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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, 29,551 to 29,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
29,551Balat-baludBobon, Northern Samar897about 115about 7.77 km²−0.16% a yearRural
29,552Barangay 3Carmona City, Cavite897about 18,085about 0.0496 km²0.74% a yearRural
29,553GuinobatanNew Lucena, Iloilo897about 320about 2.80 km²1.94% a yearRural
29,554KitambugunMulondo, Lanao del Sur897about 1,488about 0.603 km²6.09% a yearRural
29,555LoocMandaon, Masbate897about 78about 11.53 km²−1.66% a yearRural
29,556MalobagoJiabong, Samar897about 1,199about 0.748 km²2.12% a yearRural
29,557MitacasBaliangao, Misamis Occidental897about 239about 3.76 km²−1.52% a yearRural
29,558PangangaanUmingan, Pangasinan897about 293about 3.06 km²2.00% a yearRural
29,559PayanKabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte897about 97about 9.24 km²7.21% a yearRural
29,560PunawanMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay897about 131about 6.86 km²no 2020 countRural
29,561San FranciscoCamaligan, Camarines Sur897about 2,091about 0.429 km²0.62% a yearRural
29,562SawangBatuan, Masbate897about 148about 6.08 km²−2.71% a yearRural
29,563TandikMaragusan, Davao de Oro897about 79about 11.29 km²4.25% a yearRural
29,564Villa LeonoraBuguey, Cagayan897about 411about 2.18 km²0.24% a yearRural
29,565AlinaayCabugao, Ilocos Sur896about 711about 1.26 km²1.21% a yearRural
29,566AloboSanta Cruz, Marinduque896about 243about 3.68 km²−1.91% a yearRural
29,567AnuronMercedes, Eastern Samar896about 435about 2.06 km²1.88% a yearRural
29,568BanbanLambunao, Iloilo896about 333about 2.69 km²−0.11% a yearRural
29,569BankalLemery, Iloilo896about 150about 5.99 km²0.79% a yearRural
29,570Barangay 55Pasay City896about 42,871about 0.0209 km²1.79% a yearUrban
29,571Barangay 7Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental896about 845about 1.06 km²−0.27% a yearRural
29,572CabubulaonanTalavera, Nueva Ecija896about 700about 1.28 km²2.27% a yearRural
29,573CarayatPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon896about 706about 1.27 km²0.71% a yearRural
29,574CatipanMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay896about 255about 3.51 km²no 2020 countRural
29,575DalaguisenLagangilang, Abra896about 837about 1.07 km²1.88% a yearRural
29,576KaluknayanLugait, Misamis Oriental896about 142about 6.30 km²1.73% a yearRural
29,577LandigCuyapo, Nueva Ecija896about 339about 2.64 km²1.91% a yearRural
29,578OlivaBasud, Camarines Norte896about 71about 12.64 km²−1.44% a yearRural
29,579SalcedoSara, Iloilo896about 706about 1.27 km²1.82% a yearRural
29,580San IsidroNaguilian, La Union896about 221about 4.05 km²−0.08% a yearRural
29,581San PabloBurauen, Leyte896about 659about 1.36 km²−0.32% a yearRural
29,582Santa CruzSinait, Ilocos Sur896about 753about 1.19 km²0.03% a yearRural
29,583TuburanTalusan, Zamboanga Sibugay896about 185about 4.85 km²no 2020 countRural
29,584Upper TumapocBurgos, La Union896about 300about 2.99 km²−0.05% a yearRural
29,585BangcuBamban, Tarlac895about 276about 3.24 km²no 2020 countRural
29,586BatoBansud, Oriental Mindoro895about 131about 6.85 km²0.57% a yearRural
29,587BulacanHindang, Leyte895about 374about 2.39 km²1.47% a yearRural
29,588CabagohanBatad, Iloilo895about 394about 2.27 km²1.07% a yearRural
29,589LibayoyTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur895about 142about 6.30 km²0.99% a yearRural
29,590MalayaPinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro895about 213about 4.20 km²−1.04% a yearRural
29,591SalvacionRoxas, Palawan895about 63about 14.29 km²4.13% a yearRural
29,592TablonOas, Albay895about 135about 6.61 km²1.80% a yearRural
29,593TambacLumbatan, Lanao del Sur895about 1,018about 0.879 km²2.73% a yearRural
29,594Bago GrandePanay, Capiz894about 458about 1.95 km²−2.81% a yearRural
29,595BagoaingudTagoloan II, Lanao del Sur894about 133about 6.72 km²0.49% a yearRural
29,596BelwangSadanga, Mountain Province894about 29about 30.63 km²−0.66% a yearRural
29,597BorakisBalindong, Lanao del Sur894about 3,227about 0.277 km²no 2020 countRural
29,598DibutunanDipaculao, Aurora894about 50about 18.05 km²0.43% a yearRural
29,599GeotinaBasilisa, Dinagat Islands894about 199about 4.49 km²−8.72% a yearRural
29,600GoawLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte894about 331about 2.70 km²1.53% 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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