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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, 30,301 to 30,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
30,301San IsidroMaribojoc, Bohol858about 427about 2.01 km²7.28% a yearRural
30,302San IsidroKiblawan, Davao del Sur858about 204about 4.21 km²2.06% a yearRural
30,303San IsidroOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay858about 490about 1.75 km²0.06% a yearRural
30,304Sipitan-BadiangGuimbal, Iloilo858about 265about 3.24 km²2.41% a yearRural
30,305TamaMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental858about 1,009about 0.85 km²3.02% a yearRural
30,306Villa ParaisoRizal, Nueva Ecija858about 303about 2.83 km²5.62% a yearRural
30,307Villa RosasBurauen, Leyte858about 721about 1.19 km²−0.90% a yearRural
30,308AlbanoDingras, Ilocos Norte857about 3,742about 0.229 km²−0.39% a yearRural
30,309BuenavistaSanta Maria, Isabela857about 128about 6.67 km²0.11% a yearRural
30,310CabidianMabini, Bohol857about 188about 4.56 km²−0.74% a yearRural
30,311CamambuganSanta Barbara, Iloilo857about 617about 1.39 km²1.18% a yearRural
30,312CandelariaSan Narciso, Zambales857about 4,418about 0.194 km²0.34% a yearRural
30,313GambaiLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur857about 5about 162.26 km²2.76% a yearRural
30,314Hinapu GamayMaasin City, Southern Leyte857about 158about 5.44 km²−0.39% a yearRural
30,315KabangkalanTuburan, Cebu857about 152about 5.62 km²1.09% a yearRural
30,316MacañaoLuna, Isabela857about 458about 1.87 km²−0.61% a yearRural
30,317MahaitCalubian, Leyte857about 2,566about 0.334 km²−0.77% a yearRural
30,318MalungonMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay857about 187about 4.59 km²1.15% a yearRural
30,319OgsipLibacao, Aklan857about 108about 7.93 km²−0.58% a yearRural
30,320Pagalamatan LinukTamparan, Lanao del Sur857about 10,166about 0.0843 km²1.57% a yearRural
30,321PuyasCabatuan, Iloilo857about 418about 2.05 km²0.40% a yearRural
30,322RaniagBurgos, Isabela857about 153about 5.60 km²1.82% a yearRural
30,323San PedroVintar, Ilocos Norte857about 3,726about 0.23 km²−1.19% a yearRural
30,324SinonokDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur857about 98about 8.77 km²2.99% a yearRural
30,325SudlonSocorro, Surigao del Norte857about 271about 3.16 km²−0.19% a yearRural
30,326BalioegBanna, Ilocos Norte856about 208about 4.11 km²0.34% a yearRural
30,327BalocaweTagapul-An, Samar856about 384about 2.23 km²3.22% a yearRural
30,328BanglasanMontevista, Davao de Oro856about 64about 13.39 km²0.71% a yearRural
30,329Barangay 316Manila856about 43,897about 0.0195 km²0.77% a yearUrban
30,330Barangay 463Manila856about 63,881about 0.0134 km²0.74% a yearUrban
30,331BasiaoSan Jose, Negros Oriental856about 341about 2.51 km²5.20% a yearRural
30,332CambansagSan Isidro, Bohol856about 164about 5.23 km²1.88% a yearRural
30,333Carlos P. GarciaGitagum, Misamis Oriental856about 639about 1.34 km²0.80% a yearRural
30,334Inagdangan SurZarraga, Iloilo856about 751about 1.14 km²0.77% a yearRural
30,335IpilSiasi, Sulu856about 420about 2.04 km²2.83% a yearRural
30,336LoyonsawangAbuyog, Leyte856about 3,754about 0.228 km²−5.61% a yearUrban
30,337MindulaoMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental856about 160about 5.36 km²−3.05% a yearRural
30,338OyanDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte856about 240about 3.56 km²1.94% a yearRural
30,339Pacac-PequeñoAmulung, Cagayan856about 519about 1.65 km²0.42% a yearRural
30,340Pantao-A-MunaiMunai, Lanao del Norte856about 707about 1.21 km²−2.54% a yearRural
30,341PlingBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay856about 295about 2.90 km²0.51% a yearRural
30,342Sal-ingBalilihan, Bohol856about 258about 3.32 km²6.63% a yearRural
30,343Santa CarmenDumalag, Capiz856about 489about 1.75 km²1.15% a yearRural
30,344Tococ EastBayambang, Pangasinan856about 528about 1.62 km²−0.58% a yearRural
30,345Vista HermosaMacalelon, Quezon856about 99about 8.63 km²−4.58% a yearRural
30,346BanbanAsturias, Cebu855about 136about 6.29 km²−0.58% a yearRural
30,347Bangcas AHinunangan, Southern Leyte855about 992about 0.862 km²−0.20% a yearRural
30,348Barangay 31Bacolod City, Negros Occidental855about 4,362about 0.196 km²−3.20% a yearUrban
30,349BuenavistaViga, Catanduanes855about 283about 3.02 km²0.45% a yearRural
30,350LaitanSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi855about 620about 1.38 km²2.83% 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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