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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, 30,501 to 30,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
30,501LabutBadoc, Ilocos Norte847about 179about 4.72 km²−0.03% a yearRural
30,502ManduaoCatarman, Camiguin847about 359about 2.36 km²2.38% a yearRural
30,503Mangangan IIBaco, Oriental Mindoro847about 314about 2.70 km²1.41% a yearRural
30,504Ongol IlayaDumarao, Capiz847about 380about 2.23 km²0.49% a yearRural
30,505San RoqueMedina, Misamis Oriental847about 439about 1.93 km²1.35% a yearRural
30,506Santa CruzBarcelona, Sorsogon847about 254about 3.33 km²0.96% a yearRural
30,507TagbayaonJiabong, Samar847about 153about 5.54 km²2.93% a yearRural
30,508TimbangalanPoona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte847about 235about 3.60 km²−5.28% a yearRural
30,509TongantonganMadalum, Lanao del Sur847about 186about 4.56 km²0.06% a yearRural
30,510Tugui NorteBani, Pangasinan847about 490about 1.73 km²−1.71% a yearRural
30,511AbanillaCalubian, Leyte846about 546about 1.55 km²2.19% a yearRural
30,512AsinanMatanao, Davao del Sur846about 149about 5.67 km²−1.07% a yearRural
30,513Barangay 888Manila846about 12,975about 0.0652 km²0.26% a yearUrban
30,514Barangay IITiaong, Quezon846about 9,196about 0.092 km²−3.44% a yearRural
30,515Butubut EsteBalaoan, La Union846about 987about 0.857 km²−0.25% a yearRural
30,516Dalipit EastCuenca, Batangas846about 776about 1.09 km²4.29% a yearRural
30,517KabungaanBaybay City, Leyte846about 91about 9.30 km²0.09% a yearRural
30,518LampuyangPio V. Corpus, Masbate846about 288about 2.94 km²0.34% a yearRural
30,519Lilod TubokTamparan, Lanao del Sur846about 3,344about 0.253 km²3.94% a yearRural
30,520MagangitMaco, Davao de Oro846about 215about 3.94 km²1.78% a yearRural
30,521Malaking PookSan Pascual, Batangas846about 798about 1.06 km²0.17% a yearRural
30,522ManluminsagLa Libertad, Negros Oriental846about 281about 3.01 km²1.11% a yearRural
30,523MusimutKabugao, Apayao846about 6about 151.05 km²0.11% a yearRural
30,524RizalSanta, Ilocos Sur846about 358about 2.36 km²−0.61% a yearRural
30,525RomualdezRizal, Kalinga846about 27about 31.67 km²−0.70% a yearRural
30,526SabanganBinmaley, Pangasinan846about 1,489about 0.568 km²2.35% a yearRural
30,527San AntonioEnrile, Cagayan846about 54about 15.56 km²1.02% a yearRural
30,528San JoseQuirino, Isabela846about 478about 1.77 km²−0.56% a yearRural
30,529San PedroSurigao City, Surigao del Norte846about 184about 4.59 km²−1.97% a yearRural
30,530Santa CruzTayasan, Negros Oriental846about 1,005about 0.842 km²0.49% a yearRural
30,531TaloloraMondragon, Northern Samar846about 135about 6.28 km²4.05% a yearRural
30,532Zone 4Talisay City, Negros Occidental846about 14,171about 0.0597 km²−2.17% a yearRural
30,533Zone IISogod, Southern Leyte846about 14,171about 0.0597 km²0.00% a yearUrban
30,534Ba-angHungduan, Ifugao845about 65about 13.09 km²2.87% a yearRural
30,535BaballasioanSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur845about 289about 2.92 km²4.40% a yearRural
30,536Bulala SurAparri, Cagayan845about 384about 2.20 km²0.26% a yearRural
30,537Cabua-anMaddela, Quirino845about 57about 14.83 km²1.38% a yearRural
30,538CalaocanDipaculao, Aurora845about 15about 55.30 km²0.20% a yearRural
30,539CallaguipBatac City, Ilocos Norte845about 5,152about 0.164 km²0.37% a yearUrban
30,540CaranasJaniuay, Iloilo845about 374about 2.26 km²1.08% a yearRural
30,541DawisCaluya, Antique845about 640about 1.32 km²0.09% a yearRural
30,542DilimbayanLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur845about 905about 0.934 km²0.78% a yearRural
30,543FulgosinoUmingan, Pangasinan845about 88about 9.60 km²−1.05% a yearRural
30,544La PerianProsperidad, Agusan del Sur845about 163about 5.20 km²−3.13% a yearRural
30,545Lumbacaingud SouthTamparan, Lanao del Sur845about 4,204about 0.201 km²1.53% a yearRural
30,546Malitbog IlayaBingawan, Iloilo845about 891about 0.948 km²−0.17% a yearRural
30,547PicturanSominot, Zamboanga del Sur845about 71about 11.87 km²−6.03% a yearRural
30,548PlacerTalalora, Samar845about 196about 4.32 km²2.16% a yearRural
30,549PoblacionSan Quintin, Abra845about 503about 1.68 km²1.11% a yearRural
30,550RawisPio Duran, Albay845about 228about 3.70 km²0.72% 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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