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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, 31,051 to 31,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
31,051PalpalanPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur818about 317about 2.58 km²1.33% a yearRural
31,052Poblacion IlawodPanitan, Capiz818about 2,364about 0.346 km²0.15% a yearRural
31,053PuzonRosario, La Union818about 629about 1.30 km²−0.12% a yearRural
31,054San RoqueBarobo, Surigao del Sur818about 133about 6.13 km²no 2020 countRural
31,055TabayagArgao, Cebu818about 140about 5.83 km²−4.31% a yearRural
31,056TagolilongSulop, Davao del Sur818about 151about 5.40 km²0.63% a yearRural
31,057TambanganSanta Cruz, Marinduque818about 161about 5.08 km²−0.61% a yearRural
31,058UrzadanSuyo, Ilocos Sur818about 97about 8.42 km²0.69% a yearRural
31,059BalatinWao, Lanao del Sur817about 299about 2.73 km²6.07% a yearRural
31,060Barangay 143Pasay City817about 13,199about 0.0619 km²no 2020 countUrban
31,061Barangay District 1Tumauini, Isabela817about 11,772about 0.0694 km²0.75% a yearRural
31,062BoracNaval, Biliran817about 1,015about 0.805 km²0.33% a yearRural
31,063Bubonga RanaoCalanogas, Lanao del Sur817about 103about 7.93 km²3.18% a yearRural
31,064CalayanLantawan, Basilan817about 363about 2.25 km²9.57% a yearRural
31,065CantigdasBatuan, Bohol817about 419about 1.95 km²−1.90% a yearRural
31,066FatimaDulag, Leyte817about 834about 0.98 km²0.03% a yearRural
31,067GadonganDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur817about 1,051about 0.777 km²0.63% a yearRural
31,068Kayan WestTadian, Mountain Province817about 116about 7.04 km²0.03% a yearRural
31,069LagtanganSevilla, Bohol817about 178about 4.58 km²0.96% a yearRural
31,070ManakaOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental817about 129about 6.32 km²1.06% a yearRural
31,071MatampayMalabang, Lanao del Sur817about 333about 2.45 km²4.17% a yearRural
31,072Pindolonan Mariatao SaripTamparan, Lanao del Sur817about 4,952about 0.165 km²4.35% a yearRural
31,073PlanzaBabatngon, Leyte817about 131about 6.23 km²2.30% a yearRural
31,074Poblacion District 5Pambujan, Northern Samar817about 13,114about 0.0623 km²−1.11% a yearRural
31,075Poblacion SouthSolano, Nueva Vizcaya817about 5,411about 0.151 km²−0.06% a yearUrban
31,076SalvacionPalanas, Masbate817about 275about 2.97 km²−2.35% a yearRural
31,077SampalocPitogo, Quezon817about 692about 1.18 km²1.88% a yearRural
31,078AlgaCatarman, Camiguin816about 140about 5.82 km²1.85% a yearRural
31,079AntipoloBaao, Camarines Sur816about 179about 4.55 km²−1.44% a yearRural
31,080Bagong MaslogAurora, Zamboanga del Sur816about 378about 2.16 km²2.54% a yearRural
31,081Barangay 506Manila816about 50,061about 0.0163 km²4.92% a yearUrban
31,082BuenavistaSan Fernando, Masbate816about 197about 4.14 km²−0.55% a yearRural
31,083CanipaanPalompon, Leyte816about 291about 2.80 km²−0.72% a yearRural
31,084DupitacPiddig, Ilocos Norte816about 41about 19.98 km²1.56% a yearRural
31,085InalmasinanCaramoran, Catanduanes816about 54about 14.98 km²0.57% a yearRural
31,086KatumbacanPiagapo, Lanao del Sur816about 697about 1.17 km²5.61% a yearRural
31,087MagacanSanchez Mira, Cagayan816about 371about 2.20 km²−1.66% a yearRural
31,088MalasinMaria Aurora, Aurora816about 544about 1.50 km²0.84% a yearRural
31,089Minanga SurLasam, Cagayan816about 199about 4.10 km²0.96% a yearRural
31,090OobiMajayjay, Laguna816about 343about 2.38 km²2.71% a yearRural
31,091PajarilloMacalelon, Quezon816about 326about 2.50 km²3.78% a yearRural
31,092PuguinConner, Apayao816about 49about 16.70 km²0.36% a yearRural
31,093Sac-sacManjuyod, Negros Oriental816about 267about 3.06 km²1.50% a yearRural
31,094AgbanBaras, Catanduanes815about 85about 9.55 km²−1.34% a yearRural
31,095BangcalJimalalud, Negros Oriental815about 176about 4.63 km²no 2020 countRural
31,096Barangay 57Manila815about 29,422about 0.0277 km²−1.88% a yearUrban
31,097BaslayDauin, Negros Oriental815about 68about 12.00 km²−0.67% a yearRural
31,098ConcordiaEsperanza, Agusan del Sur815about 78about 10.39 km²0.12% a yearRural
31,099CotoLambunao, Iloilo815about 791about 1.03 km²1.06% a yearRural
31,100DacalSanchez Mira, Cagayan815about 361about 2.26 km²0.45% 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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