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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, 30,401 to 30,450 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
30,401Barangay 2Balingasag, Misamis Oriental852about 12,474about 0.0683 km²−0.72% a yearRural
30,402Bgy. 5 Pob.San Miguel, Iloilo852about 17,937about 0.0475 km²1.34% a yearRural
30,403BongaMarogong, Lanao del Sur852about 38about 22.34 km²3.78% a yearRural
30,404Bubong RadapanMatungao, Lanao del Norte852about 523about 1.63 km²3.27% a yearRural
30,405CalumbuyanSual, Pangasinan852about 123about 6.90 km²2.30% a yearRural
30,406CaranasMotiong, Samar852about 254about 3.35 km²1.37% a yearRural
30,407ConsueloGuimba, Nueva Ecija852about 923about 0.923 km²0.17% a yearRural
30,408DasitamBaclayon, Bohol852about 359about 2.37 km²0.40% a yearRural
30,409Del PilarLas Navas, Northern Samar852about 248about 3.43 km²4.29% a yearRural
30,410GebolwanganSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar852about 58about 14.81 km²1.61% a yearRural
30,411PaayasBurgos, Ilocos Norte852about 89about 9.61 km²−0.47% a yearRural
30,412PamasanSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi852about 613about 1.39 km²2.94% a yearRural
30,413Poblacion IITuao, Cagayan852about 3,926about 0.217 km²2.62% a yearUrban
30,414San Felipe-SantiagoMinalabac, Camarines Sur852about 650about 1.31 km²0.31% a yearRural
30,415BagaDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur851about 141about 6.02 km²1.04% a yearRural
30,416BalactasanMadalag, Aklan851about 468about 1.82 km²0.34% a yearRural
30,417Barangay 81Tacloban City, Leyte851about 5,673about 0.15 km²0.72% a yearRural
30,418Beleng-BelisKapangan, Benguet851about 41about 20.83 km²2.36% a yearRural
30,419BiasongHinundayan, Southern Leyte851about 532about 1.60 km²2.98% a yearRural
30,420CabalangeganVigan City, Ilocos Sur851about 2,061about 0.413 km²6.67% a yearRural
30,421CubayBarbaza, Antique851about 3,851about 0.221 km²4.87% a yearRural
30,422GandamatoBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur851about 8,426about 0.101 km²2.62% a yearRural
30,423Inagdangan CentroZarraga, Iloilo851about 382about 2.23 km²0.81% a yearRural
30,424MarracuruEnrile, Cagayan851about 124about 6.88 km²0.49% a yearRural
30,425NablangbulodPio Duran, Albay851about 187about 4.55 km²−0.53% a yearRural
30,426Poblacion IBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur851about 7,033about 0.121 km²0.14% a yearRural
30,427Salvacion (Sorsogon West District)Sorsogon City, Sorsogon851about 123about 6.94 km²0.28% a yearRural
30,428SampaoAlmeria, Biliran851about 155about 5.49 km²2.17% a yearRural
30,429San AntonioTunga, Leyte851about 2,685about 0.317 km²0.00% a yearRural
30,430San EstebanDingras, Ilocos Norte851about 299about 2.85 km²0.57% a yearRural
30,431Santa LourdesPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon851about 866about 0.983 km²0.92% a yearRural
30,432SantolMauban, Quezon851about 380about 2.24 km²2.59% a yearRural
30,433TandayCorella, Bohol851about 134about 6.34 km²0.60% a yearRural
30,434TangnanCarigara, Leyte851about 767about 1.11 km²0.43% a yearRural
30,435Tomambiling Lumbaca IngudMasiu, Lanao del Sur851about 1,630about 0.522 km²2.33% a yearRural
30,436VictoryDulag, Leyte851about 419about 2.03 km²0.06% a yearRural
30,437AmotBurdeos, Quezon850about 39about 21.82 km²−5.60% a yearRural
30,438BaladingCuyo, Palawan850about 429about 1.98 km²1.28% a yearRural
30,439Barangay 140Caloocan City850about 15,712about 0.0541 km²1.56% a yearUrban
30,440BarboGuiuan, Eastern Samar850about 691about 1.23 km²0.69% a yearRural
30,441CabatangAlicia, Bohol850about 264about 3.22 km²−1.18% a yearRural
30,442FloristaJovellar, Albay850about 118about 7.20 km²0.31% a yearRural
30,443KitingtingDamulog, Bukidnon850about 146about 5.83 km²1.31% a yearRural
30,444Lilod MaguingMaguing, Lanao del Sur850about 401about 2.12 km²3.62% a yearRural
30,445ManloyCapoocan, Leyte850about 93about 9.15 km²−0.06% a yearRural
30,446MansibangNaguilian, Isabela850about 106about 8.01 km²2.02% a yearRural
30,447MasumbangMerida, Leyte850about 173about 4.90 km²3.82% a yearRural
30,448MeliliaSanta Cruz, Davao del Sur850about 186about 4.56 km²−0.83% a yearRural
30,449Moises R. EspinosaMilagros, Masbate850about 40about 21.20 km²−4.92% a yearRural
30,450PantaonPiagapo, Lanao del Sur850about 356about 2.39 km²6.61% 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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