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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, 30,651 to 30,700 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
30,651Poblacion NW ZoneLemery, Iloilo839about 937about 0.895 km²−2.03% a yearRural
30,652Santa AnaEstancia, Iloilo839about 583about 1.44 km²2.11% a yearRural
30,653AlegriaCaibiran, Biliran838about 1,062about 0.789 km²1.00% a yearRural
30,654AntipoloLlorente, Eastern Samar838about 63about 13.33 km²−2.01% a yearRural
30,655Barangay 2Calaca City, Batangas838about 9,632about 0.087 km²1.18% a yearRural
30,656BongaMotiong, Samar838about 211about 3.98 km²−1.62% a yearRural
30,657BuenavistaCulasi, Antique838about 264about 3.17 km²2.76% a yearRural
30,658BurolLooc, Occidental Mindoro838about 49about 17.13 km²0.35% a yearRural
30,659Can-abuhonRonda, Cebu838about 316about 2.65 km²−2.09% a yearRural
30,660CansirongMaasin City, Southern Leyte838about 170about 4.94 km²−3.28% a yearRural
30,661DampayCandelaria, Zambales838about 325about 2.58 km²−3.28% a yearRural
30,662GuimputlanDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte838about 409about 2.05 km²0.61% a yearRural
30,663MacopaSan Francisco, Surigao del Norte838about 319about 2.63 km²0.67% a yearRural
30,664MadupayasBadoc, Ilocos Norte838about 268about 3.13 km²−0.28% a yearRural
30,665MagtuadCatubig, Northern Samar838about 228about 3.68 km²−0.26% a yearRural
30,666MagungunayNaguilian, La Union838about 194about 4.32 km²−0.87% a yearRural
30,667PayapaTagkawayan, Quezon838about 95about 8.79 km²2.93% a yearRural
30,668PispisMaasin, Iloilo838about 253about 3.31 km²0.49% a yearRural
30,669PoblacionBayang, Lanao del Sur838about 13,760about 0.0609 km²2.21% a yearRural
30,670San AntonioLal-Lo, Cagayan838about 110about 7.65 km²0.97% a yearRural
30,671San Antonio SulongMalilipot, Albay838about 852about 0.983 km²0.00% a yearRural
30,672SiloyCalamba, Misamis Occidental838about 157about 5.35 km²1.96% a yearRural
30,673BugwakDangcagan, Bukidnon837about 302about 2.77 km²3.47% a yearRural
30,674DipalaKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay837about 226about 3.70 km²0.38% a yearRural
30,675DugayungPiat, Cagayan837about 246about 3.40 km²−1.06% a yearRural
30,676DulapoOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental837about 1,458about 0.574 km²1.49% a yearRural
30,677IsitDolores, Abra837about 169about 4.95 km²−0.26% a yearRural
30,678LangkaPalayan City, Nueva Ecija837about 61about 13.78 km²no 2020 countRural
30,679Limbuhan GutiTanauan, Leyte837about 1,159about 0.722 km²1.46% a yearRural
30,680MabiniBalungao, Pangasinan837about 116about 7.20 km²−1.17% a yearRural
30,681MacayucayuSan Mariano, Isabela837about 61about 13.76 km²2.86% a yearRural
30,682Mag-asoJaro, Leyte837about 203about 4.12 km²2.12% a yearRural
30,683PangapuyanZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur837about 4,405about 0.19 km²2.12% a yearRural
30,684PangiPassi City, Iloilo837about 465about 1.80 km²1.46% a yearRural
30,685PatagParanas, Samar837about 132about 6.32 km²1.89% a yearRural
30,686PaysudPalapag, Northern Samar837about 476about 1.76 km²1.24% a yearRural
30,687Santa CruzSanta Ana, Cagayan837about 182about 4.61 km²0.35% a yearRural
30,688Santa MariaBuguey, Cagayan837about 4,024about 0.208 km²3.00% a yearRural
30,689SigamokJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte837about 121about 6.91 km²−3.55% a yearRural
30,690AbbegAlcala, Cagayan836about 219about 3.81 km²0.55% a yearRural
30,691BalanniSanto Niño, Cagayan836about 26about 32.54 km²1.06% a yearRural
30,692BaliwHilongos, Leyte836about 357about 2.34 km²1.27% a yearRural
30,693Barangay 716Manila836about 169,919about 0.00492 km²−2.27% a yearUrban
30,694Barangay 742Manila836about 110,000about 0.0076 km²0.85% a yearUrban
30,695CamindoroanSan Juan, Ilocos Sur836about 2,212about 0.378 km²−2.19% a yearRural
30,696CansosoMatag-Ob, Leyte836about 235about 3.56 km²3.44% a yearRural
30,697Dammang NorteCamalaniugan, Cagayan836about 103about 8.09 km²2.31% a yearRural
30,698DilausanMaguing, Lanao del Sur836about 5,291about 0.158 km²1.37% a yearRural
30,699DiromoyodLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur836about 1,874about 0.446 km²2.34% a yearRural
30,700Don Faustino PagaduanDiffun, Quirino836about 49about 17.14 km²8.81% 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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