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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, 30,751 to 30,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
30,751Bgy. No. 11, Santa BalbinaLaoag City, Ilocos Norte833about 7,059about 0.118 km²−1.33% a yearUrban
30,752Bgy. No. 8, San VicenteLaoag City, Ilocos Norte833about 8,900about 0.0936 km²−1.25% a yearUrban
30,753BasakMaasin City, Southern Leyte833about 208about 4.00 km²1.59% a yearRural
30,754BuctoBislig City, Surigao del Sur833about 136about 6.12 km²0.06% a yearRural
30,755Bugallon-Posadas StreetSan Carlos City, Pangasinan833about 10,832about 0.0769 km²0.94% a yearRural
30,756BurbuliBaco, Oriental Mindoro833about 386about 2.16 km²8.45% a yearRural
30,757CabacunganSanta Rita, Samar833about 99about 8.45 km²1.07% a yearRural
30,758CabulihanLimasawa, Southern Leyte833about 661about 1.26 km²−0.23% a yearRural
30,759CalangiganQuezon, Isabela833about 83about 10.05 km²3.11% a yearRural
30,760CobradorRomblon, Romblon833about 303about 2.75 km²−1.31% a yearRural
30,761ConsolacionIsabel, Leyte833about 280about 2.98 km²4.05% a yearRural
30,762IgpigusIgbaras, Iloilo833about 257about 3.24 km²0.70% a yearRural
30,763Mahabang LalimGeneral Nakar, Quezon833about 6about 148.24 km²1.43% a yearRural
30,764ManlotCarles, Iloilo833about 514about 1.62 km²−1.92% a yearRural
30,765Northern CababuyanHingyon, Ifugao833about 146about 5.70 km²−0.03% a yearRural
30,766San VicenteCarmen, Surigao del Sur833about 552about 1.51 km²0.94% a yearRural
30,767BangkalAbucay, Bataan832about 313about 2.66 km²−0.31% a yearRural
30,768Barangay 801Manila832about 39,809about 0.0209 km²7.56% a yearUrban
30,769BayeAsturias, Cebu832about 116about 7.19 km²3.08% a yearRural
30,770BulacanSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte832about 114about 7.27 km²−1.76% a yearRural
30,771Central 2Palompon, Leyte832about 5,943about 0.14 km²0.03% a yearUrban
30,772ColiatOas, Albay832about 445about 1.87 km²0.14% a yearRural
30,773DipolodSalug, Zamboanga del Norte832about 112about 7.45 km²4.45% a yearRural
30,774DumalinaoMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur832about 201about 4.13 km²1.37% a yearRural
30,775GutlangArgao, Cebu832about 269about 3.09 km²0.61% a yearRural
30,776HibunawanBurauen, Leyte832about 251about 3.31 km²0.06% a yearRural
30,777IgangVirac, Catanduanes832about 743about 1.12 km²−0.46% a yearRural
30,778MabiniDaraga, Albay832about 410about 2.03 km²3.53% a yearRural
30,779Malitbog IlawodBingawan, Iloilo832about 341about 2.44 km²0.61% a yearRural
30,780MasigayDatu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur832about 263about 3.16 km²3.77% a yearRural
30,781Nag-Iba INaujan, Oriental Mindoro832about 272about 3.06 km²−0.31% a yearRural
30,782NamorocVintar, Ilocos Norte832about 344about 2.42 km²0.00% a yearRural
30,783NansuagaoCaoayan, Ilocos Sur832about 376about 2.21 km²−0.87% a yearRural
30,784New BethlehemLaak, Davao de Oro832about 68about 12.23 km²1.84% a yearRural
30,785Northern PoblacionPlaridel, Misamis Occidental832about 2,899about 0.287 km²−3.20% a yearRural
30,786RemediosRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay832about 146about 5.69 km²0.56% a yearRural
30,787San FernandoJiabong, Samar832about 85about 9.78 km²0.03% a yearRural
30,788San JuanPilar, Cebu832about 234about 3.55 km²1.07% a yearRural
30,789Santo NiñoKolambugan, Lanao del Norte832about 2,059about 0.404 km²0.70% a yearRural
30,790TinabyonanCatmon, Cebu832about 128about 6.50 km²0.79% a yearRural
30,791TongoSiquijor, Siquijor832about 1,067about 0.78 km²0.47% a yearRural
30,792Tubig GuinooKawayan, Biliran832about 155about 5.36 km²0.20% a yearRural
30,793AgsaoMagdiwang, Romblon831about 162about 5.12 km²0.14% a yearRural
30,794AnajaoArgao, Cebu831about 364about 2.28 km²−2.18% a yearRural
30,795AntipoloIbajay, Aklan831about 128about 6.51 km²0.35% a yearRural
30,796Barangay IISilang, Cavite831about 15,054about 0.0552 km²−1.76% a yearUrban
30,797BolocaonKitaotao, Bukidnon831about 561about 1.48 km²1.81% a yearRural
30,798BuenavistaBaungon, Bukidnon831about 138about 6.02 km²6.70% a yearRural
30,799CalacabianLibacao, Aklan831about 184about 4.52 km²0.00% a yearRural
30,800Caritan SurTuguegarao City, Cagayan831about 6,110about 0.136 km²−8.03% 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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