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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, 31,151 to 31,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
31,151Barangay 541Manila812about 58,841about 0.0138 km²no 2020 countUrban
31,152CabalawanMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental812about 163about 4.98 km²−0.18% a yearRural
31,153CabueldatanMalasiqui, Pangasinan812about 788about 1.03 km²0.97% a yearRural
31,154Caloy-AhanLambunao, Iloilo812about 330about 2.46 km²0.24% a yearRural
31,155Capt. FernandoLeon, Iloilo812about 545about 1.49 km²−0.95% a yearRural
31,156CasionganCalubian, Leyte812about 243about 3.34 km²1.34% a yearRural
31,157F. CajeloPresident Roxas, Cotabato812about 180about 4.51 km²1.76% a yearRural
31,158LapayTanauan, Leyte812about 459about 1.77 km²3.55% a yearRural
31,159LucbanRoxas, Isabela812about 264about 3.08 km²0.51% a yearRural
31,160MagsilayPasil, Kalinga812about 185about 4.38 km²3.41% a yearRural
31,161MaujoMalitbog, Southern Leyte812about 752about 1.08 km²−2.41% a yearRural
31,162Pig-otLoon, Bohol812about 1,091about 0.744 km²−0.75% a yearRural
31,163Poblacion 2Catbalogan City, Samar812about 25,139about 0.0323 km²0.39% a yearRural
31,164Poblacion 9Taal, Batangas812about 6,015about 0.135 km²−0.72% a yearRural
31,165Poblacion District 4Pambujan, Northern Samar812about 4,536about 0.179 km²no 2020 countRural
31,166Purok 2San Joaquin, Iloilo812about 4,667about 0.174 km²−0.78% a yearRural
31,167San RamosNagtipunan, Quirino812about 26about 30.67 km²−0.15% a yearRural
31,168San RoqueSagñay, Camarines Sur812about 1,460about 0.556 km²−1.09% a yearRural
31,169Sapang PalaySan Andres, Catanduanes812about 2,974about 0.273 km²−0.84% a yearRural
31,170SenoteOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental812about 126about 6.47 km²−1.96% a yearRural
31,171AmpongolSogod, Cebu811about 82about 9.84 km²−4.13% a yearRural
31,172Barangay 1Dolores, Eastern Samar811about 11,720about 0.0692 km²0.39% a yearRural
31,173BetaogLawaan, Eastern Samar811about 37about 22.19 km²0.30% a yearRural
31,174BurabodMalinao, Albay811about 731about 1.11 km²2.12% a yearRural
31,175CangisitanLuna, Apayao811about 258about 3.14 km²0.82% a yearRural
31,176ComonalSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur811about 489about 1.66 km²1.89% a yearRural
31,177DasaySan Juan, La Union811about 523about 1.55 km²0.21% a yearRural
31,178KanluhangonTabuelan, Cebu811about 301about 2.69 km²−4.92% a yearRural
31,179Langa-anMatanao, Davao del Sur811about 181about 4.47 km²1.41% a yearRural
31,180LibertadDolores, Eastern Samar811about 147about 5.53 km²4.46% a yearRural
31,181MadaoUson, Masbate811about 54about 14.95 km²0.15% a yearRural
31,182Mahabang ParangSan Luis, Batangas811about 218about 3.72 km²4.13% a yearRural
31,183Niño JesusBato, Camarines Sur811about 501about 1.62 km²1.86% a yearRural
31,184OringonPio Duran, Albay811about 118about 6.86 km²7.03% a yearRural
31,185Panay SurMagsingal, Ilocos Sur811about 624about 1.30 km²4.57% a yearRural
31,186PoblacionTubao, La Union811about 4,886about 0.166 km²−0.55% a yearRural
31,187Progreso WesteOdiongan, Romblon811about 89about 9.08 km²−1.04% a yearRural
31,188SagradaBagamanoc, Catanduanes811about 283about 2.87 km²−1.53% a yearRural
31,189SalvacionEchague, Isabela811about 66about 12.22 km²0.33% a yearRural
31,190San IsidroUbay, Bohol811about 431about 1.88 km²−0.26% a yearRural
31,191San NicolasCalinog, Iloilo811about 375about 2.16 km²0.09% a yearRural
31,192SuagayanQuirino, Ilocos Sur811about 48about 16.86 km²1.35% a yearRural
31,193Zone XI Pob.Cabatuan, Iloilo811about 3,451about 0.235 km²−1.06% a yearRural
31,194AmbadaoDatu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur810about 213about 3.81 km²3.78% a yearRural
31,195Bagong SabangSan Jose, Northern Samar810about 218about 3.71 km²4.43% a yearRural
31,196Barangay 84Pasay City810about 60,902about 0.0133 km²2.90% a yearUrban
31,197BubogSibunag, Guimaras810about 216about 3.75 km²1.22% a yearRural
31,198DimasariPalanan, Isabela810about 148about 5.47 km²0.48% a yearRural
31,199Kalang-kalangTandubas, Tawi-Tawi810about 1,069about 0.758 km²0.12% a yearRural
31,200KinapatDamulog, Bukidnon810about 165about 4.91 km²4.54% 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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