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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, 30,551 to 30,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
30,551San PabloDiadi, Nueva Vizcaya845about 109about 7.73 km²0.58% a yearRural
30,552San RoqueSocorro, Surigao del Norte845about 85about 9.96 km²0.78% a yearRural
30,553TiempoTubo, Abra845about 33about 25.42 km²−0.48% a yearRural
30,554TintinanUbay, Bohol845about 1,235about 0.684 km²2.61% a yearRural
30,555Unas-unasSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi845about 20,560about 0.0411 km²2.77% a yearRural
30,556Barangay 6Calbiga, Samar844about 5,308about 0.159 km²0.40% a yearRural
30,557Barangay 78Manila844about 57,027about 0.0148 km²−8.47% a yearUrban
30,558BurgosPadre Burgos, Quezon844about 3,246about 0.26 km²−1.58% a yearRural
30,559CabatuanCuyapo, Nueva Ecija844about 320about 2.64 km²1.85% a yearRural
30,560CagayAlimodian, Iloilo844about 260about 3.24 km²0.66% a yearRural
30,561CulliatLigao City, Albay844about 414about 2.04 km²2.26% a yearRural
30,562MaababBurauen, Leyte844about 323about 2.61 km²0.66% a yearRural
30,563MabatoCalamba City, Laguna844about 268about 3.15 km²3.75% a yearRural
30,564Manuel del Valle, Sr.San Antonio, Quezon844about 412about 2.05 km²−5.08% a yearRural
30,565Pag-AsaJose Panganiban, Camarines Norte844about 937about 0.901 km²0.75% a yearRural
30,566Pantao-MarugPantar, Lanao del Norte844about 630about 1.34 km²3.07% a yearRural
30,567PisaTingloy, Batangas844about 234about 3.60 km²5.13% a yearRural
30,568South PoblacionLarena, Siquijor844about 635about 1.33 km²0.49% a yearUrban
30,569BaguinbinPalompon, Leyte843about 664about 1.27 km²−2.78% a yearRural
30,570Buenlag 1stBayambang, Pangasinan843about 1,099about 0.767 km²−5.06% a yearRural
30,571BulabogBingawan, Iloilo843about 321about 2.63 km²0.61% a yearRural
30,572CanilaBiliran, Biliran843about 51about 16.42 km²−0.53% a yearRural
30,573CogonAlangalang, Leyte843about 555about 1.52 km²0.70% a yearRural
30,574DamasingRizal, Zamboanga del Norte843about 171about 4.93 km²4.92% a yearRural
30,575ImuganSanta Fe, Nueva Vizcaya843about 36about 23.41 km²0.43% a yearRural
30,576Lam-agSan Juan, Abra843about 1,679about 0.502 km²8.19% a yearRural
30,577MaanahaoPalanas, Masbate843about 120about 7.01 km²0.52% a yearRural
30,578NagacadanKiangan, Ifugao843about 49about 17.11 km²−1.16% a yearRural
30,579OrenseBauan, Batangas843about 659about 1.28 km²−0.42% a yearRural
30,580Panaon IbabaUnisan, Quezon843about 602about 1.40 km²0.84% a yearRural
30,581PilionPolillo, Quezon843about 138about 6.09 km²−0.89% a yearRural
30,582PulawanImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay843about 250about 3.37 km²1.32% a yearRural
30,583TinawanMacarthur, Leyte843about 380about 2.22 km²0.00% a yearRural
30,584BagacayPassi City, Iloilo842about 752about 1.12 km²−0.75% a yearRural
30,585Barangay 61Cavite City, Cavite842about 34,367about 0.0245 km²1.73% a yearRural
30,586Buadi-AbalaMulondo, Lanao del Sur842about 2,413about 0.349 km²3.76% a yearRural
30,587BumagcatTayum, Abra842about 167about 5.04 km²0.34% a yearRural
30,588ButaguinGumaca, Quezon842about 208about 4.05 km²0.29% a yearRural
30,589Doña TrinidadSan Andres, Romblon842about 409about 2.06 km²8.95% a yearRural
30,590IlawodCaramoan, Camarines Sur842about 443about 1.90 km²0.46% a yearRural
30,591ManiniogMayantoc, Tarlac842about 31about 26.80 km²0.73% a yearRural
30,592NagpatayanBanna, Ilocos Norte842about 76about 11.05 km²−1.64% a yearRural
30,593OhajBanaue, Ifugao842about 153about 5.52 km²0.14% a yearRural
30,594PeñafranciaSanta Magdalena, Sorsogon842about 184about 4.57 km²0.20% a yearRural
30,595Poblacion 4Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro842about 8,337about 0.101 km²3.41% a yearRural
30,596San SebastianBalete, Batangas842about 1,124about 0.749 km²−6.07% a yearRural
30,597San SilvestreSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte842about 14,223about 0.0592 km²−0.42% a yearRural
30,598Sta. CruzCalapan City, Oriental Mindoro842about 136about 6.20 km²0.96% a yearRural
30,599TanawanCapalonga, Camarines Norte842about 86about 9.78 km²−0.84% a yearRural
30,600Abdullah BuisanMasiu, Lanao del Sur841about 3,222about 0.261 km²1.54% 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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