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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, 29,801 to 29,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
29,801PayeMogpog, Marinduque884about 379about 2.33 km²−2.37% a yearRural
29,802PunodBacolod, Lanao del Norte884about 325about 2.72 km²−1.34% a yearRural
29,803RamosAglipay, Quirino884about 97about 9.15 km²1.20% a yearRural
29,804RizalDimasalang, Masbate884about 162about 5.45 km²0.27% a yearRural
29,805Santa IsabelCalabanga, Camarines Sur884about 6,225about 0.142 km²−0.88% a yearRural
29,806SapaatSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi884about 468about 1.89 km²2.89% a yearRural
29,807TagustusanBalilihan, Bohol884about 311about 2.84 km²6.34% a yearRural
29,808TalairanCapoocan, Leyte884about 373about 2.37 km²0.77% a yearRural
29,809VillahermosaSanto Niño, Samar884about 316about 2.80 km²0.05% a yearRural
29,810Calaca-anPlaridel, Misamis Occidental883about 1,054about 0.838 km²2.21% a yearRural
29,811CampanaUson, Masbate883about 96about 9.22 km²−1.24% a yearRural
29,812DebanganTaytay, Palawan883about 273about 3.23 km²−4.00% a yearRural
29,813LipitCabugao, Ilocos Sur883about 736about 1.20 km²−0.16% a yearRural
29,814Lisub AAnini-Y, Antique883about 788about 1.12 km²2.74% a yearRural
29,815Luuk TaraSiasi, Sulu883about 1,571about 0.562 km²3.47% a yearRural
29,816MagsuganaoMahaplag, Leyte883about 77about 11.51 km²no 2020 countRural
29,817Pan-ay DiotTudela, Misamis Occidental883about 1,190about 0.742 km²0.52% a yearRural
29,818San RoqueAbuyog, Leyte883about 51about 17.22 km²1.52% a yearRural
29,819TigasaoSan Isidro, Surigao del Norte883about 111about 7.98 km²0.52% a yearRural
29,820Villa MarcosRamon, Isabela883about 344about 2.57 km²−1.13% a yearRural
29,821Villa NorteAlabat, Quezon883about 183about 4.83 km²1.18% a yearRural
29,822Alalay ChicaLupao, Nueva Ecija882about 493about 1.79 km²−1.06% a yearRural
29,823BurgosPontevedra, Negros Occidental882about 426about 2.07 km²1.47% a yearRural
29,824LawiganKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya882about 34about 26.10 km²2.12% a yearRural
29,825MataddiNagtipunan, Quirino882about 21about 41.17 km²8.49% a yearRural
29,826Pag-asaSanta Josefa, Agusan del Sur882about 71about 12.40 km²−0.16% a yearRural
29,827PoloDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur882about 8,982about 0.0982 km²2.15% a yearRural
29,828PondangDaram, Samar882about 531about 1.66 km²0.75% a yearRural
29,829Roxas IICalbayog City, Samar882about 228about 3.87 km²0.61% a yearRural
29,830TamboboDumangas, Iloilo882about 3,117about 0.283 km²−1.08% a yearRural
29,831AmerangCabatuan, Iloilo881about 1,323about 0.666 km²6.07% a yearRural
29,832AmpaklengDiadi, Nueva Vizcaya881about 33about 26.77 km²0.72% a yearRural
29,833BacsayanSan Juan, La Union881about 747about 1.18 km²−1.19% a yearRural
29,834BethelVictoria, Oriental Mindoro881about 747about 1.18 km²2.16% a yearRural
29,835CabugaoGasan, Marinduque881about 238about 3.70 km²0.78% a yearRural
29,836CalvarioLila, Bohol881about 436about 2.02 km²−2.38% a yearRural
29,837Guinbaoyan SurCalbayog City, Samar881about 305about 2.89 km²2.28% a yearRural
29,838LambacMabitac, Laguna881about 158about 5.59 km²−4.43% a yearRural
29,839San JuanMagarao, Camarines Sur881about 759about 1.16 km²−6.82% a yearRural
29,840TagdonBarcelona, Sorsogon881about 1,372about 0.642 km²2.56% a yearRural
29,841TapicanLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte881about 331about 2.66 km²9.39% a yearRural
29,842Ulbujan WestGarcia Hernandez, Bohol881about 474about 1.86 km²−1.42% a yearRural
29,843Zone 2San Roque, Northern Samar881about 18,316about 0.0481 km²−2.57% a yearRural
29,844BakongPatikul, Sulu880about 126about 6.99 km²4.28% a yearRural
29,845Barangay 170Pasay City880about 58,278about 0.0151 km²no 2020 countUrban
29,846Barangay 20Pasay City880about 26,748about 0.0329 km²8.64% a yearUrban
29,847BuayaAbuyog, Leyte880about 263about 3.34 km²−0.22% a yearRural
29,848DimayonNunungan, Lanao del Norte880about 105about 8.38 km²2.97% a yearRural
29,849DingleBanga, Aklan880about 287about 3.07 km²0.39% a yearRural
29,850HindangBorongan City, Eastern Samar880about 478about 1.84 km²−0.14% 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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