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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, 30,151 to 30,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
30,151DibutSan Luis, Aurora865about 71about 12.13 km²2.54% a yearRural
30,152GanzanoGattaran, Cagayan865about 83about 10.43 km²1.23% a yearRural
30,153LaurelTagkawayan, Quezon865about 158about 5.46 km²0.03% a yearRural
30,154Lip-acSan Enrique, Iloilo865about 534about 1.62 km²0.91% a yearRural
30,155MapawoyMayoyao, Ifugao865about 282about 3.07 km²−0.63% a yearRural
30,156NansangaanMalasiqui, Pangasinan865about 1,016about 0.851 km²0.42% a yearRural
30,157NasipangRizal, Zamboanga del Norte865about 140about 6.17 km²−0.97% a yearRural
30,158NeighborhoodBato, Camarines Sur865about 347about 2.49 km²4.96% a yearRural
30,159PalanayCaibiran, Biliran865about 6,865about 0.126 km²−3.94% a yearRural
30,160RayaMadalum, Lanao del Sur865about 130about 6.66 km²2.45% a yearRural
30,161SalvacionJose Panganiban, Camarines Norte865about 907about 0.954 km²0.56% a yearRural
30,162San AntonioLemery, Iloilo865about 154about 5.61 km²0.36% a yearRural
30,163Santa JacintaPalanan, Isabela865about 117about 7.40 km²−0.17% a yearRural
30,164Santa MagdalenaSarrat, Ilocos Norte865about 273about 3.17 km²1.68% a yearRural
30,165SibatogPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte865about 170about 5.10 km²6.32% a yearRural
30,166TibagTalugtug, Nueva Ecija865about 186about 4.65 km²4.19% a yearRural
30,167AniogSagñay, Camarines Sur864about 91about 9.48 km²2.17% a yearRural
30,168BaculanadSanta Fe, Leyte864about 448about 1.93 km²2.36% a yearRural
30,169BantayanPualas, Lanao del Sur864about 1,158about 0.746 km²5.95% a yearRural
30,170Barangay 4San Jose, Occidental Mindoro864about 8,388about 0.103 km²1.00% a yearUrban
30,171Barangay 4Mulanay, Quezon864about 11,520about 0.075 km²−1.49% a yearRural
30,172Barangay 482Manila864about 52,364about 0.0165 km²5.14% a yearUrban
30,173Barangay IVVictorias City, Negros Occidental864about 6,496about 0.133 km²−6.21% a yearRural
30,174BuraCatarman, Camiguin864about 136about 6.36 km²0.14% a yearRural
30,175EddetKabayan, Benguet864about 126about 6.86 km²−1.67% a yearRural
30,176IlocanoSudipen, La Union864about 374about 2.31 km²−0.30% a yearRural
30,177MarceloKalawit, Zamboanga del Norte864about 84about 10.27 km²−2.15% a yearRural
30,178MoalboalTalusan, Zamboanga Sibugay864about 267about 3.23 km²no 2020 countRural
30,179OverviewLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte864about 290about 2.98 km²2.08% a yearRural
30,180QuillatLangiden, Abra864about 209about 4.13 km²−0.44% a yearRural
30,181San AntonioBalud, Masbate864about 554about 1.56 km²−1.98% a yearRural
30,182San BartolomeSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte864about 4,386about 0.197 km²0.85% a yearRural
30,183Santa RitaPoro, Cebu864about 219about 3.95 km²−3.35% a yearRural
30,184SuaInabanga, Bohol864about 251about 3.44 km²−2.18% a yearRural
30,185TubiganZarraga, Iloilo864about 287about 3.01 km²−0.06% a yearRural
30,186UmiligBuenavista, Guimaras864about 494about 1.75 km²−1.24% a yearRural
30,187Barangay 6Lucena City, Quezon863about 8,219about 0.105 km²7.03% a yearUrban
30,188CabaroanSan Esteban, Ilocos Sur863about 194about 4.44 km²−0.52% a yearRural
30,189CampiyakSan Sebastian, Samar863about 865about 0.998 km²3.82% a yearRural
30,190Casulucan EsteTalavera, Nueva Ecija863about 233about 3.70 km²−1.11% a yearRural
30,191CogonBalilihan, Bohol863about 198about 4.36 km²3.49% a yearRural
30,192GangalSallapadan, Abra863about 298about 2.90 km²−0.08% a yearRural
30,193Guyam MuntiIndang, Cavite863about 1,137about 0.759 km²3.46% a yearRural
30,194LunayanCuartero, Capiz863about 228about 3.78 km²2.61% a yearRural
30,195LundagPilar, Bohol863about 90about 9.57 km²0.06% a yearRural
30,196MaliclicoSudipen, La Union863about 44about 19.57 km²0.45% a yearRural
30,197MinangaTamparan, Lanao del Sur863about 5,715about 0.151 km²4.79% a yearRural
30,198MindalanoSalvador, Lanao del Norte863about 360about 2.40 km²2.17% a yearRural
30,199PazLibertad, Antique863about 123about 7.00 km²3.09% a yearRural
30,200PoblacionBoliney, Abra863about 26about 33.38 km²−3.91% 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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