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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, 30,701 to 30,750 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
30,701DugayongEchague, Isabela836about 516about 1.62 km²no 2020 countRural
30,702EsperanzaSan Ricardo, Southern Leyte836about 380about 2.20 km²−2.70% a yearRural
30,703GarciaSan Miguel, Bohol836about 161about 5.18 km²4.28% a yearRural
30,704KitayoJose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental836about 118about 7.06 km²−6.81% a yearRural
30,705LipakanPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte836about 133about 6.28 km²−6.63% a yearRural
30,706MagsaysayKitaotao, Bukidnon836about 228about 3.66 km²0.49% a yearRural
30,707MagsaysayLas Navas, Northern Samar836about 225about 3.72 km²0.58% a yearRural
30,708Mahacot SilanganBatangas City, Batangas836about 191about 4.37 km²1.93% a yearRural
30,709Olawa AmbolongMarawi City, Lanao del Sur836about 7,145about 0.117 km²no 2020 countRural
30,710RizalPoro, Cebu836about 447about 1.87 km²1.49% a yearRural
30,711Santa CruzCaramoan, Camarines Sur836about 152about 5.50 km²−1.30% a yearRural
30,712Tabunan Likud SikubongSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi836about 638about 1.31 km²2.90% a yearRural
30,713TiowiButig, Lanao del Sur836about 546about 1.53 km²2.12% a yearRural
30,714Bernaldo A. JulagtingPatnongon, Antique835about 215about 3.88 km²1.49% a yearRural
30,715CagoranLal-Lo, Cagayan835about 157about 5.31 km²0.88% a yearRural
30,716CanianganRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur835about 184about 4.55 km²0.79% a yearRural
30,717CasanestebananLaoac, Pangasinan835about 673about 1.24 km²2.22% a yearRural
30,718CoboPandan, Catanduanes835about 811about 1.03 km²−1.14% a yearRural
30,719ConcepcionManjuyod, Negros Oriental835about 623about 1.34 km²−0.03% a yearRural
30,720Datu AgodAntipas, Cotabato835about 139about 6.00 km²−0.93% a yearRural
30,721GambodesArakan, Cotabato835about 100about 8.31 km²1.03% a yearRural
30,722KauswaganBiri, Northern Samar835about 192about 4.36 km²2.15% a yearRural
30,723La PurisimaLupi, Camarines Sur835about 113about 7.36 km²−0.84% a yearRural
30,724MagalongMabini, Pangasinan835about 480about 1.74 km²0.58% a yearRural
30,725NadsaagSan Juan, La Union835about 811about 1.03 km²1.25% a yearRural
30,726Pantalan NabayeAjuy, Iloilo835about 506about 1.65 km²−2.90% a yearRural
30,727Santa AnaMabini, Batangas835about 1,835about 0.455 km²1.12% a yearRural
30,728TagabaseEsperanza, Agusan del Sur835about 54about 15.47 km²−1.33% a yearRural
30,729TugasPatikul, Sulu835about 345about 2.42 km²4.00% a yearRural
30,730Ar-arusipBadoc, Ilocos Norte834about 662about 1.26 km²0.76% a yearRural
30,731BanbanSiquijor, Siquijor834about 1,271about 0.656 km²1.12% a yearRural
30,732Barangay IIISan Luis, Aurora834about 2,827about 0.295 km²−0.23% a yearRural
30,733Calilangan DicalaPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur834about 3,757about 0.222 km²1.22% a yearRural
30,734CansungayPilar, Bohol834about 144about 5.78 km²−0.76% a yearRural
30,735ConsocepTigaon, Camarines Sur834about 98about 8.47 km²6.12% a yearRural
30,736Divino RostroSan Andres, Catanduanes834about 4,766about 0.175 km²−3.98% a yearRural
30,737Don PanacaMagpet, Cotabato834about 25about 33.14 km²−1.60% a yearRural
30,738MakawayanTingloy, Batangas834about 364about 2.29 km²−7.51% a yearRural
30,739ManacabacJaniuay, Iloilo834about 383about 2.18 km²0.38% a yearRural
30,740MapangBongabong, Oriental Mindoro834about 194about 4.30 km²−1.39% a yearRural
30,741MorongBadoc, Ilocos Norte834about 219about 3.81 km²−1.60% a yearRural
30,742NangcaRizal, Zamboanga del Norte834about 765about 1.09 km²1.19% a yearRural
30,743PanninanSan Mariano, Isabela834about 57about 14.55 km²0.61% a yearRural
30,744Putad Marandang BuisanMasiu, Lanao del Sur834about 4,964about 0.168 km²1.96% a yearRural
30,745San IsidroDonsol, Sorsogon834about 155about 5.39 km²−0.06% a yearRural
30,746San RamonLibon, Albay834about 339about 2.46 km²−1.09% a yearRural
30,747TuboranNaawan, Misamis Oriental834about 182about 4.58 km²1.62% a yearRural
30,748VillaroseCabarroguis, Quirino834about 73about 11.36 km²1.00% a yearRural
30,749Angeles Zone IITayabas City, Quezon833about 26,031about 0.032 km²−2.48% a yearRural
30,750Barangay 77Caloocan City833about 14,288about 0.0583 km²0.32% a yearUrban

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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