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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, 28,901 to 28,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
28,901BukalPila, Laguna931about 739about 1.26 km²4.76% a yearRural
28,902CabayuganCawayan, Masbate931about 207about 4.50 km²−2.60% a yearRural
28,903Carmay WestRosales, Pangasinan931about 685about 1.36 km²2.85% a yearRural
28,904ConcepcionUmingan, Pangasinan931about 285about 3.27 km²−1.51% a yearRural
28,905EsperanzaJamindan, Capiz931about 201about 4.63 km²−0.31% a yearRural
28,906LuzongLuba, Abra931about 90about 10.36 km²0.47% a yearRural
28,907MatampayBalabagan, Lanao del Sur931about 970about 0.96 km²0.00% a yearRural
28,908Pantao RayaSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur931about 763about 1.22 km²no 2020 countRural
28,909Poblacion District 2La Paz, Leyte931about 7,107about 0.131 km²2.97% a yearRural
28,910PolangyutaSiquijor, Siquijor931about 501about 1.86 km²0.60% a yearRural
28,911RizalTuy, Batangas931about 4,433about 0.21 km²−4.64% a yearRural
28,912SalazarCarranglan, Nueva Ecija931about 16about 57.51 km²−0.31% a yearRural
28,913San IsidroPadre Burgos, Quezon931about 383about 2.43 km²1.22% a yearRural
28,914San MiguelMatanao, Davao del Sur931about 433about 2.15 km²−6.09% a yearRural
28,915Santa CruzJavier, Leyte931about 362about 2.57 km²0.08% a yearRural
28,916TaloloraTanauan, Leyte931about 613about 1.52 km²2.18% a yearRural
28,917TiporBani, Pangasinan931about 155about 6.00 km²0.42% a yearRural
28,918AlasagingMa-Ayon, Capiz930about 252about 3.69 km²0.26% a yearRural
28,919AlinayaPidigan, Abra930about 73about 12.74 km²−2.08% a yearRural
28,920Alip LalabuanMasiu, Lanao del Sur930about 2,650about 0.351 km²2.09% a yearRural
28,921AlipangRosario, La Union930about 321about 2.90 km²−0.26% a yearRural
28,922BaclaoCauayan, Negros Occidental930about 39about 23.77 km²−2.60% a yearRural
28,923BagoaingudBayang, Lanao del Sur930about 3,875about 0.24 km²2.09% a yearRural
28,924Bgy. No. 56-A, Bacsil NorthLaoag City, Ilocos Norte930about 226about 4.12 km²0.98% a yearRural
28,925CalalaHamtic, Antique930about 1,170about 0.795 km²1.06% a yearRural
28,926DilausanSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur930about 1,047about 0.888 km²1.42% a yearRural
28,927Diliman IISan Rafael, Bulacan930about 732about 1.27 km²1.58% a yearRural
28,928DilimbayanSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur930about 372about 2.50 km²1.92% a yearRural
28,929Laud SibaudPandami, Sulu930about 470about 1.98 km²2.77% a yearRural
28,930LaurelTagana-An, Surigao del Norte930about 80about 11.62 km²1.03% a yearRural
28,931MinangaLumbatan, Lanao del Sur930about 664about 1.40 km²2.15% a yearRural
28,932NagrangtayanSanchez Mira, Cagayan930about 592about 1.57 km²1.44% a yearRural
28,933NamantaoBacacay, Albay930about 343about 2.71 km²5.67% a yearRural
28,934New VisayasTrento, Agusan del Sur930about 131about 7.12 km²0.74% a yearRural
28,935OsmeñaAraceli, Palawan930about 74about 12.59 km²−0.15% a yearRural
28,936PagalonganMaguing, Lanao del Sur930about 886about 1.05 km²3.10% a yearRural
28,937PinangumhanBiliran, Biliran930about 75about 12.45 km²1.89% a yearRural
28,938San AgustinAbulug, Cagayan930about 122about 7.64 km²1.78% a yearRural
28,939San EugenioSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte930about 10,776about 0.0863 km²−2.21% a yearRural
28,940San JuanCulasi, Antique930about 492about 1.89 km²3.22% a yearRural
28,941San ManuelSanto Niño, Cagayan930about 158about 5.87 km²0.63% a yearRural
28,942San SebastianJones, Isabela930about 54about 17.26 km²1.09% a yearRural
28,943SauganDaram, Samar930about 470about 1.98 km²−3.00% a yearRural
28,944TamulalodDumarao, Capiz930about 160about 5.83 km²2.35% a yearRural
28,945Villa GraciaBuguey, Cagayan930about 261about 3.57 km²0.18% a yearRural
28,946BitoonDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte929about 152about 6.13 km²0.79% a yearRural
28,947CagbayangCalbayog City, Samar929about 460about 2.02 km²0.76% a yearRural
28,948CalayuganHinunangan, Southern Leyte929about 1,307about 0.711 km²1.70% a yearRural
28,949CalingonanCalbiga, Samar929about 204about 4.55 km²0.34% a yearRural
28,950CalutanGeneral Macarthur, Eastern Samar929about 357about 2.60 km²7.10% 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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