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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, 29,901 to 29,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
29,901TupasPinamungajan, Cebu878about 361about 2.43 km²−2.86% a yearRural
29,902AbatanHungduan, Ifugao877about 20about 43.33 km²0.55% a yearRural
29,903Barangay No. 4San Policarpo, Eastern Samar877about 5,926about 0.148 km²−1.12% a yearRural
29,904Barangay No. 6 PoblacionSan Julian, Eastern Samar877about 367about 2.39 km²0.19% a yearRural
29,905BayabasNabunturan, Davao de Oro877about 103about 8.51 km²0.70% a yearRural
29,906BongalaoSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte877about 79about 11.13 km²5.77% a yearRural
29,907BonganLingig, Surigao del Sur877about 66about 13.23 km²2.72% a yearRural
29,908Calay-abSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur877about 424about 2.07 km²0.47% a yearRural
29,909CamangayLeganes, Iloilo877about 2,314about 0.379 km²2.60% a yearRural
29,910Gregorio PimentelDiffun, Quirino877about 36about 24.39 km²1.07% a yearRural
29,911KalilanganBaungon, Bukidnon877about 41about 21.14 km²7.37% a yearRural
29,912MabagonHindang, Leyte877about 294about 2.98 km²3.69% a yearRural
29,913MaquedaCaramoan, Camarines Sur877about 430about 2.04 km²1.13% a yearRural
29,914PanggawalupaGanassi, Lanao del Sur877about 1,428about 0.614 km²4.81% a yearRural
29,915PinamangcaanMandaon, Masbate877about 91about 9.67 km²1.51% a yearRural
29,916PindolonanMaguing, Lanao del Sur877about 1,563about 0.561 km²0.03% a yearRural
29,917Pindolonan IITugaya, Lanao del Sur877about 10,139about 0.0865 km²3.33% a yearRural
29,918Poblacion III-AImus City, Cavite877about 11,215about 0.0782 km²−4.85% a yearRural
29,919SalmeronMalabuyoc, Cebu877about 133about 6.60 km²3.04% a yearRural
29,920San AntonioSanta Marcela, Apayao877about 205about 4.28 km²1.89% a yearRural
29,921San Roque NorteCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija877about 13,410about 0.0654 km²−1.75% a yearUrban
29,922SibarocJimenez, Misamis Occidental877about 226about 3.88 km²1.36% a yearRural
29,923AgpayBurgos, La Union876about 326about 2.69 km²−0.78% a yearRural
29,924BalagbagAlitagtag, Batangas876about 1,323about 0.662 km²0.42% a yearRural
29,925Barangay 161Manila876about 29,007about 0.0302 km²−3.22% a yearUrban
29,926Barangay 247Manila876about 61,690about 0.0142 km²4.23% a yearUrban
29,927BasiaoBadian, Cebu876about 197about 4.44 km²−5.02% a yearRural
29,928BugangPio V. Corpus, Masbate876about 151about 5.79 km²0.70% a yearRural
29,929Can-isakBarugo, Leyte876about 299about 2.93 km²−1.35% a yearRural
29,930Can-omayAntequera, Bohol876about 489about 1.79 km²1.60% a yearRural
29,931CentroMandaon, Masbate876about 133about 6.59 km²−1.17% a yearRural
29,932CurarengAlcala, Pangasinan876about 954about 0.918 km²−0.14% a yearRural
29,933EderaBasilisa, Dinagat Islands876about 378about 2.32 km²−5.90% a yearRural
29,934IndaluyonIgbaras, Iloilo876about 250about 3.51 km²−1.55% a yearRural
29,935LetapanPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte876about 221about 3.96 km²0.30% a yearRural
29,936ManalogHinunangan, Southern Leyte876about 327about 2.68 km²2.79% a yearRural
29,937Nueva Vida SurCarmen, Bohol876about 120about 7.31 km²−1.30% a yearRural
29,938NunukSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi876about 5,183about 0.169 km²0.03% a yearRural
29,939PatiacanQuirino, Ilocos Sur876about 19about 45.68 km²−0.33% a yearRural
29,940PonongSiquijor, Siquijor876about 199about 4.40 km²−0.14% a yearRural
29,941RizalQuirino, Isabela876about 173about 5.07 km²0.67% a yearRural
29,942SaguiguiPagudpud, Ilocos Norte876about 79about 11.02 km²−0.73% a yearRural
29,943San FranciscoBarotac Viejo, Iloilo876about 188about 4.66 km²0.64% a yearRural
29,944SevillaDonsol, Sorsogon876about 267about 3.28 km²0.93% a yearRural
29,945TuguipaHilongos, Leyte876about 270about 3.24 km²−2.65% a yearRural
29,946TurodSudipen, La Union876about 551about 1.59 km²−0.67% a yearRural
29,947AnaoRoxas, Isabela875about 170about 5.14 km²0.56% a yearRural
29,948AndoBorongan City, Eastern Samar875about 742about 1.18 km²−0.08% a yearRural
29,949BalintadGanassi, Lanao del Sur875about 1,953about 0.448 km²1.42% a yearRural
29,950Bandara IngudPagayawan, Lanao del Sur875about 442about 1.98 km²0.95% 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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