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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, 29,351 to 29,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
29,351FlordelizMacrohon, Southern Leyte908about 397about 2.29 km²3.24% a yearRural
29,352MagaslongDatu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur908about 445about 2.04 km²0.27% a yearRural
29,353Maria Cristina EastBangar, La Union908about 3,466about 0.262 km²−0.95% a yearRural
29,354Paridi-KalimodanMadalum, Lanao del Sur908about 11,611about 0.0782 km²2.81% a yearRural
29,355SagbangValencia, Negros Oriental908about 108about 8.39 km²0.78% a yearRural
29,356San AntonioMilagros, Masbate908about 48about 18.96 km²−1.67% a yearRural
29,357AguitapSolsona, Ilocos Norte907about 340about 2.67 km²0.08% a yearRural
29,358AngilanAntequera, Bohol907about 221about 4.10 km²−0.75% a yearRural
29,359AtulayanCalauag, Quezon907about 115about 7.90 km²−0.47% a yearRural
29,360BagacayCalatrava, Negros Occidental907about 164about 5.54 km²−0.80% a yearRural
29,361BangsudTago, Surigao del Sur907about 64about 14.21 km²−0.85% a yearRural
29,362Barangay 4Cuenca, Batangas907about 5,039about 0.18 km²−2.50% a yearRural
29,363Barangay VIAmadeo, Cavite907about 7,434about 0.122 km²−0.03% a yearUrban
29,364BarbaquesoCarasi, Ilocos Norte907about 15about 61.74 km²2.69% a yearRural
29,365BaruaBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur907about 152about 5.98 km²0.73% a yearRural
29,366Binangbang CentroBarbaza, Antique907about 703about 1.29 km²1.06% a yearRural
29,367CalunetanSison, Pangasinan907about 49about 18.45 km²0.43% a yearRural
29,368CandatagMalitbog, Southern Leyte907about 370about 2.45 km²−3.30% a yearRural
29,369Centro VIIIClaveria, Cagayan907about 687about 1.32 km²0.51% a yearRural
29,370General IslandCantilan, Surigao del Sur907about 154about 5.90 km²−1.38% a yearRural
29,371HinugayanBarugo, Leyte907about 236about 3.84 km²0.05% a yearRural
29,372KulisapPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay907about 181about 5.02 km²0.40% a yearRural
29,373MateTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur907about 139about 6.54 km²−3.69% a yearRural
29,374Poblacion 11Catbalogan City, Samar907about 24,514about 0.037 km²−2.94% a yearUrban
29,375TeomabalHadji Panglima Tahil, Sulu907about 82about 11.09 km²2.93% a yearRural
29,376Villa PeredaDelfin Albano, Isabela907about 131about 6.90 km²1.14% a yearRural
29,377AlwaPalauig, Zambales906about 266about 3.40 km²2.42% a yearRural
29,378BalaasArgao, Cebu906about 761about 1.19 km²0.37% a yearRural
29,379BerwarTangcal, Lanao del Norte906about 331about 2.74 km²2.69% a yearRural
29,380Binaliuan MenorTigbauan, Iloilo906about 681about 1.33 km²1.40% a yearRural
29,381ConcepcionNaujan, Oriental Mindoro906about 152about 5.97 km²−0.44% a yearRural
29,382IpilSan Jose, Occidental Mindoro906about 137about 6.61 km²2.15% a yearRural
29,383La VictoriaAurora, Zamboanga del Sur906about 570about 1.59 km²−2.01% a yearRural
29,384LinukGanassi, Lanao del Sur906about 1,473about 0.615 km²2.24% a yearRural
29,385LongilogTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay906about 134about 6.75 km²0.37% a yearRural
29,386MedinaMadalag, Aklan906about 138about 6.58 km²0.00% a yearRural
29,387NaligusanIbajay, Aklan906about 482about 1.88 km²0.40% a yearRural
29,388TubodAloran, Misamis Occidental906about 809about 1.12 km²0.51% a yearRural
29,389Villa AnitaIloilo City, Iloilo906about 7,678about 0.118 km²−3.50% a yearUrban
29,390VillarealSocorro, Oriental Mindoro906about 155about 5.83 km²−0.39% a yearRural
29,391Al-alinao SurNaguilian, La Union905about 176about 5.13 km²−2.30% a yearRural
29,392AngelesAlabat, Quezon905about 208about 4.36 km²0.70% a yearRural
29,393BonbonMilagros, Masbate905about 40about 22.66 km²2.21% a yearRural
29,394CatagbacanSan Andres, Catanduanes905about 281about 3.22 km²1.46% a yearRural
29,395Gapas Tubig TuwakLugus, Sulu905about 915about 0.989 km²0.27% a yearRural
29,396GumotSan Fabian, Pangasinan905about 298about 3.04 km²−0.32% a yearRural
29,397Lower GumayPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte905about 210about 4.31 km²1.15% a yearRural
29,398Mama-anonSapad, Lanao del Norte905about 419about 2.16 km²5.81% a yearRural
29,399MaravillaLavezares, Northern Samar905about 368about 2.46 km²−2.55% a yearRural
29,400San RoqueBolinao, Pangasinan905about 128about 7.07 km²−0.50% 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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