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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, 29,201 to 29,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
29,201DanhugOrmoc City, Leyte916about 3,754about 0.244 km²−3.66% a yearRural
29,202DibarusanBalindong, Lanao del Sur916about 583about 1.57 km²3.68% a yearRural
29,203Hinapu DakuMaasin City, Southern Leyte916about 244about 3.75 km²−0.67% a yearRural
29,204LaudSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi916about 47,958about 0.0191 km²1.78% a yearRural
29,205MadatagKabugao, Apayao916about 49about 18.79 km²2.75% a yearRural
29,206ManaguitDumangas, Iloilo916about 1,021about 0.897 km²−0.79% a yearRural
29,207ManggaQuezon City916about 11,212about 0.0817 km²0.08% a yearUrban
29,208Poblacion EastPugo, La Union916about 4,035about 0.227 km²−0.36% a yearRural
29,209Poblacion IITanjay City, Negros Oriental916about 5,326about 0.172 km²no 2020 countUrban
29,210San Manuel SurAgoo, La Union916about 1,168about 0.784 km²−0.36% a yearRural
29,211San Nicolas EastAgoo, La Union916about 6,686about 0.137 km²−0.59% a yearRural
29,212Santa CruzGuinayangan, Quezon916about 165about 5.56 km²2.13% a yearRural
29,213Santa MariaDumaran, Palawan916about 30about 31.01 km²−0.26% a yearRural
29,214Santa PazSan Isidro, Surigao del Norte916about 354about 2.59 km²0.94% a yearRural
29,215TawidAnda, Bohol916about 645about 1.42 km²0.32% a yearRural
29,216Barangay 39Caloocan City915about 56,832about 0.0161 km²0.64% a yearUrban
29,217Bicas-bicasBuenavista, Marinduque915about 229about 4.00 km²1.44% a yearRural
29,218Bubong BayabaoMaguing, Lanao del Sur915about 4,140about 0.221 km²0.67% a yearRural
29,219CabunganBalatan, Camarines Sur915about 394about 2.32 km²−1.19% a yearRural
29,220Calawan-anDaram, Samar915about 305about 3.00 km²0.45% a yearRural
29,221Comapo-capoPilar, Sorsogon915about 186about 4.92 km²1.73% a yearRural
29,222DanaoBatuan, Masbate915about 276about 3.31 km²0.97% a yearRural
29,223DimalcoBonifacio, Misamis Occidental915about 215about 4.26 km²1.08% a yearRural
29,224Duhol KabbonMaimbung, Sulu915about 412about 2.22 km²no 2020 countRural
29,225Esperanza WestAurora, Isabela915about 472about 1.94 km²0.13% a yearRural
29,226LapaMaimbung, Sulu915about 2,179about 0.42 km²8.51% a yearRural
29,227Las ArenasPantukan, Davao de Oro915about 24about 37.98 km²−1.63% a yearRural
29,228LibuacSurigao City, Surigao del Norte915about 1,452about 0.63 km²−2.04% a yearRural
29,229LusongTuburan, Cebu915about 66about 13.80 km²0.26% a yearRural
29,230Malapoc NorteMaasin City, Southern Leyte915about 311about 2.94 km²−0.31% a yearRural
29,231MarupayJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte915about 200about 4.57 km²8.91% a yearRural
29,232PambuhanPerez, Quezon915about 111about 8.22 km²2.22% a yearRural
29,233PindolonanBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur915about 2,748about 0.333 km²6.60% a yearRural
29,234RamitanPicong, Lanao del Sur915about 185about 4.95 km²0.08% a yearRural
29,235San JuanNabua, Camarines Sur915about 12,517about 0.0731 km²−0.23% a yearRural
29,236SulanganMatnog, Sorsogon915about 598about 1.53 km²0.72% a yearRural
29,237TupasRonda, Cebu915about 264about 3.46 km²9.36% a yearRural
29,238Zone IVPinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro915about 6,583about 0.139 km²−2.39% a yearUrban
29,239BituanTulunan, Cotabato914about 71about 12.86 km²0.94% a yearRural
29,240BuntalanMaasin, Iloilo914about 775about 1.18 km²0.18% a yearRural
29,241CangcosmePalompon, Leyte914about 387about 2.36 km²−1.42% a yearRural
29,242Canipay SurMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur914about 222about 4.12 km²0.16% a yearRural
29,243CarabaoanMayantoc, Tarlac914about 304about 3.01 km²1.00% a yearRural
29,244DanawanLibmanan, Camarines Sur914about 308about 2.97 km²0.26% a yearRural
29,245MasinaoSanta Maria, Laguna914about 667about 1.37 km²1.73% a yearRural
29,246MonteflorPilar, Capiz914about 854about 1.07 km²−0.87% a yearRural
29,247NamnamaJones, Isabela914about 47about 19.33 km²0.86% a yearRural
29,248New VisayasMaco, Davao de Oro914about 90about 10.12 km²0.83% a yearRural
29,249PasilnahutSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte914about 1,618about 0.565 km²3.65% a yearRural
29,250PoblacionVillaviciosa, Abra914about 158about 5.80 km²0.45% 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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