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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, 29,251 to 29,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
29,251RooseveltBarugo, Leyte914about 229about 3.99 km²0.64% a yearRural
29,252San VicenteMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur914about 239about 3.83 km²2.52% a yearRural
29,253SumoroyPalapag, Northern Samar914about 795about 1.15 km²−0.72% a yearRural
29,254AbilayMaasin, Iloilo913about 243about 3.76 km²−0.26% a yearRural
29,255AmlaoTabuk City, Kalinga913about 40about 22.67 km²0.26% a yearRural
29,256Barangay 126Manila913about 6,664about 0.137 km²−5.62% a yearUrban
29,257Buayaan LilodDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur913about 2,461about 0.371 km²1.11% a yearRural
29,258CasanfernandoanPozorrubio, Pangasinan913about 385about 2.37 km²−4.92% a yearRural
29,259GuinaburanBalaoan, La Union913about 376about 2.43 km²0.18% a yearRural
29,260LakitOld Panamao, Sulu913about 236about 3.87 km²2.82% a yearRural
29,261LoocTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte913about 473about 1.93 km²−0.75% a yearRural
29,262RizalBauan, Batangas913about 830about 1.10 km²3.03% a yearRural
29,263San Andres, Isla VerdeBatangas City, Batangas913about 429about 2.13 km²0.53% a yearRural
29,264San JoseSierra Bullones, Bohol913about 364about 2.51 km²−0.85% a yearRural
29,265Santo RosarioSan Isidro, Davao Oriental913about 94about 9.72 km²0.13% a yearRural
29,266SaringayaTalugtug, Nueva Ecija913about 380about 2.40 km²0.08% a yearRural
29,267SilalPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay913about 133about 6.87 km²0.67% a yearRural
29,268Abucayan SurCalape, Bohol912about 496about 1.84 km²1.88% a yearRural
29,269AparicioIbajay, Aklan912about 112about 8.17 km²1.19% a yearRural
29,270ApatutBalaoan, La Union912about 596about 1.53 km²−1.88% a yearRural
29,271Bubonga PagalamatanMarawi City, Lanao del Sur912about 4,930about 0.185 km²no 2020 countRural
29,272Cabugao OestePanay, Capiz912about 760about 1.20 km²0.29% a yearRural
29,273Calamagui WestSanta Maria, Isabela912about 244about 3.74 km²−0.36% a yearRural
29,274CalarayanAllen, Northern Samar912about 488about 1.87 km²1.70% a yearRural
29,275CorralesJasaan, Misamis Oriental912about 176about 5.17 km²0.18% a yearRural
29,276Labinab GrandeReina Mercedes, Isabela912about 773about 1.18 km²0.32% a yearRural
29,277LibboBagulin, La Union912about 93about 9.84 km²−1.17% a yearRural
29,278MalayanM'Lang, Cotabato912about 161about 5.67 km²−0.82% a yearRural
29,279MaliwanagSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur912about 352about 2.59 km²1.99% a yearRural
29,280PadlosLibmanan, Camarines Sur912about 360about 2.53 km²7.45% a yearRural
29,281PagsangahanSan Miguel, Catanduanes912about 121about 7.55 km²−1.15% a yearRural
29,282Puting CacaoPola, Oriental Mindoro912about 174about 5.25 km²0.24% a yearRural
29,283San JoseVigan City, Ilocos Sur912about 2,606about 0.35 km²0.37% a yearRural
29,284San RafaelBusuanga, Palawan912about 42about 21.88 km²1.67% a yearRural
29,285VicalSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur912about 754about 1.21 km²−1.69% a yearRural
29,286VictoriaCurrimao, Ilocos Norte912about 5,884about 0.155 km²0.34% a yearRural
29,287AglinabTapaz, Capiz911about 189about 4.83 km²1.85% a yearRural
29,288BacaoTaysan, Batangas911about 220about 4.15 km²−0.08% a yearRural
29,289BantugCarranglan, Nueva Ecija911about 447about 2.04 km²−0.44% a yearRural
29,290Barangay 53Caloocan City911about 18,784about 0.0485 km²0.94% a yearUrban
29,291BogoMaria, Siquijor911about 288about 3.16 km²1.65% a yearRural
29,292CamambuganLibmanan, Camarines Sur911about 164about 5.55 km²−4.44% a yearRural
29,293CamoteDulag, Leyte911about 219about 4.16 km²0.03% a yearRural
29,294CasalsaganPototan, Iloilo911about 552about 1.65 km²−1.49% a yearRural
29,295CawayananBoston, Davao Oriental911about 86about 10.65 km²5.35% a yearRural
29,296LibertadBulan, Sorsogon911about 41,036about 0.0222 km²2.80% a yearRural
29,297MansangatGarchitorena, Camarines Sur911about 270about 3.37 km²2.50% a yearRural
29,298MapantaoSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur911about 492about 1.85 km²3.01% a yearRural
29,299NavalitaHinundayan, Southern Leyte911about 224about 4.07 km²4.64% a yearRural
29,300PagbennecanBalaoan, La Union911about 366about 2.49 km²1.05% 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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