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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, 29,601 to 29,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
29,601IlayaPontevedra, Capiz894about 1,840about 0.486 km²−1.12% a yearRural
29,602MagsaysayMaasin, Iloilo894about 535about 1.67 km²−0.42% a yearRural
29,603MalublubBadiangan, Iloilo894about 385about 2.32 km²0.19% a yearRural
29,604MananggalDalaguete, Cebu894about 494about 1.81 km²−2.25% a yearRural
29,605MayhayPagbilao, Quezon894about 548about 1.63 km²0.49% a yearRural
29,606PiacanSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte894about 860about 1.04 km²4.20% a yearRural
29,607QuezonCatarman, Northern Samar894about 148about 6.03 km²3.74% a yearRural
29,608San MiguelHernani, Eastern Samar894about 198about 4.52 km²−1.69% a yearRural
29,609Tandang SoraEsperanza, Agusan del Sur894about 15about 59.39 km²1.10% a yearRural
29,610THTP Pob.Maasin, Iloilo894about 11,447about 0.0781 km²−4.50% a yearRural
29,611TibongbongMatanao, Davao del Sur894about 379about 2.36 km²1.83% a yearRural
29,612TubburanBacarra, Ilocos Norte894about 424about 2.11 km²0.71% a yearRural
29,613AgnagaRomblon, Romblon893about 207about 4.31 km²−2.04% a yearRural
29,614BagacayDauin, Negros Oriental893about 311about 2.87 km²−0.13% a yearRural
29,615BalaMoalboal, Cebu893about 174about 5.12 km²3.71% a yearRural
29,616BantayanOras, Eastern Samar893about 107about 8.31 km²−1.07% a yearRural
29,617Barangay 144Manila893about 28,349about 0.0315 km²0.35% a yearUrban
29,618Barangay IIITanza, Cavite893about 14,152about 0.0631 km²−1.84% a yearRural
29,619Barasan EsteSanta Barbara, Iloilo893about 612about 1.46 km²−1.07% a yearRural
29,620BaritGanassi, Lanao del Sur893about 953about 0.937 km²0.30% a yearRural
29,621BasakSan Jose, Negros Oriental893about 164about 5.45 km²0.63% a yearRural
29,622BuenavistaPanabo City, Davao del Norte893about 112about 7.96 km²2.86% a yearRural
29,623CadulanDimasalang, Masbate893about 183about 4.89 km²−0.76% a yearRural
29,624Del RosarioCamalig, Albay893about 440about 2.03 km²−0.40% a yearRural
29,625HamptonGandara, Samar893about 429about 2.08 km²no 2020 countRural
29,626JordanVillaba, Leyte893about 726about 1.23 km²−0.40% a yearRural
29,627MacabiagSinait, Ilocos Sur893about 1,347about 0.663 km²0.22% a yearRural
29,628Mag-asoDauin, Negros Oriental893about 390about 2.29 km²0.16% a yearRural
29,629MagsaysayDiffun, Quirino893about 117about 7.66 km²0.08% a yearRural
29,630ManaoagQuirino, Isabela893about 189about 4.73 km²0.03% a yearRural
29,631PalapasPio Duran, Albay893about 217about 4.12 km²−7.70% a yearRural
29,632Poblacion 3Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte893about 3,586about 0.249 km²−1.07% a yearRural
29,633San MarcosSanto Tomas, Pangasinan893about 1,175about 0.76 km²0.32% a yearRural
29,634SimamlaVirac, Catanduanes893about 227about 3.94 km²−0.76% a yearRural
29,635TrigosOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental893about 182about 4.90 km²0.38% a yearRural
29,636Barangay 62-BCavite City, Cavite892about 3,097about 0.288 km²no 2020 countRural
29,637BicudLal-Lo, Cagayan892about 108about 8.26 km²1.54% a yearRural
29,638CahabaanTalisay, Camarines Norte892about 516about 1.73 km²−1.25% a yearRural
29,639DacutanMagsingal, Ilocos Sur892about 697about 1.28 km²0.22% a yearRural
29,640EscalanteraSan Joaquin, Iloilo892about 235about 3.80 km²0.74% a yearRural
29,641Jagna-anSan Jacinto, Masbate892about 97about 9.15 km²−2.84% a yearRural
29,642JavierSogod, Southern Leyte892about 199about 4.48 km²2.58% a yearRural
29,643LapinigMagallanes, Sorsogon892about 187about 4.77 km²1.16% a yearRural
29,644LourdesLas Navas, Northern Samar892about 112about 8.00 km²2.61% a yearRural
29,645MagallanesNabas, Aklan892about 197about 4.52 km²0.13% a yearRural
29,646MakatDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur892about 82about 10.87 km²1.60% a yearRural
29,647MaticdumTandag City, Surigao del Sur892about 77about 11.64 km²1.34% a yearRural
29,648NagbaTigbauan, Iloilo892about 423about 2.11 km²0.68% a yearRural
29,649PalaoPiagapo, Lanao del Sur892about 391about 2.28 km²5.63% a yearRural
29,650PetadunNunungan, Lanao del Norte892about 304about 2.93 km²−6.51% 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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