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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, 29,951 to 30,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
29,951BangaanSagada, Mountain Province875about 311about 2.81 km²−0.96% a yearRural
29,952BarasTaytay, Palawan875about 79about 11.09 km²1.33% a yearRural
29,953BatugJavier, Leyte875about 684about 1.28 km²1.99% a yearRural
29,954CabugaoCauayan City, Isabela875about 101about 8.67 km²0.25% a yearRural
29,955CaguyaoBislig City, Surigao del Sur875about 184about 4.76 km²0.25% a yearRural
29,956CarayNueva Era, Ilocos Norte875about 56about 15.55 km²1.45% a yearRural
29,957CorocawayanSanto Niño, Samar875about 405about 2.16 km²−2.20% a yearRural
29,958CruzCalatrava, Negros Occidental875about 199about 4.39 km²−3.72% a yearRural
29,959LinaoTangcal, Lanao del Norte875about 167about 5.23 km²3.90% a yearRural
29,960Luna WesteUmingan, Pangasinan875about 240about 3.65 km²0.58% a yearRural
29,961MalabingKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya875about 52about 16.69 km²2.42% a yearRural
29,962MampioCagayancillo, Palawan875about 984about 0.889 km²1.36% a yearRural
29,963MawigueConner, Apayao875about 67about 13.08 km²3.05% a yearRural
29,964New SalvacionLabason, Zamboanga del Norte875about 66about 13.29 km²2.86% a yearRural
29,965PinocawanJavier, Leyte875about 264about 3.31 km²−0.16% a yearRural
29,966San IsidroDulag, Leyte875about 451about 1.94 km²0.03% a yearRural
29,967Santo NiñoSalug, Zamboanga del Norte875about 131about 6.68 km²−2.56% a yearRural
29,968TaslanTapaz, Capiz875about 234about 3.74 km²1.10% a yearRural
29,969TungkayToledo City, Cebu875about 344about 2.54 km²no 2020 countRural
29,970AmuraoCabatuan, Iloilo874about 694about 1.26 km²0.67% a yearRural
29,971BarruzMatuguinao, Samar874about 51about 17.20 km²5.83% a yearRural
29,972BinobonganAllacapan, Cagayan874about 98about 8.95 km²2.80% a yearRural
29,973BuduanBurgos, Ilocos Norte874about 170about 5.14 km²−1.73% a yearRural
29,974Cabong NorteGuinayangan, Quezon874about 159about 5.48 km²0.76% a yearRural
29,975CulalabatCauayan City, Isabela874about 1,153about 0.758 km²−3.39% a yearRural
29,976DipacamoSan Guillermo, Isabela874about 130about 6.72 km²−0.94% a yearRural
29,977LacongTagudin, Ilocos Sur874about 1,295about 0.675 km²−1.96% a yearRural
29,978LinamananJones, Isabela874about 166about 5.27 km²0.03% a yearRural
29,979MampungoParacale, Camarines Norte874about 165about 5.31 km²−0.25% a yearRural
29,980Mapantao-BalangasLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur874about 913about 0.957 km²6.51% a yearRural
29,981Poblacion 6Taal, Batangas874about 21,010about 0.0416 km²−0.38% a yearRural
29,982Poblacion IIITamparan, Lanao del Sur874about 14,940about 0.0585 km²3.74% a yearRural
29,983PondolPresident Roxas, Capiz874about 832about 1.05 km²0.53% a yearRural
29,984RiversideOras, Eastern Samar874about 9,510about 0.0919 km²−4.50% a yearRural
29,985SablutBalaoan, La Union874about 1,634about 0.535 km²−0.75% a yearRural
29,986SalamatTandubas, Tawi-Tawi874about 168about 5.21 km²−0.16% a yearRural
29,987San IsidroTabogon, Cebu874about 308about 2.84 km²1.28% a yearRural
29,988San IsidroPalanan, Isabela874about 110about 7.98 km²0.28% a yearRural
29,989San JoseSudipen, La Union874about 98about 8.92 km²−0.27% a yearRural
29,990San RoqueSantiago, Ilocos Sur874about 571about 1.53 km²−0.19% a yearRural
29,991TaguranaoTubod, Lanao del Norte874about 115about 7.63 km²−2.27% a yearRural
29,992TapolBaao, Camarines Sur874about 151about 5.78 km²0.17% a yearRural
29,993BacarreñaSan Mateo, Isabela873about 831about 1.05 km²−1.88% a yearRural
29,994BaluncanagRizal, Cagayan873about 137about 6.36 km²0.59% a yearRural
29,995BaluyanCabatuan, Iloilo873about 578about 1.51 km²0.56% a yearRural
29,996BangateBarcelona, Sorsogon873about 317about 2.75 km²0.78% a yearRural
29,997Barangay 54-ACavite City, Cavite873about 42,585about 0.0205 km²−2.90% a yearRural
29,998BasaganKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte873about 165about 5.28 km²−2.78% a yearRural
29,999BawerMalasiqui, Pangasinan873about 2,480about 0.352 km²1.69% a yearRural
30,000Bogtong BunaoMangatarem, Pangasinan873about 351about 2.49 km²−2.57% 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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