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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, 28,951 to 29,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
28,951MagsaysayPalapag, Northern Samar929about 170about 5.46 km²1.28% a yearRural
28,952MagtangaleSan Francisco, Surigao del Norte929about 119about 7.82 km²1.25% a yearRural
28,953MalandayonMalinao, Aklan929about 632about 1.47 km²0.39% a yearRural
28,954MangopLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte929about 112about 8.33 km²−0.61% a yearRural
28,955NamtutanSan Fernando City, La Union929about 489about 1.90 km²−0.38% a yearRural
28,956Palale IlayaTayabas City, Quezon929about 404about 2.30 km²1.81% a yearRural
28,957Pias NorteCurrimao, Ilocos Norte929about 801about 1.16 km²−0.08% a yearRural
28,958Poblacion ETarangnan, Samar929about 7,092about 0.131 km²0.23% a yearRural
28,959Roxas Pob.Cordon, Isabela929about 7,373about 0.126 km²0.84% a yearRural
28,960SalisigPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte929about 303about 3.07 km²−1.18% a yearRural
28,961SalvacionSanta Elena, Camarines Norte929about 221about 4.21 km²6.44% a yearRural
28,962TawogSigma, Capiz929about 497about 1.87 km²2.04% a yearRural
28,963AbatMina, Iloilo928about 459about 2.02 km²−0.41% a yearRural
28,964Banuang GurangDonsol, Sorsogon928about 240about 3.86 km²0.23% a yearRural
28,965Barangay 193Manila928about 81,404about 0.0114 km²−1.27% a yearUrban
28,966CalpiBulan, Sorsogon928about 151about 6.13 km²1.96% a yearRural
28,967CamantanganMontevista, Davao de Oro928about 135about 6.85 km²−1.13% a yearRural
28,968DionelaPandan, Antique928about 7,607about 0.122 km²0.21% a yearRural
28,969DumpaoIguig, Cagayan928about 814about 1.14 km²0.05% a yearRural
28,970Ilian PoblacionPiagapo, Lanao del Sur928about 640about 1.45 km²1.59% a yearRural
28,971LiboEnrique Villanueva, Siquijor928about 317about 2.93 km²−0.26% a yearRural
28,972Lower SulitanNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay928about 101about 9.19 km²0.18% a yearRural
28,973MahaloAnahawan, Southern Leyte928about 640about 1.45 km²2.68% a yearRural
28,974MarandigCalinog, Iloilo928about 875about 1.06 km²−0.64% a yearRural
28,975NaulidMiagao, Iloilo928about 5,873about 0.158 km²3.01% a yearRural
28,976ParameSulop, Davao del Sur928about 195about 4.77 km²4.55% a yearRural
28,977Pedro F. AlviarVintar, Ilocos Norte928about 405about 2.29 km²0.13% a yearRural
28,978PilaringPilar, Surigao del Norte928about 580about 1.60 km²0.37% a yearRural
28,979RebuconKolambugan, Lanao del Norte928about 1,778about 0.522 km²0.34% a yearRural
28,980SaminunggayTamparan, Lanao del Sur928about 19,872about 0.0467 km²2.13% a yearRural
28,981San ClementeMagsingal, Ilocos Sur928about 3,083about 0.301 km²0.10% a yearRural
28,982TamboBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur928about 569about 1.63 km²3.44% a yearRural
28,983Tul-angIbajay, Aklan928about 599about 1.55 km²0.16% a yearRural
28,984VillaMoncada, Tarlac928about 1,023about 0.907 km²1.81% a yearRural
28,985Ward ISan Antonio, Northern Samar928about 556about 1.67 km²1.76% a yearRural
28,986BalingitPamplona, Cagayan927about 84about 10.99 km²0.21% a yearRural
28,987Barangay 2Indang, Cavite927about 7,357about 0.126 km²0.34% a yearRural
28,988Barangay VTuburan, Cebu927about 7,023about 0.132 km²−2.59% a yearRural
28,989Gabor NorteSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur927about 883about 1.05 km²−0.86% a yearRural
28,990General Prim EastBangar, La Union927about 1,698about 0.546 km²−0.15% a yearRural
28,991HugpaOrmoc City, Leyte927about 90about 10.32 km²2.39% a yearRural
28,992KatilingbanIloilo City, Iloilo927about 19,035about 0.0487 km²0.71% a yearRural
28,993LoganIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay927about 124about 7.49 km²2.22% a yearRural
28,994Magsaysay DistrictSanta, Ilocos Sur927about 677about 1.37 km²−0.66% a yearRural
28,995MambayawasLibmanan, Camarines Sur927about 197about 4.70 km²−0.38% a yearRural
28,996Sabang Zone IAllen, Northern Samar927about 7,661about 0.121 km²−0.84% a yearRural
28,997Santa CruzDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay927about 457about 2.03 km²1.93% a yearRural
28,998Small BanisilonTangcal, Lanao del Norte927about 246about 3.77 km²3.47% a yearRural
28,999SunsonAliaga, Nueva Ecija927about 410about 2.26 km²1.06% a yearRural
29,000TangnanLoon, Bohol927about 657about 1.41 km²1.01% 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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