.22 km²−0.25% a yearRural
28,833BogoMaasin City, Southern Leyte935about 408about 2.29 km²3.56% a yearRural
28,834CadanglaanPura, Tarlac935about 325about 2.88 km²1.30% a yearRural
28,835Datu IndangPresident Roxas, Cotabato935about 145about 6.46 km²−0.58% a yearRural
28,836DungegSanta Ana, Cagayan935about 54about 17.32 km²0.49% a yearRural
28,837EstradaQuezon, Isabela935about 140about 6.67 km²2.63% a yearRural
28,838JubasanMapanas, Northern Samar935about 55about 17.08 km²1.86% a yearRural
28,839La SuerteAmulung, Cagayan935about 81about 11.60 km²−0.20% a yearRural
28,840LagumaSilago, Southern Leyte935about 202about 4.63 km²3.97% a yearRural
28,841MabuhayLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte935about 182about 5.14 km²4.93% a yearRural
28,842MasaoMalabang, Lanao del Sur935about 216about 4.33 km²3.23% a yearRural
28,843MaulMarantao, Lanao del Sur935about 4,289about 0.218 km²7.19% a yearRural
28,844MorobLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte935about 89about 10.51 km²7.08% a yearRural
28,845OmaloLagonoy, Camarines Sur935about 208about 4.49 km²no 2020 countRural
28,846VillasolAgutaya, Palawan935about 199about 4.71 km²1.35% a yearRural
28,847Zone 2Santa Fe, Leyte935about 2,480about 0.377 km²−1.69% a yearRural
28,848AnaaoAlilem, Ilocos Sur934about 103about 9.10 km²1.69% a yearRural
28,849AntikinInfanta, Quezon934about 269about 3.47 km²1.61% a yearRural
28,850Barangay 545Manila934about 85,688about 0.0109 km²1.36% a yearUrban

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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