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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, 29,301 to 29,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
29,301PantaoSan Jose, Antique911about 364about 2.50 km²3.13% a yearRural
29,302PaysawanBagac, Bataan911about 172about 5.31 km²1.33% a yearRural
29,303Ragan NorteDelfin Albano, Isabela911about 599about 1.52 km²1.79% a yearRural
29,304San FabianKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya911about 83about 10.94 km²0.64% a yearRural
29,305San PabloSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur911about 999about 0.912 km²−1.42% a yearRural
29,306San PedroGodod, Zamboanga del Norte911about 44about 20.59 km²0.97% a yearRural
29,307San Roque Zone IITayabas City, Quezon911about 41,598about 0.0219 km²−1.57% a yearUrban
29,308Santo NiñoLibjo, Dinagat Islands911about 225about 4.04 km²0.11% a yearRural
29,309Villa CieloBuguey, Cagayan911about 137about 6.63 km²0.89% a yearRural
29,310YananganLoay, Bohol911about 851about 1.07 km²−0.13% a yearRural
29,311BanuyaoMiagao, Iloilo910about 2,514about 0.362 km²−0.70% a yearRural
29,312BinogawanKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya910about 80about 11.35 km²3.26% a yearRural
29,313BirawanDaram, Samar910about 256about 3.55 km²−1.64% a yearRural
29,314CambangkayaCatmon, Cebu910about 131about 6.94 km²0.59% a yearRural
29,315CantuyocJagna, Bohol910about 342about 2.66 km²1.68% a yearRural
29,316CasalayanLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur910about 1,142about 0.797 km²1.42% a yearRural
29,317GumabaoOas, Albay910about 333about 2.73 km²−0.24% a yearRural
29,318Ibabang BangaMajayjay, Laguna910about 446about 2.04 km²2.08% a yearRural
29,319IlayaDumanjug, Cebu910about 3,569about 0.255 km²−3.81% a yearRural
29,320PitogoGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte910about 131about 6.95 km²6.03% a yearRural
29,321Poblacion NorthSan Juan, Abra910about 532about 1.71 km²0.59% a yearRural
29,322San IsidroSagbayan, Bohol910about 157about 5.79 km²−3.04% a yearRural
29,323San PedroMarihatag, Surigao del Sur910about 41about 22.08 km²−1.64% a yearRural
29,324SibalicGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte910about 89about 10.17 km²4.61% a yearRural
29,325Tublay CentralTublay, Benguet910about 186about 4.89 km²2.03% a yearRural
29,326BagacayJovellar, Albay909about 242about 3.76 km²−1.52% a yearRural
29,327BallogoBacnotan, La Union909about 1,349about 0.674 km²−0.24% a yearRural
29,328BaluganSagada, Mountain Province909about 230about 3.95 km²1.88% a yearRural
29,329Barangay 556Manila909about 65,870about 0.0138 km²2.44% a yearUrban
29,330BulagsongCatanauan, Quezon909about 221about 4.11 km²1.25% a yearRural
29,331CalalonLumbaca-Unayan, Lanao del Sur909about 377about 2.41 km²2.83% a yearRural
29,332CamangaanVigan City, Ilocos Sur909about 3,510about 0.259 km²−0.83% a yearRural
29,333CapuseranBenito Soliven, Isabela909about 62about 14.67 km²−0.11% a yearRural
29,334CodoogNarvacan, Ilocos Sur909about 602about 1.51 km²−0.52% a yearRural
29,335Divino RostroBuhi, Camarines Sur909about 84about 10.79 km²1.39% a yearRural
29,336GuintasSigma, Capiz909about 721about 1.26 km²−0.85% a yearRural
29,337LabangtaytayEsperanza, Masbate909about 850about 1.07 km²0.37% a yearRural
29,338MaligayaBuenavista, Quezon909about 154about 5.91 km²−1.81% a yearRural
29,339PagayawanBalindong, Lanao del Sur909about 1,874about 0.485 km²4.32% a yearRural
29,340PalingBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur909about 1,626about 0.559 km²8.02% a yearRural
29,341PilahanMabini, Batangas909about 1,626about 0.559 km²1.62% a yearRural
29,342San JuanPadre Burgos, Southern Leyte909about 1,151about 0.79 km²−2.77% a yearRural
29,343San VicenteClaveria, Masbate909about 178about 5.12 km²−2.38% a yearRural
29,344Sangay DakuOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental909about 243about 3.74 km²2.09% a yearRural
29,345AmbitacayAgoo, La Union908about 239about 3.80 km²−1.13% a yearRural
29,346AringitPastrana, Leyte908about 1,121about 0.81 km²3.18% a yearRural
29,347Bitadton NorteCulasi, Antique908about 575about 1.58 km²8.59% a yearRural
29,348CalaoaganPiat, Cagayan908about 200about 4.55 km²0.64% a yearRural
29,349CantaongonLoon, Bohol908about 327about 2.78 km²−0.98% a yearRural
29,350CapulhanDagami, Leyte908about 504about 1.80 km²5.97% 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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