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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, 29,851 to 29,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
29,851IdongBayambang, Pangasinan880about 1,140about 0.772 km²−0.64% a yearRural
29,852LimamawanTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur880about 239about 3.68 km²3.16% a yearRural
29,853MagsaysayTagbina, Surigao del Sur880about 57about 15.50 km²0.47% a yearRural
29,854NampicuanAurora, Isabela880about 553about 1.59 km²0.27% a yearRural
29,855Pananay-anPlacer, Surigao del Norte880about 155about 5.67 km²1.59% a yearRural
29,856SaoangSan Juan, Ilocos Sur880about 846about 1.04 km²0.44% a yearRural
29,857TagubayBayugan City, Agusan del Sur880about 127about 6.95 km²−0.30% a yearRural
29,858UnionTinambac, Camarines Sur880about 97about 9.08 km²−1.64% a yearRural
29,859BaleteSanta Fe, Nueva Vizcaya879about 101about 8.71 km²0.81% a yearRural
29,860Balud IIZarraga, Iloilo879about 394about 2.23 km²−0.78% a yearRural
29,861BayaGanassi, Lanao del Sur879about 460about 1.91 km²2.01% a yearRural
29,862BualanPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur879about 3,128about 0.281 km²1.15% a yearRural
29,863BukigAparri, Cagayan879about 328about 2.68 km²0.69% a yearRural
29,864Campo VRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur879about 288about 3.05 km²−0.59% a yearRural
29,865ColumbitinCuyapo, Nueva Ecija879about 220about 4.00 km²1.80% a yearRural
29,866MabuhayBalud, Masbate879about 78about 11.21 km²−1.22% a yearRural
29,867MambirananCalinog, Iloilo879about 280about 3.14 km²0.41% a yearRural
29,868MampiLanuza, Surigao del Sur879about 25about 35.02 km²−1.34% a yearRural
29,869NabunturanBarili, Cebu879about 814about 1.08 km²0.05% a yearRural
29,870Sagadan UpperBaroy, Lanao del Norte879about 560about 1.57 km²3.88% a yearRural
29,871Santo RosarioPadre Burgos, Southern Leyte879about 169about 5.20 km²−0.40% a yearRural
29,872SantolSan Dionisio, Iloilo879about 468about 1.88 km²−0.35% a yearRural
29,873SigoCalbayog City, Samar879about 77about 11.38 km²1.95% a yearRural
29,874SilaganAllacapan, Cagayan879about 100about 8.79 km²2.97% a yearRural
29,875Southwestern BulikullulSiasi, Sulu879about 286about 3.07 km²3.81% a yearRural
29,876TacubMalabang, Lanao del Sur879about 277about 3.17 km²6.96% a yearRural
29,877TaminlaBuenavista, Guimaras879about 298about 2.95 km²−0.46% a yearRural
29,878Upper NiloTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur879about 82about 10.71 km²−3.32% a yearRural
29,879Anoling 1stCamiling, Tarlac878about 610about 1.44 km²3.23% a yearRural
29,880Barangay 10Nasugbu, Batangas878about 6,014about 0.146 km²−0.85% a yearRural
29,881Bongbongan I-IIHamtic, Antique878about 144about 6.08 km²0.19% a yearRural
29,882CambinoyPalompon, Leyte878about 324about 2.71 km²−1.27% a yearRural
29,883District VCuyapo, Nueva Ecija878about 7,081about 0.124 km²−0.24% a yearRural
29,884DurianPicong, Lanao del Sur878about 145about 6.06 km²0.47% a yearRural
29,885KimbaLazi, Siquijor878about 186about 4.72 km²1.42% a yearRural
29,886LangilanSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur878about 164about 5.37 km²−1.14% a yearRural
29,887LimamawanMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur878about 218about 4.02 km²−0.91% a yearRural
29,888LubongBangued, Abra878about 480about 1.83 km²−0.62% a yearRural
29,889LupitanNunungan, Lanao del Norte878about 72about 12.23 km²1.12% a yearRural
29,890MabungaGapan City, Nueva Ecija878about 120about 7.32 km²0.22% a yearRural
29,891Malamag EastTumauini, Isabela878about 916about 0.958 km²0.11% a yearRural
29,892ManawanCamalig, Albay878about 186about 4.72 km²1.42% a yearRural
29,893MiraBantay, Ilocos Sur878about 828about 1.06 km²−0.49% a yearRural
29,894Poblacion IICarcar City, Cebu878about 1,579about 0.556 km²no 2020 countUrban
29,895Poblacion OrientalValencia, Bohol878about 3,276about 0.268 km²−2.98% a yearRural
29,896SapangMangatarem, Pangasinan878about 209about 4.21 km²−1.04% a yearRural
29,897SiananGodod, Zamboanga del Norte878about 42about 20.79 km²3.78% a yearRural
29,898SiritAbulug, Cagayan878about 266about 3.30 km²0.25% a yearRural
29,899TandocTalugtug, Nueva Ecija878about 296about 2.97 km²−0.54% a yearRural
29,900Tono-anBugasong, Antique878about 260about 3.38 km²1.74% 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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