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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, 30,451 to 30,500 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
30,451PurugananDingras, Ilocos Norte850about 2,507about 0.339 km²−0.50% a yearRural
30,452Sambowang AtawaMasiu, Lanao del Sur850about 2,760about 0.308 km²1.34% a yearRural
30,453SantiagoEsperanza, Masbate850about 258about 3.30 km²5.53% a yearRural
30,454Tag-AnonganCortes, Surigao del Sur850about 3,373about 0.252 km²−1.54% a yearRural
30,455Agba-oBingawan, Iloilo849about 296about 2.87 km²4.28% a yearRural
30,456AmandangayTabontabon, Leyte849about 345about 2.46 km²1.96% a yearRural
30,457BalireTunga, Leyte849about 620about 1.37 km²2.79% a yearRural
30,458Barangay IIMalilipot, Albay849about 17,949about 0.0473 km²no 2020 countRural
30,459Bgy. No. 34-A, Gabu Norte WestLaoag City, Ilocos Norte849about 1,795about 0.473 km²9.52% a yearRural
30,460BongabongTangub City, Misamis Occidental849about 228about 3.73 km²−2.09% a yearRural
30,461Bubong Tawa-anPiagapo, Lanao del Sur849about 629about 1.35 km²4.42% a yearRural
30,462CalaoBucay, Abra849about 422about 2.01 km²1.74% a yearRural
30,463CarangDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte849about 259about 3.28 km²1.74% a yearRural
30,464CorocorBacarra, Ilocos Norte849about 518about 1.64 km²−0.50% a yearRural
30,465CusipanSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte849about 282about 3.01 km²−0.36% a yearRural
30,466Darahuway DacoCatbalogan City, Samar849about 2,358about 0.36 km²1.13% a yearRural
30,467Don Antonio VillageRosales, Pangasinan849about 7,017about 0.121 km²−0.08% a yearRural
30,468Hawan GrandeVirac, Catanduanes849about 361about 2.35 km²−1.23% a yearRural
30,469HeleneSocorro, Surigao del Norte849about 90about 9.44 km²1.07% a yearRural
30,470MadalunotPinabacdao, Samar849about 288about 2.95 km²1.62% a yearRural
30,471MatimOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay849about 328about 2.59 km²−4.97% a yearRural
30,472San PedroBuenavista, Guimaras849about 181about 4.68 km²1.16% a yearRural
30,473San Vicente SilanganCatanauan, Quezon849about 147about 5.77 km²0.60% a yearRural
30,474Tuka IBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur849about 3,894about 0.218 km²−0.06% a yearRural
30,475Abad SantosSanta Monica, Surigao del Norte848about 213about 3.99 km²2.96% a yearRural
30,476Barangay 48Caloocan City848about 23,043about 0.0368 km²8.39% a yearUrban
30,477Barangay 703Manila848about 14,397about 0.0589 km²no 2020 countUrban
30,478BicalSan Fernando, Camarines Sur848about 164about 5.18 km²−0.72% a yearRural
30,479BonifacioLope De Vega, Northern Samar848about 158about 5.37 km²−0.28% a yearRural
30,480BualanBubong, Lanao del Sur848about 857about 0.99 km²6.58% a yearRural
30,481CawayanLibmanan, Camarines Sur848about 51about 16.61 km²−1.15% a yearRural
30,482Lower KatipunanPadada, Davao del Sur848about 322about 2.63 km²5.89% a yearRural
30,483LucbanLamut, Ifugao848about 226about 3.75 km²0.96% a yearRural
30,484PacuanMalasiqui, Pangasinan848about 1,120about 0.757 km²−1.42% a yearRural
30,485San VicenteDonsol, Sorsogon848about 280about 3.03 km²4.82% a yearRural
30,486Santa ElenaLa Paz, Leyte848about 442about 1.92 km²0.09% a yearRural
30,487SuarezKinoguitan, Misamis Oriental848about 131about 6.47 km²3.15% a yearRural
30,488SukipPio Duran, Albay848about 259about 3.28 km²−3.53% a yearRural
30,489SumasapPanaon, Misamis Occidental848about 684about 1.24 km²0.26% a yearRural
30,490TampuhanLibmanan, Camarines Sur848about 511about 1.66 km²1.17% a yearRural
30,491VigaDasol, Pangasinan848about 38about 22.59 km²−0.99% a yearRural
30,492Villa AuroraMaria Aurora, Aurora848about 31about 27.22 km²0.09% a yearRural
30,493WawaCalapan City, Oriental Mindoro848about 1,462about 0.58 km²−3.29% a yearRural
30,494AmampacangCalbayog City, Samar847about 261about 3.25 km²0.00% a yearRural
30,495BanbanDonsol, Sorsogon847about 307about 2.76 km²0.93% a yearRural
30,496CadandananBulan, Sorsogon847about 235about 3.61 km²1.62% a yearRural
30,497CalampitaoIgbaras, Iloilo847about 232about 3.65 km²−1.02% a yearRural
30,498ConcepcionVictoria, Oriental Mindoro847about 550about 1.54 km²−1.23% a yearRural
30,499Del PilarBaliangao, Misamis Occidental847about 117about 7.24 km²−0.89% a yearRural
30,500East TalisaySouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi847about 5,723about 0.148 km²1.75% 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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