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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, 31,201 to 31,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
31,201LibasPlacer, Masbate810about 79about 10.23 km²−0.09% a yearRural
31,202MagsaysayLaoang, Northern Samar810about 293about 2.76 km²2.73% a yearRural
31,203MaligayaBoac, Marinduque810about 892about 0.908 km²2.32% a yearRural
31,204QuezonBatuan, Bohol810about 241about 3.36 km²5.34% a yearRural
31,205SucodanKolambugan, Lanao del Norte810about 95about 8.52 km²0.79% a yearRural
31,206Sumbaga RogongTugaya, Lanao del Sur810about 2,588about 0.313 km²0.03% a yearRural
31,207Tibon-tibonMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental810about 152about 5.32 km²−2.36% a yearRural
31,208TimbaMalitbog, Southern Leyte810about 648about 1.25 km²−1.48% a yearRural
31,209Villa GedaLopez, Quezon810about 109about 7.42 km²1.99% a yearRural
31,210AlcalaLuna, La Union809about 1,077about 0.751 km²−0.15% a yearRural
31,211AnonangInabanga, Bohol809about 203about 3.98 km²0.30% a yearRural
31,212BagumbayanMalinao, Albay809about 3,302about 0.245 km²0.30% a yearRural
31,213Barangay 153Pasay City809about 33,156about 0.0244 km²no 2020 countUrban
31,214CagtalabaMagallanes, Sorsogon809about 174about 4.66 km²no 2020 countRural
31,215DiazTubajon, Dinagat Islands809about 78about 10.40 km²2.29% a yearRural
31,216Doclong 1San Clemente, Tarlac809about 146about 5.54 km²0.15% a yearRural
31,217GubatPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte809about 368about 2.20 km²0.33% a yearRural
31,218MaligcongBontoc, Mountain Province809about 44about 18.47 km²1.38% a yearRural
31,219MalinoJiabong, Samar809about 191about 4.23 km²−1.35% a yearRural
31,220ManlibunanSanta Cruz, Marinduque809about 452about 1.79 km²−0.56% a yearRural
31,221MaraigingJabonga, Agusan del Norte809about 25about 32.72 km²no 2020 countRural
31,222Occidental IIGamay, Northern Samar809about 13,620about 0.0594 km²−0.67% a yearRural
31,223PamacotanSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur809about 722about 1.12 km²1.80% a yearRural
31,224PototCapoocan, Leyte809about 253about 3.20 km²−1.07% a yearRural
31,225Princesa LamayaSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte809about 75about 10.85 km²0.30% a yearRural
31,226San IsidroSan Juan, Ilocos Sur809about 437about 1.85 km²−0.47% a yearRural
31,227Zone 4 Pob.Bangued, Abra809about 7,931about 0.102 km²−2.13% a yearUrban
31,228BalibaganIgbaras, Iloilo808about 259about 3.12 km²−1.48% a yearRural
31,229BonifacioBurdeos, Quezon808about 113about 7.16 km²−2.45% a yearRural
31,230Bonkokan UbosLila, Bohol808about 1,119about 0.722 km²−1.65% a yearRural
31,231Bubong LumbacMarawi City, Lanao del Sur808about 4,867about 0.166 km²no 2020 countRural
31,232CandanasGarcia Hernandez, Bohol808about 179about 4.51 km²0.36% a yearRural
31,233DamacuagSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur808about 312about 2.59 km²−2.24% a yearRural
31,234DianedDipaculao, Aurora808about 16about 50.48 km²0.85% a yearRural
31,235EsperanzaCarmen, Surigao del Sur808about 112about 7.22 km²−0.96% a yearRural
31,236IlaudInabanga, Bohol808about 4,368about 0.185 km²−1.54% a yearRural
31,237IngayTubungan, Iloilo808about 367about 2.20 km²3.75% a yearRural
31,238KulasihanKolambugan, Lanao del Norte808about 202about 4.00 km²−0.32% a yearRural
31,239Lao Santa CruzPlaridel, Misamis Occidental808about 697about 1.16 km²0.79% a yearRural
31,240MatuyatuyaTorrijos, Marinduque808about 467about 1.73 km²−3.04% a yearRural
31,241PlanzaLibmanan, Camarines Sur808about 367about 2.20 km²9.33% a yearRural
31,242Pooc OccidentalTubigon, Bohol808about 7,413about 0.109 km²−0.27% a yearRural
31,243SadangenGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur808about 262about 3.08 km²1.70% a yearRural
31,244San LuisNaujan, Oriental Mindoro808about 221about 3.65 km²−6.91% a yearRural
31,245San RafaelSan Esteban, Ilocos Sur808about 1,966about 0.411 km²2.77% a yearRural
31,246SanggadongOld Kaabakan, Special Geographic Area808about 194about 4.17 km²−1.73% a yearRural
31,247SubusobSallapadan, Abra808about 71about 11.43 km²2.63% a yearRural
31,248Upper SibulDinas, Zamboanga del Sur808about 335about 2.41 km²−0.64% a yearRural
31,249Barangay IIIRomblon, Romblon807about 13,273about 0.0608 km²−8.39% a yearRural
31,250BasiaoPresident Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol807about 302about 2.67 km²−0.87% 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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