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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, 31,301 to 31,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
31,301Lomigis SucodMasiu, Lanao del Sur805about 5,000about 0.161 km²2.34% a yearRural
31,302LumbacMadalum, Lanao del Sur805about 6,053about 0.133 km²no 2020 countRural
31,303Lumbatan RamainDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur805about 2,075about 0.388 km²0.27% a yearRural
31,304MagsaysayGeneral Luna, Quezon805about 177about 4.56 km²1.36% a yearRural
31,305MahayagMerida, Leyte805about 51about 15.76 km²0.12% a yearRural
31,306MallangoTinglayan, Kalinga805about 75about 10.75 km²0.18% a yearRural
31,307Matao ArazaMasiu, Lanao del Sur805about 2,896about 0.278 km²2.88% a yearRural
31,308PoblacionSan Agustin, Surigao del Sur805about 5,963about 0.135 km²−4.18% a yearRural
31,309SugodTagapul-An, Samar805about 555about 1.45 km²4.13% a yearRural
31,310TubokTamparan, Lanao del Sur805about 3,096about 0.26 km²2.51% a yearRural
31,311Barangay 382Manila804about 24,144about 0.0333 km²−2.56% a yearUrban
31,312BilucaoSampaloc, Quezon804about 339about 2.37 km²0.30% a yearRural
31,313CambaquizLoon, Bohol804about 724about 1.11 km²−3.41% a yearRural
31,314Carabatan ChicaCauayan City, Isabela804about 1,188about 0.677 km²0.51% a yearRural
31,315DagueraySanchez Mira, Cagayan804about 230about 3.49 km²−0.44% a yearRural
31,316La SuertePagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur804about 55about 14.50 km²−0.99% a yearRural
31,317LianganMadalum, Lanao del Sur804about 891about 0.902 km²1.88% a yearRural
31,318Macolabo IslandParacale, Camarines Norte804about 259about 3.10 km²−1.60% a yearRural
31,319MalampaVintar, Ilocos Norte804about 193about 4.16 km²0.73% a yearRural
31,320NangcaonOpol, Misamis Oriental804about 60about 13.42 km²0.33% a yearRural
31,321PolopantaoJimalalud, Negros Oriental804about 693about 1.16 km²no 2020 countRural
31,322RizdelisCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija804about 16,145about 0.0498 km²0.61% a yearUrban
31,323Sabang WestBugasong, Antique804about 1,196about 0.672 km²0.21% a yearRural
31,324SaccaangSallapadan, Abra804about 65about 12.28 km²−1.63% a yearRural
31,325San AntonioCalabanga, Camarines Sur804about 1,567about 0.513 km²−1.13% a yearRural
31,326Santo NiñoAngadanan, Isabela804about 254about 3.17 km²−0.59% a yearRural
31,327TomboAlangalang, Leyte804about 387about 2.08 km²−0.06% a yearRural
31,328TulatulaSibalom, Antique804about 310about 2.59 km²0.21% a yearRural
31,329BaleteBayabas, Surigao del Sur803about 257about 3.13 km²1.59% a yearRural
31,330BaliteAritao, Nueva Vizcaya803about 53about 15.13 km²0.21% a yearRural
31,331BarbarangayBanna, Ilocos Norte803about 111about 7.25 km²−0.47% a yearRural
31,332CadingilanSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur803about 772about 1.04 km²3.52% a yearRural
31,333CalampitaoMiagao, Iloilo803about 950about 0.845 km²−0.67% a yearRural
31,334Cogorin IbabaLopez, Quezon803about 180about 4.45 km²0.48% a yearRural
31,335Dungawan CentralGuinayangan, Quezon803about 135about 5.94 km²2.24% a yearRural
31,336FatimaSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur803about 231about 3.47 km²0.92% a yearRural
31,337GastonLagonglong, Misamis Oriental803about 86about 9.33 km²−2.25% a yearRural
31,338Lo-ocAllen, Northern Samar803about 3,446about 0.233 km²0.12% a yearUrban
31,339Pagalongan ProperDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur803about 6,424about 0.125 km²3.00% a yearRural
31,340PaigoayPagayawan, Lanao del Sur803about 599about 1.34 km²0.95% a yearRural
31,341Perez BoulevardSan Carlos City, Pangasinan803about 3,770about 0.213 km²4.18% a yearRural
31,342Rimos No. 3Luna, La Union803about 1,211about 0.663 km²2.31% a yearRural
31,343San RoqueCorcuera, Romblon803about 586about 1.37 km²−3.66% a yearRural
31,344SenoteDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur803about 115about 6.97 km²1.46% a yearRural
31,345SilongonTudela, Misamis Occidental803about 204about 3.94 km²−1.22% a yearRural
31,346WaratPiat, Cagayan803about 259about 3.10 km²0.30% a yearRural
31,347BagumbayanSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte802about 39about 20.55 km²−5.54% a yearRural
31,348BanglosGeneral Nakar, Quezon802about 631about 1.27 km²−0.62% a yearRural
31,349Barangay 759Manila802about 28,440about 0.0282 km²0.45% a yearUrban
31,350Barangay IVDagupan City, Pangasinan802about 7,712about 0.104 km²−9.19% 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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