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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, 28,851 to 28,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
28,851BayabasDipaculao, Aurora934about 677about 1.38 km²0.13% a yearRural
28,852BetayanMalabang, Lanao del Sur934about 235about 3.97 km²6.55% a yearRural
28,853CabayuganCalape, Bohol934about 144about 6.49 km²−0.90% a yearRural
28,854CatbawanPintuyan, Southern Leyte934about 254about 3.68 km²4.35% a yearRural
28,855E. DuranBobon, Northern Samar934about 33about 28.22 km²0.47% a yearRural
28,856IlianMulondo, Lanao del Sur934about 1,415about 0.66 km²3.81% a yearRural
28,857LugunaCalanogas, Lanao del Sur934about 96about 9.70 km²5.47% a yearRural
28,858Poblacion SurCaba, La Union934about 2,552about 0.366 km²−2.20% a yearRural
28,859Puerta RealSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur934about 2,755about 0.339 km²1.06% a yearRural
28,860TambacBinidayan, Lanao del Sur934about 3,472about 0.269 km²0.95% a yearRural
28,861TinabilanPalompon, Leyte934about 413about 2.26 km²1.66% a yearRural
28,862Tumbao-CamaligBanisilan, Cotabato934about 89about 10.50 km²2.69% a yearRural
28,863Barangay 2Sariaya, Quezon933about 7,068about 0.132 km²−5.97% a yearUrban
28,864Barangay 3 PoblacionIgbaras, Iloilo933about 3,777about 0.247 km²1.33% a yearRural
28,865Barangay 788Manila933about 65,245about 0.0143 km²−0.90% a yearUrban
28,866BongdoJulita, Leyte933about 735about 1.27 km²0.26% a yearRural
28,867CayusQuirino, Ilocos Sur933about 39about 24.00 km²1.97% a yearRural
28,868DanaoBindoy, Negros Oriental933about 86about 10.82 km²−6.14% a yearRural
28,869DiduyonMaddela, Quirino933about 300about 3.11 km²0.18% a yearRural
28,870IlihanJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte933about 127about 7.33 km²4.13% a yearRural
28,871KapataganSen. Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat933about 127about 7.34 km²0.47% a yearRural
28,872Lapu-LapuDagami, Leyte933about 4,859about 0.192 km²−1.81% a yearRural
28,873LiboronCatigbian, Bohol933about 342about 2.73 km²−2.55% a yearRural
28,874LusokSanta Cruz, Marinduque933about 718about 1.30 km²−0.81% a yearRural
28,875ManaolLagonglong, Misamis Oriental933about 176about 5.31 km²−0.28% a yearRural
28,876MejoDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay933about 390about 2.39 km²0.55% a yearRural
28,877OlandiaBarcelona, Sorsogon933about 236about 3.95 km²−0.46% a yearRural
28,878PasayananMarogong, Lanao del Sur933about 428about 2.18 km²5.54% a yearRural
28,879PataganManukan, Zamboanga del Norte933about 112about 8.35 km²−2.12% a yearRural
28,880PipiasBacarra, Ilocos Norte933about 1,316about 0.709 km²−2.73% a yearRural
28,881PoblacionBuenavista, Bohol933about 1,202about 0.776 km²−3.43% a yearRural
28,882San JoaquinSan Fernando, Camarines Sur933about 219about 4.27 km²−0.56% a yearRural
28,883San Juan-San RamonCamaligan, Camarines Sur933about 3,430about 0.272 km²−3.17% a yearRural
28,884San VicenteCateel, Davao Oriental933about 212about 4.41 km²0.98% a yearRural
28,885CabalitianUmingan, Pangasinan932about 403about 2.31 km²1.61% a yearRural
28,886CanmanoSagbayan, Bohol932about 243about 3.84 km²−2.68% a yearRural
28,887EscoltaDinagat, Dinagat Islands932about 8,396about 0.111 km²1.50% a yearRural
28,888GrapDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur932about 192about 4.86 km²−0.08% a yearRural
28,889MacatcatudMagsingal, Ilocos Sur932about 184about 5.07 km²1.00% a yearRural
28,890MercaduhayTabontabon, Leyte932about 357about 2.61 km²1.28% a yearRural
28,891PaigoayBalindong, Lanao del Sur932about 4,502about 0.207 km²2.73% a yearRural
28,892SaliponganMulondo, Lanao del Sur932about 20,439about 0.0456 km²6.07% a yearRural
28,893San MiguelSan Isidro, Davao Oriental932about 137about 6.81 km²−2.35% a yearRural
28,894TawidMaasin City, Southern Leyte932about 448about 2.08 km²0.00% a yearRural
28,895TinagoJuban, Sorsogon932about 194about 4.80 km²0.42% a yearRural
28,896VenturanzaBanga, Aklan932about 426about 2.19 km²0.57% a yearRural
28,897AbraGattaran, Cagayan931about 61about 15.38 km²0.92% a yearRural
28,898BairanAsturias, Cebu931about 121about 7.67 km²−2.10% a yearRural
28,899BangcoPiagapo, Lanao del Sur931about 403about 2.31 km²no 2020 countRural
28,900Barangay 891Manila931about 23,451about 0.0397 km²4.99% 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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