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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, 29,101 to 29,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
29,101BulakDalaguete, Cebu921about 296about 3.11 km²−1.67% a yearRural
29,102Cagamutan del SurGamay, Northern Samar921about 430about 2.14 km²−7.03% a yearRural
29,103CogonLezo, Aklan921about 562about 1.64 km²1.38% a yearRural
29,104JandigMaribojoc, Bohol921about 139about 6.64 km²−4.00% a yearRural
29,105MapantaoMarogong, Lanao del Sur921about 532about 1.73 km²2.79% a yearRural
29,106Old GuiaMa-Ayon, Capiz921about 112about 8.22 km²0.99% a yearRural
29,107Palo AltoLingig, Surigao del Sur921about 132about 6.96 km²−0.62% a yearRural
29,108Pio Del PilarBiri, Northern Samar921about 348about 2.65 km²−1.74% a yearRural
29,109Poblacion VMendez, Cavite921about 25,655about 0.0359 km²0.74% a yearRural
29,110Raya Buadi BaraoTamparan, Lanao del Sur921about 3,232about 0.285 km²3.91% a yearRural
29,111San AndresSan Mateo, Isabela921about 258about 3.57 km²−0.41% a yearRural
29,112San IsidroInabanga, Bohol921about 339about 2.72 km²0.55% a yearRural
29,113SibantangTalisayan, Misamis Oriental921about 77about 11.89 km²1.43% a yearRural
29,114TilubogNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay921about 328about 2.81 km²−0.51% a yearRural
29,115Agboy SurLeon, Iloilo920about 742about 1.24 km²3.01% a yearRural
29,116AlegriaMarihatag, Surigao del Sur920about 492about 1.87 km²−0.97% a yearRural
29,117BagumbayanMagpet, Cotabato920about 80about 11.50 km²−0.10% a yearRural
29,118Bakit-BakitRosales, Pangasinan920about 575about 1.60 km²2.62% a yearRural
29,119Barangay 502Manila920about 52,273about 0.0176 km²2.95% a yearUrban
29,120BaroboLlorente, Eastern Samar920about 90about 10.17 km²−2.00% a yearRural
29,121CajagwayanSan Policarpo, Eastern Samar920about 247about 3.73 km²1.55% a yearRural
29,122Cañogan AltoSanto Tomas, Isabela920about 982about 0.937 km²0.03% a yearRural
29,123CapandananSanta Maria, Pangasinan920about 1,122about 0.82 km²−0.26% a yearRural
29,124Guindapunan EastCarigara, Leyte920about 4,742about 0.194 km²−3.47% a yearRural
29,125KalaludanPagayawan, Lanao del Sur920about 225about 4.09 km²0.93% a yearRural
29,126ManggaQuezon, Isabela920about 58about 15.97 km²2.62% a yearRural
29,127SablangGeneral Nakar, Quezon920about 20about 46.45 km²0.88% a yearRural
29,128San NicolasDelfin Albano, Isabela920about 117about 7.85 km²1.27% a yearRural
29,129SinuaganBadiangan, Iloilo920about 617about 1.49 km²0.26% a yearRural
29,130TangcalTugaya, Lanao del Sur920about 2,968about 0.31 km²0.10% a yearRural
29,131UdangunMadalum, Lanao del Sur920about 180about 5.12 km²no 2020 countRural
29,132BabasalonMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte919about 605about 1.52 km²4.37% a yearRural
29,133Barangay 4Isabela, Negros Occidental919about 7,069about 0.13 km²−2.31% a yearRural
29,134Barangay 657Manila919about 2,802about 0.328 km²−1.58% a yearUrban
29,135Barangay IQuezon, Nueva Ecija919about 613about 1.50 km²no 2020 countRural
29,136Barangay II-AManapla, Negros Occidental919about 17,879about 0.0514 km²0.29% a yearRural
29,137BulawanPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon919about 359about 2.56 km²−2.24% a yearRural
29,138BungahanAntequera, Bohol919about 252about 3.65 km²0.94% a yearRural
29,139CajogutanBacacay, Albay919about 753about 1.22 km²−7.72% a yearRural
29,140Centro IISanta Praxedes, Cagayan919about 597about 1.54 km²0.16% a yearRural
29,141De VeraCauayan City, Isabela919about 114about 8.03 km²1.52% a yearRural
29,142FimagasKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte919about 44about 20.87 km²−3.67% a yearRural
29,143I. S. CruzJasaan, Misamis Oriental919about 109about 8.45 km²no 2020 countRural
29,144Isok IBoac, Marinduque919about 2,511about 0.366 km²−6.18% a yearRural
29,145LattutRizal, Cagayan919about 176about 5.23 km²0.26% a yearRural
29,146Linut-odArgao, Cebu919about 223about 4.13 km²−3.60% a yearRural
29,147MamuyaoTanay, Rizal919about 39about 23.76 km²0.03% a yearRural
29,148Poblacion 2Hamtic, Antique919about 2,596about 0.354 km²0.77% a yearRural
29,149PongolanPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte919about 157about 5.85 km²1.83% a yearRural
29,150RarabNunungan, Lanao del Norte919about 152about 6.04 km²−1.21% 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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