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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, 30,101 to 30,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
30,101MalaboValencia, Negros Oriental868about 144about 6.02 km²2.01% a yearRural
30,102PaiteSan Narciso, Zambales868about 45about 19.42 km²3.17% a yearRural
30,103Parang Ng BuhoSanta Maria, Laguna868about 148about 5.88 km²−2.12% a yearRural
30,104Santa CatalinaPasuquin, Ilocos Norte868about 138about 6.27 km²0.59% a yearRural
30,105SilucapLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte868about 160about 5.44 km²−1.26% a yearRural
30,106SocialBongabon, Nueva Ecija868about 10,176about 0.0853 km²2.13% a yearRural
30,107TawadEsperanza, Masbate868about 125about 6.97 km²−2.04% a yearRural
30,108TimbanganBinidayan, Lanao del Sur868about 523about 1.66 km²0.93% a yearRural
30,109TipoloKapatagan, Lanao del Norte868about 237about 3.66 km²4.10% a yearRural
30,110BagsaOas, Albay867about 445about 1.95 km²−0.22% a yearRural
30,111Barangay 322Manila867about 56,667about 0.0153 km²1.98% a yearUrban
30,112Cabeseria 7Ilagan City, Isabela867about 234about 3.70 km²0.11% a yearRural
30,113CalantasMacalelon, Quezon867about 842about 1.03 km²−5.09% a yearRural
30,114Daculang TubigSan Fernando, Camarines Sur867about 267about 3.25 km²0.65% a yearRural
30,115FulaBuguey, Cagayan867about 273about 3.18 km²−0.08% a yearRural
30,116LogbonRomblon, Romblon867about 858about 1.01 km²0.62% a yearRural
30,117MauananRizal, Cagayan867about 108about 8.05 km²−0.30% a yearRural
30,118OsmeñaCataingan, Masbate867about 208about 4.17 km²0.25% a yearRural
30,119Paratong No. 4Bangar, La Union867about 2,395about 0.362 km²−0.76% a yearRural
30,120PeñalosaAlangalang, Leyte867about 231about 3.76 km²3.18% a yearRural
30,121PinococPinukpuk, Kalinga867about 40about 21.75 km²0.53% a yearRural
30,122SalincubSantiago, Ilocos Sur867about 222about 3.90 km²−0.03% a yearRural
30,123San AntonioSan Jose, Camarines Sur867about 4,587about 0.189 km²−3.71% a yearRural
30,124San Aurelio 3rdBalungao, Pangasinan867about 504about 1.72 km²1.98% a yearRural
30,125Santo NiñoTarlac City, Tarlac867about 142about 6.12 km²4.56% a yearRural
30,126SinipianSanta Teresita, Batangas867about 5,012about 0.173 km²2.32% a yearRural
30,127SuganMulondo, Lanao del Sur867about 5,594about 0.155 km²3.87% a yearRural
30,128BalasinonSulop, Davao del Sur866about 359about 2.41 km²2.32% a yearRural
30,129BosqueLlanera, Nueva Ecija866about 116about 7.49 km²−1.39% a yearRural
30,130CasaoBontoc, Southern Leyte866about 698about 1.24 km²3.48% a yearRural
30,131ConcepcionLuna, Isabela866about 388about 2.23 km²0.65% a yearRural
30,132DalakipAngadanan, Isabela866about 308about 2.81 km²−0.89% a yearRural
30,133IlianMagpet, Cotabato866about 237about 3.66 km²0.65% a yearRural
30,134IngudBinidayan, Lanao del Sur866about 2,107about 0.411 km²0.94% a yearRural
30,135LagaoriaoCuyo, Palawan866about 566about 1.53 km²1.71% a yearRural
30,136MalatboGinatilan, Cebu866about 566about 1.53 km²−3.06% a yearRural
30,137MallaboSan Mariano, Isabela866about 581about 1.49 km²0.36% a yearRural
30,138PidipidLa Paz, Abra866about 442about 1.96 km²1.62% a yearRural
30,139PiezaLamut, Ifugao866about 246about 3.52 km²3.12% a yearRural
30,140San CristobalBangar, La Union866about 817about 1.06 km²−0.25% a yearRural
30,141San PauloSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte866about 16,527about 0.0524 km²−2.07% a yearRural
30,142TangngahSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi866about 65,606about 0.0132 km²1.86% a yearRural
30,143UbaCortes, Surigao del Sur866about 408about 2.12 km²−1.77% a yearRural
30,144Ubos IlayaMiagao, Iloilo866about 4,758about 0.182 km²−1.39% a yearRural
30,145Villa PazJovellar, Albay866about 198about 4.38 km²−1.82% a yearRural
30,146Villa VicentaCaibiran, Biliran866about 114about 7.57 km²−2.12% a yearRural
30,147Ambaracao SurNaguilian, La Union865about 252about 3.43 km²1.68% a yearRural
30,148Barangay 3San Jose, Occidental Mindoro865about 7,033about 0.123 km²−8.43% a yearUrban
30,149ConcepcionMawab, Davao de Oro865about 71about 12.11 km²−3.02% a yearRural
30,150DamayanFamy, Laguna865about 12,815about 0.0675 km²1.50% 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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