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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, 29,401 to 29,450 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
29,401TinigbasanTubay, Agusan del Norte905about 109about 8.30 km²−1.89% a yearRural
29,402Villa BeltranRamon, Isabela905about 362about 2.50 km²5.50% a yearRural
29,403WagoLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur905about 979about 0.924 km²1.60% a yearRural
29,404Barangay 20Bacolod City, Negros Occidental904about 17,057about 0.053 km²0.43% a yearRural
29,405Barangay 3Isabela, Negros Occidental904about 1,620about 0.558 km²0.48% a yearRural
29,406Barangay 666Manila904about 1,301about 0.695 km²2.67% a yearUrban
29,407Bgy. No. 36, AraniwLaoag City, Ilocos Norte904about 695about 1.30 km²−1.38% a yearRural
29,408CanaamVintar, Ilocos Norte904about 14about 62.64 km²3.13% a yearRural
29,409DaramoyodBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur904about 100,444about 0.0090 km²2.01% a yearRural
29,410DeetTayum, Abra904about 344about 2.63 km²−1.75% a yearRural
29,411DuranNabua, Camarines Sur904about 411about 2.20 km²0.40% a yearRural
29,412IgdanlogTobias Fornier, Antique904about 541about 1.67 km²0.27% a yearRural
29,413KalipapaDatu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur904about 628about 1.44 km²1.89% a yearRural
29,414Lap-lapogVillaviciosa, Abra904about 172about 5.25 km²−0.32% a yearRural
29,415LuyoInabanga, Bohol904about 1,153about 0.784 km²1.83% a yearRural
29,416Maite GrandeLambunao, Iloilo904about 461about 1.96 km²−1.85% a yearRural
29,417MalbongGainza, Camarines Sur904about 1,048about 0.863 km²no 2020 countRural
29,418MalogoCan-Avid, Eastern Samar904about 209about 4.32 km²2.13% a yearRural
29,419MangansagCorcuera, Romblon904about 486about 1.86 km²−1.48% a yearRural
29,420NagaparanDanglas, Abra904about 10about 94.14 km²2.16% a yearRural
29,421NahudDanao, Bohol904about 198about 4.56 km²−6.49% a yearRural
29,422NavaganAparri, Cagayan904about 74about 12.27 km²−5.65% a yearRural
29,423RizalRoxas, Palawan904about 49about 18.41 km²−0.63% a yearRural
29,424Villa GraciaMaddela, Quirino904about 8about 115.99 km²0.00% a yearRural
29,425Barangay 165Manila903about 39,605about 0.0228 km²−2.74% a yearUrban
29,426Bgy. No. 62-A, Navotas NorthLaoag City, Ilocos Norte903about 1,079about 0.837 km²1.35% a yearRural
29,427Beddeng LaudVigan City, Ilocos Sur903about 3,020about 0.299 km²−1.85% a yearUrban
29,428BugtongPio V. Corpus, Masbate903about 528about 1.71 km²1.01% a yearRural
29,429Cabeseria 5Ilagan City, Isabela903about 157about 5.76 km²0.57% a yearRural
29,430Calacja IIHamtic, Antique903about 213about 4.23 km²0.13% a yearRural
29,431CanaanAntipas, Cotabato903about 168about 5.36 km²0.29% a yearRural
29,432CapasanDingras, Ilocos Norte903about 1,021about 0.884 km²5.16% a yearRural
29,433CasilaganRizal, Nueva Ecija903about 118about 7.65 km²1.58% a yearRural
29,434Del Carmen WesteBalilihan, Bohol903about 478about 1.89 km²0.29% a yearRural
29,435DuranoKapatagan, Lanao del Norte903about 528about 1.71 km²4.29% a yearRural
29,436Jamin-ayCalinog, Iloilo903about 491about 1.84 km²0.27% a yearRural
29,437KawasanOld Panamao, Sulu903about 305about 2.96 km²2.31% a yearRural
29,438La LunaSanto Tomas, Pangasinan903about 1,242about 0.727 km²−0.50% a yearRural
29,439LisquebBacnotan, La Union903about 504about 1.79 km²−0.60% a yearRural
29,440Lumbaca MamaanPiagapo, Lanao del Sur903about 561about 1.61 km²no 2020 countRural
29,441MabbayadEchague, Isabela903about 96about 9.44 km²1.38% a yearRural
29,442MalipotSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte903about 420about 2.15 km²2.22% a yearRural
29,443ManamtamBambang, Nueva Vizcaya903about 103about 8.76 km²4.22% a yearRural
29,444MatubinaoCataingan, Masbate903about 161about 5.61 km²−1.28% a yearRural
29,445New AntiqueRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay903about 206about 4.38 km²0.11% a yearRural
29,446San RoqueGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte903about 150about 6.02 km²6.48% a yearRural
29,447SigayanDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte903about 158about 5.72 km²−3.20% a yearRural
29,448TagubanhanAjuy, Iloilo903about 280about 3.22 km²−0.60% a yearRural
29,449BagidSimunul, Tawi-Tawi902about 141about 6.38 km²2.89% a yearRural
29,450BalutmadiarTamparan, Lanao del Sur902about 3,565about 0.253 km²2.86% 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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