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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, 30,601 to 30,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
30,601Alang-alangTabogon, Cebu841about 903about 0.931 km²2.23% a yearRural
30,602AmagbaganSison, Pangasinan841about 197about 4.27 km²3.86% a yearRural
30,603Barangay 326Manila841about 68,374about 0.0123 km²0.46% a yearUrban
30,604Barangay 44Manila841about 16,050about 0.0524 km²1.21% a yearUrban
30,605CanvertudesAlangalang, Leyte841about 592about 1.42 km²−3.39% a yearRural
30,606Del PilarSan Pascual, Batangas841about 1,226about 0.686 km²5.27% a yearRural
30,607GaritaCabagan, Isabela841about 217about 3.88 km²1.08% a yearRural
30,608IpilBelison, Antique841about 793about 1.06 km²0.20% a yearRural
30,609LubaSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur841about 882about 0.954 km²1.64% a yearRural
30,610MilagrosaAlangalang, Leyte841about 24,808about 0.0339 km²−6.15% a yearRural
30,611SalongabandingTamparan, Lanao del Sur841about 6,893about 0.122 km²2.92% a yearRural
30,612SampaguitaVictoria, Oriental Mindoro841about 443about 1.90 km²0.55% a yearRural
30,613San AntonioMadrid, Surigao del Sur841about 234about 3.60 km²−1.72% a yearRural
30,614Santa FilomenaCalanasan, Apayao841about 36about 23.57 km²−1.51% a yearRural
30,615Tawi-tawiAloran, Misamis Occidental841about 592about 1.42 km²−2.83% a yearRural
30,616Alang-alangAurora, Zamboanga del Sur840about 757about 1.11 km²1.95% a yearRural
30,617BangcoMaria Aurora, Aurora840about 287about 2.93 km²2.24% a yearRural
30,618Barangay 53Pasay City840about 63,636about 0.0132 km²1.54% a yearUrban
30,619Barangay EastSan Jose, Northern Samar840about 11,200about 0.075 km²−0.97% a yearRural
30,620Bgy. No. 7-A, Nstra. Sra. De NatividadLaoag City, Ilocos Norte840about 9,722about 0.0864 km²−1.98% a yearUrban
30,621BowiPantar, Lanao del Norte840about 44about 19.25 km²−3.53% a yearRural
30,622CandalapdapTagkawayan, Quezon840about 124about 6.78 km²4.72% a yearRural
30,623CanlumacadSantander, Cebu840about 532about 1.58 km²−0.97% a yearRural
30,624CubambaTaal, Batangas840about 992about 0.847 km²−0.56% a yearRural
30,625DagmanAraceli, Palawan840about 75about 11.18 km²1.45% a yearRural
30,626DimayonTaraka, Lanao del Sur840about 7,000about 0.12 km²2.76% a yearRural
30,627MarapongSibutad, Zamboanga del Norte840about 251about 3.34 km²−1.59% a yearRural
30,628NoqueOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay840about 365about 2.30 km²−4.26% a yearRural
30,629PunongMunai, Lanao del Norte840about 538about 1.56 km²1.42% a yearRural
30,630San RoqueProsperidad, Agusan del Sur840about 58about 14.52 km²−0.14% a yearRural
30,631TalubBalindong, Lanao del Sur840about 387about 2.17 km²7.43% a yearRural
30,632VillahermosaDolores, Eastern Samar840about 82about 10.30 km²−1.40% a yearRural
30,633Zone VIIBayambang, Pangasinan840about 3,889about 0.216 km²−4.95% a yearRural
30,634AnginNaguilian, La Union839about 861about 0.974 km²−0.70% a yearRural
30,635Barangay 5San Jose, Antique839about 3,884about 0.216 km²1.12% a yearRural
30,636BaritBalindong, Lanao del Sur839about 354about 2.37 km²4.62% a yearRural
30,637BigaGiporlos, Eastern Samar839about 171about 4.91 km²0.97% a yearRural
30,638BinagLal-Lo, Cagayan839about 95about 8.85 km²0.23% a yearRural
30,639CaabiangaanMabini, Pangasinan839about 347about 2.42 km²−0.48% a yearRural
30,640CagandunganLuna, Apayao839about 35about 23.76 km²1.61% a yearRural
30,641EsperanzaMatalom, Leyte839about 129about 6.48 km²0.03% a yearRural
30,642GuinhawaQuezon, Quezon839about 208about 4.04 km²0.70% a yearRural
30,643KabalasanBaybay City, Leyte839about 378about 2.22 km²1.48% a yearRural
30,644L. AdvientoGattaran, Cagayan839about 677about 1.24 km²1.30% a yearRural
30,645Lipay SurSan Gabriel, La Union839about 226about 3.71 km²−4.05% a yearRural
30,646MabiniDonsol, Sorsogon839about 295about 2.84 km²−0.92% a yearRural
30,647MolopoloLiloan, Southern Leyte839about 314about 2.67 km²−1.93% a yearRural
30,648NacubeGandara, Samar839about 244about 3.44 km²1.00% a yearRural
30,649PattiquiSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur839about 2,113about 0.397 km²0.49% a yearRural
30,650Poblacion IIBalangkayan, Eastern Samar839about 1,709about 0.491 km²0.49% 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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