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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, 29,651 to 29,700 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
29,651SaguaMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur892about 210about 4.24 km²1.77% a yearRural
29,652Santa CruzSan Benito, Surigao del Norte892about 143about 6.23 km²4.75% a yearRural
29,653TalencerasTubigon, Bohol892about 328about 2.72 km²2.99% a yearRural
29,654BaananMagdalena, Laguna891about 1,076about 0.828 km²−2.04% a yearRural
29,655Barangay 119Caloocan City891about 28,376about 0.0314 km²0.94% a yearUrban
29,656Bubonga DidagunBubong, Lanao del Sur891about 136about 6.55 km²2.96% a yearRural
29,657Cabraran PequeñoCamalig, Albay891about 362about 2.46 km²−1.02% a yearRural
29,658CansuhayDuero, Bohol891about 204about 4.36 km²2.96% a yearRural
29,659GuiarongPagayawan, Lanao del Sur891about 598about 1.49 km²0.94% a yearRural
29,660New IgbarasPigkawayan, Cotabato891about 100about 8.94 km²3.37% a yearRural
29,661PorotPandan, Catanduanes891about 160about 5.57 km²−1.45% a yearRural
29,662SanaoKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte891about 140about 6.37 km²2.19% a yearRural
29,663Santo TomasNaguilian, Isabela891about 272about 3.28 km²2.49% a yearRural
29,664TaporogPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur891about 1,904about 0.468 km²4.79% a yearRural
29,665TinaanSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur891about 1,694about 0.526 km²−1.20% a yearRural
29,666TuboranMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur891about 163about 5.47 km²0.44% a yearRural
29,667West MigpulaoDinas, Zamboanga del Sur891about 112about 7.94 km²0.63% a yearRural
29,668Barangay III-BSan Pablo City, Laguna890about 10,125about 0.0879 km²−0.03% a yearUrban
29,669BarangobongLuna, La Union890about 1,363about 0.653 km²−0.13% a yearRural
29,670BarboDulag, Leyte890about 586about 1.52 km²−1.15% a yearRural
29,671BiabeMadamba, Lanao del Sur890about 754about 1.18 km²3.63% a yearRural
29,672HanginanMaasin City, Southern Leyte890about 355about 2.51 km²2.59% a yearRural
29,673MaligayaLemery, Batangas890about 30,584about 0.0291 km²−4.00% a yearRural
29,674NagcalsotRapu-Rapu, Albay890about 593about 1.50 km²−0.37% a yearRural
29,675PalanasSalcedo, Eastern Samar890about 217about 4.10 km²0.33% a yearRural
29,676PiñaSan Jacinto, Masbate890about 119about 7.49 km²−0.21% a yearRural
29,677Poblacion TabucPanay, Capiz890about 5,057about 0.176 km²−2.66% a yearRural
29,678PunitBenito Soliven, Isabela890about 574about 1.55 km²−0.03% a yearRural
29,679PuracanMarogong, Lanao del Sur890about 184about 4.83 km²9.23% a yearRural
29,680QuezonBusuanga, Palawan890about 45about 19.92 km²−2.92% a yearRural
29,681San AntonioSiquijor, Siquijor890about 174about 5.12 km²4.09% a yearRural
29,682SeroanKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte890about 72about 12.28 km²−2.02% a yearRural
29,683TandayBaclayon, Bohol890about 300about 2.97 km²−0.58% a yearRural
29,684TinagoMalimono, Surigao del Norte890about 353about 2.52 km²0.52% a yearRural
29,685AlemPudtol, Apayao889about 295about 3.01 km²0.22% a yearRural
29,686AtabayTobias Fornier, Antique889about 889about 1.00 km²−0.16% a yearRural
29,687BuhayAlimodian, Iloilo889about 717about 1.24 km²−0.29% a yearRural
29,688DangananLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur889about 302about 2.94 km²1.96% a yearRural
29,689EdayColumbio, Sultan Kudarat889about 717about 1.24 km²0.71% a yearRural
29,690Janipa-an WestMina, Iloilo889about 404about 2.20 km²0.91% a yearRural
29,691LibertadSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental889about 257about 3.46 km²0.74% a yearRural
29,692MARI Pob.Maasin, Iloilo889about 3,783about 0.235 km²−1.97% a yearRural
29,693RizalSan Francisco, Agusan del Sur889about 38about 23.55 km²3.96% a yearRural
29,694San IsidroManjuyod, Negros Oriental889about 514about 1.73 km²1.84% a yearRural
29,695TalayongBadian, Cebu889about 125about 7.12 km²−1.70% a yearRural
29,696Villa CampoEchague, Isabela889about 81about 10.91 km²−0.84% a yearRural
29,697AlabangpuroPio Duran, Albay888about 365about 2.43 km²1.17% a yearRural
29,698AsisigSan Enrique, Iloilo888about 740about 1.20 km²0.80% a yearRural
29,699BaranBallesteros, Cagayan888about 49about 18.25 km²0.69% a yearRural
29,700Barangay 748Manila888about 30,833about 0.0288 km²2.17% a yearUrban

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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