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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, 30,201 to 30,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
30,201RamotSantol, La Union863about 84about 10.25 km²1.20% a yearRural
30,202SagradaBato, Camarines Sur863about 303about 2.85 km²−0.52% a yearRural
30,203Sico-sicoGigaquit, Surigao del Norte863about 14about 60.63 km²1.00% a yearRural
30,204Tag-uloDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte863about 403about 2.14 km²4.37% a yearRural
30,205Tambis ISaint Bernard, Southern Leyte863about 564about 1.53 km²−0.52% a yearRural
30,206Barangay 7 PoblacionCan-Avid, Eastern Samar862about 1,474about 0.585 km²0.22% a yearRural
30,207Batabat SurBuenavista, Quezon862about 196about 4.39 km²−0.14% a yearRural
30,208CabariuanSibalom, Antique862about 435about 1.98 km²2.78% a yearRural
30,209CabuntunganLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur862about 845about 1.02 km²2.05% a yearRural
30,210Calacja IHamtic, Antique862about 335about 2.57 km²0.31% a yearRural
30,211Cantoria No. 3Luna, La Union862about 1,899about 0.454 km²0.97% a yearRural
30,212CarmenHernani, Eastern Samar862about 185about 4.67 km²−0.90% a yearRural
30,213FranciaLigao City, Albay862about 269about 3.21 km²−0.44% a yearRural
30,214KawayananCalubian, Leyte862about 291about 2.96 km²no 2020 countRural
30,215La MedallaPolangui, Albay862about 269about 3.21 km²1.71% a yearRural
30,216LanipgaConsolacion, Cebu862about 230about 3.74 km²−1.08% a yearRural
30,217MilagrosaSanta Fe, Leyte862about 984about 0.876 km²1.35% a yearRural
30,218NuevaSanta Marcela, Apayao862about 257about 3.36 km²2.18% a yearRural
30,219PaguiteAbuyog, Leyte862about 495about 1.74 km²−0.36% a yearRural
30,220San AntonioDonsol, Sorsogon862about 259about 3.33 km²2.52% a yearRural
30,221San IsidroKapatagan, Lanao del Norte862about 250about 3.45 km²7.16% a yearRural
30,222San RoqueAlangalang, Leyte862about 23,944about 0.036 km²−6.01% a yearRural
30,223TabuanKapatagan, Lanao del Sur862about 157about 5.49 km²0.06% a yearRural
30,224Tangcasan NorteLoay, Bohol862about 378about 2.28 km²3.76% a yearRural
30,225WangkeClaver, Surigao del Norte862about 529about 1.63 km²7.32% a yearRural
30,226AmmugauanSanto Tomas, Isabela861about 379about 2.27 km²0.62% a yearRural
30,227Barangay 460Manila861about 25,102about 0.0343 km²2.12% a yearUrban
30,228BubongTangcal, Lanao del Norte861about 926about 0.93 km²0.85% a yearRural
30,229FabricaHamtic, Antique861about 209about 4.11 km²2.49% a yearRural
30,230FatimaInabanga, Bohol861about 513about 1.68 km²−0.60% a yearRural
30,231GacbusanKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay861about 249about 3.46 km²−1.16% a yearRural
30,232General LunaMacarthur, Leyte861about 371about 2.32 km²2.56% a yearRural
30,233MailhiBaybay City, Leyte861about 288about 2.99 km²−2.53% a yearRural
30,234MaslogTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte861about 214about 4.03 km²−0.84% a yearRural
30,235MilawidPanukulan, Quezon861about 114about 7.57 km²0.88% a yearRural
30,236Palta SmallVirac, Catanduanes861about 222about 3.87 km²−2.28% a yearRural
30,237PinamasaganSan Fernando, Camarines Sur861about 260about 3.31 km²0.20% a yearRural
30,238PoblacionSanto Domingo, Nueva Ecija861about 10,047about 0.0857 km²2.59% a yearRural
30,239San SebastianMatag-Ob, Leyte861about 473about 1.82 km²3.33% a yearRural
30,240Sta. MonicaMasantol, Pampanga861about 2,142about 0.402 km²0.14% a yearRural
30,241Santa TeresitaPolangui, Albay861about 263about 3.28 km²2.24% a yearRural
30,242Sultan PangadapunDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur861about 245about 3.52 km²8.15% a yearRural
30,243TulaposEnrique Villanueva, Siquijor861about 628about 1.37 km²0.77% a yearRural
30,244WaterfallAurora, Zamboanga del Sur861about 217about 3.97 km²4.17% a yearRural
30,245AmontayMarihatag, Surigao del Sur860about 98about 8.77 km²−0.82% a yearRural
30,246AnusanCatanauan, Quezon860about 178about 4.84 km²2.06% a yearRural
30,247BagongOrmoc City, Leyte860about 226about 3.81 km²10.04% a yearRural
30,248Bagong SikatNaguilian, Isabela860about 180about 4.79 km²0.45% a yearRural
30,249BalogoBalangkayan, Eastern Samar860about 83about 10.35 km²−1.11% a yearRural
30,250Barangay 166Manila860about 25,444about 0.0338 km²−0.60% a yearUrban

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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