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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, 29,151 to 29,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
29,151San FranciscoBuhi, Camarines Sur919about 403about 2.28 km²−3.80% a yearRural
29,152San JoseJose Panganiban, Camarines Norte919about 54about 16.87 km²1.18% a yearRural
29,153San RoqueBaao, Camarines Sur919about 17,405about 0.0528 km²−2.05% a yearRural
29,154Santo DomingoCabarroguis, Quirino919about 486about 1.89 km²0.83% a yearRural
29,155SianaMainit, Surigao del Norte919about 634about 1.45 km²−1.29% a yearRural
29,156SinaiSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte919about 225about 4.09 km²−2.08% a yearRural
29,157TacubMarantao, Lanao del Sur919about 843about 1.09 km²6.64% a yearRural
29,158TalamimiBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay919about 70about 13.05 km²−0.92% a yearRural
29,159TelbangCamiling, Tarlac919about 585about 1.57 km²2.86% a yearUrban
29,160TrojelloBobon, Northern Samar919about 164about 5.60 km²0.05% a yearRural
29,161AgbatuanAnilao, Iloilo918about 354about 2.59 km²−0.74% a yearRural
29,162BagumbayanTabuk City, Kalinga918about 41about 22.37 km²2.62% a yearRural
29,163BaracbacUmingan, Pangasinan918about 119about 7.73 km²−4.58% a yearRural
29,164Barangay 440Manila918about 73,440about 0.0125 km²−2.12% a yearUrban
29,165BulalaDupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya918about 23about 39.67 km²1.92% a yearRural
29,166CarugmananBanisilan, Cotabato918about 105about 8.72 km²−4.01% a yearRural
29,167CavasiLigao City, Albay918about 820about 1.12 km²−1.14% a yearRural
29,168KioyaSibagat, Agusan del Sur918about 72about 12.83 km²1.86% a yearRural
29,169New Society Village Pob.Butuan City, Agusan del Norte918about 17,159about 0.0535 km²−0.94% a yearRural
29,170Partida IIGuimba, Nueva Ecija918about 701about 1.31 km²3.51% a yearRural
29,171PoblacionTubaran, Lanao del Sur918about 504about 1.82 km²0.94% a yearRural
29,172RamonaAngadanan, Isabela918about 350about 2.62 km²5.51% a yearRural
29,173SalvacionTandag City, Surigao del Sur918about 145about 6.34 km²0.58% a yearRural
29,174San AntonioBarcelona, Sorsogon918about 322about 2.85 km²0.16% a yearRural
29,175San MiguelSan Julian, Eastern Samar918about 274about 3.35 km²0.53% a yearRural
29,176Santo NiñoGetafe, Bohol918about 99about 9.31 km²4.83% a yearRural
29,177TamionDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte918about 200about 4.58 km²−1.07% a yearRural
29,178TingintinginKauswagan, Lanao del Norte918about 403about 2.28 km²−0.97% a yearRural
29,179BayeMambusao, Capiz917about 252about 3.64 km²1.16% a yearRural
29,180Bucal IV AMaragondon, Cavite917about 5,152about 0.178 km²0.37% a yearRural
29,181BuenoMangatarem, Pangasinan917about 841about 1.09 km²0.00% a yearRural
29,182CabatuanBotolan, Zambales917about 45about 20.21 km²2.90% a yearRural
29,183CabogClarin, Bohol917about 281about 3.26 km²−3.72% a yearRural
29,184CaridadCulasi, Antique917about 679about 1.35 km²0.58% a yearRural
29,185Dalingding SurMedellin, Cebu917about 206about 4.46 km²0.56% a yearRural
29,186GangauanAmulung, Cagayan917about 43about 21.09 km²0.18% a yearRural
29,187KimmalabaDolores, Abra917about 195about 4.70 km²1.66% a yearRural
29,188MabiniPalompon, Leyte917about 191about 4.80 km²−1.60% a yearRural
29,189Macabangan ImbalaMasiu, Lanao del Sur917about 4,540about 0.202 km²2.33% a yearRural
29,190Mahacot KanluranBatangas City, Batangas917about 350about 2.62 km²6.87% a yearRural
29,191ManlayagTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur917about 57about 16.05 km²0.10% a yearRural
29,192NangcamotianRosario, La Union917about 615about 1.49 km²−0.23% a yearRural
29,193PoblacionMayoyao, Ifugao917about 169about 5.44 km²0.86% a yearRural
29,194PongayanKapangan, Benguet917about 84about 10.98 km²1.30% a yearRural
29,195Santa CruzVeruela, Agusan del Sur917about 96about 9.53 km²−1.53% a yearRural
29,196T. ArlanSanta Monica, Surigao del Norte917about 1,314about 0.698 km²−2.13% a yearRural
29,197Ba-aoDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte916about 126about 7.27 km²−0.99% a yearRural
29,198Barangay 117Pasay City916about 112,531about 0.00814 km²−0.49% a yearUrban
29,199CabuloanSan Nicolas, Pangasinan916about 449about 2.04 km²−0.08% a yearRural
29,200CaliforniaBarotac Viejo, Iloilo916about 424about 2.16 km²−0.18% 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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