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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, 30,251 to 30,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
30,251Barangay 331Manila860about 6,187about 0.139 km²−1.71% a yearUrban
30,252Barangay 42-BCavite City, Cavite860about 15,221about 0.0565 km²−2.01% a yearRural
30,253Barangay 679Manila860about 18,985about 0.0453 km²−1.88% a yearUrban
30,254BuanganClarin, Bohol860about 265about 3.24 km²0.00% a yearRural
30,255CalangDueñas, Iloilo860about 411about 2.09 km²−0.03% a yearRural
30,256CalangagBatad, Iloilo860about 371about 2.32 km²1.00% a yearRural
30,257CasulSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental860about 224about 3.84 km²0.08% a yearRural
30,258Ginalinan NuevoDingle, Iloilo860about 1,097about 0.784 km²−0.22% a yearRural
30,259LarapanLinamon, Lanao del Norte860about 1,445about 0.595 km²−1.16% a yearRural
30,260LayuhanSan Jose, Northern Samar860about 80about 10.81 km²−2.04% a yearRural
30,261MadangPagayawan, Lanao del Sur860about 835about 1.03 km²0.94% a yearRural
30,262NamaltuganCalanasan, Apayao860about 13about 66.15 km²−2.14% a yearRural
30,263NazarethSibalom, Antique860about 460about 1.87 km²0.48% a yearRural
30,264PatidonSalvador, Lanao del Norte860about 503about 1.71 km²2.65% a yearRural
30,265San JoseVintar, Ilocos Norte860about 109about 7.89 km²0.59% a yearRural
30,266Santa MariaGattaran, Cagayan860about 197about 4.37 km²1.09% a yearRural
30,267Sogod MadayaGanassi, Lanao del Sur860about 1,130about 0.761 km²4.53% a yearRural
30,268TaglawigMaco, Davao de Oro860about 192about 4.48 km²5.91% a yearRural
30,269TambisPalompon, Leyte860about 217about 3.97 km²8.16% a yearRural
30,270Apo IslandDauin, Negros Oriental859about 1,200about 0.716 km²−1.63% a yearRural
30,271AradoUson, Masbate859about 268about 3.21 km²2.31% a yearRural
30,272Barangay 609Manila859about 29,826about 0.0288 km²−4.61% a yearUrban
30,273Buadi AlawangTugaya, Lanao del Sur859about 5,437about 0.158 km²1.60% a yearRural
30,274BungaDauin, Negros Oriental859about 239about 3.59 km²−0.74% a yearRural
30,275Cadac-anGamay, Northern Samar859about 135about 6.37 km²−0.58% a yearRural
30,276CahumayhumayanTanauan, Leyte859about 1,170about 0.734 km²0.65% a yearRural
30,277CamarunggayanAurora, Isabela859about 722about 1.19 km²0.80% a yearRural
30,278Dadalaquiten SurSinait, Ilocos Sur859about 1,055about 0.814 km²−0.98% a yearRural
30,279DilimbayanKapai, Lanao del Sur859about 277about 3.10 km²0.94% a yearRural
30,280LubianoPilar, Sorsogon859about 385about 2.23 km²2.85% a yearRural
30,281Maugat EastPadre Garcia, Batangas859about 459about 1.87 km²−0.63% a yearRural
30,282OloSiquijor, Siquijor859about 1,203about 0.714 km²0.86% a yearRural
30,283PoblacionJagna, Bohol859about 4,033about 0.213 km²−3.51% a yearRural
30,284San Jose NorteAgoo, La Union859about 6,459about 0.133 km²−0.11% a yearUrban
30,285Santa CruzPlaridel, Misamis Occidental859about 636about 1.35 km²−2.29% a yearRural
30,286Santo RosarioSan Juan, La Union859about 861about 0.998 km²0.68% a yearRural
30,287Alab ProperBontoc, Mountain Province858about 120about 7.15 km²−0.95% a yearRural
30,288AnapolonArakan, Cotabato858about 153about 5.62 km²0.17% a yearRural
30,289Barangay 371Manila858about 34,320about 0.025 km²0.45% a yearUrban
30,290Barangay 493Manila858about 43,333about 0.0198 km²−7.17% a yearUrban
30,291CaniagCamiling, Tarlac858about 447about 1.92 km²4.02% a yearRural
30,292DelimaBelison, Antique858about 631about 1.36 km²1.91% a yearRural
30,293IbuanLas Nieves, Agusan del Norte858about 41about 21.14 km²−5.16% a yearRural
30,294La FortunaDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur858about 135about 6.34 km²1.82% a yearRural
30,295LibertadPagsanghan, Samar858about 609about 1.41 km²−1.91% a yearRural
30,296MaanahaoCataingan, Masbate858about 150about 5.71 km²0.57% a yearRural
30,297MabuhayTandag City, Surigao del Sur858about 30about 28.53 km²1.30% a yearRural
30,298North PoblacionJuban, Sorsogon858about 5,138about 0.167 km²0.22% a yearRural
30,299Pong-onSan Agustin, Surigao del Sur858about 244about 3.52 km²0.95% a yearRural
30,300San AntonioGuinayangan, Quezon858about 234about 3.66 km²1.88% 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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