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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, 31,401 to 31,450 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
31,401Buenavista ISan Jorge, Samar800about 308about 2.60 km²4.49% a yearRural
31,402Cadingilan OccidentalBayang, Lanao del Sur800about 1,015about 0.788 km²0.18% a yearRural
31,403Can-olingDagohoy, Bohol800about 261about 3.07 km²3.61% a yearRural
31,404HagdanOslob, Cebu800about 257about 3.11 km²2.19% a yearRural
31,405LalabuanTamparan, Lanao del Sur800about 2,759about 0.29 km²2.39% a yearRural
31,406Lat-AsanPanay, Capiz800about 1,141about 0.701 km²0.21% a yearRural
31,407Lower UmaLubuagan, Kalinga800about 248about 3.23 km²−0.03% a yearRural
31,408MaculayVincenzo A. Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur800about 262about 3.05 km²−4.84% a yearRural
31,409ManggahanMataasnakahoy, Batangas800about 295about 2.71 km²0.55% a yearRural
31,410Paddaya EsteBuguey, Cagayan800about 133about 6.01 km²0.42% a yearRural
31,411PawaBoac, Marinduque800about 179about 4.47 km²3.83% a yearRural
31,412San AntonioSagñay, Camarines Sur800about 4,571about 0.175 km²no 2020 countRural
31,413San JoseHinabangan, Samar800about 2,827about 0.283 km²0.33% a yearRural
31,414San PedroQuinapondan, Eastern Samar800about 552about 1.45 km²−2.02% a yearRural
31,415SangputanSan Vicente, Northern Samar800about 251about 3.19 km²2.19% a yearRural
31,416SimasayTangub City, Misamis Occidental800about 207about 3.87 km²−3.22% a yearRural
31,417AbnateKiblawan, Davao del Sur799about 43about 18.75 km²5.15% a yearRural
31,418Anapog-SibucaoMogpog, Marinduque799about 896about 0.892 km²−0.03% a yearRural
31,419BorrowaMaguing, Lanao del Sur799about 1,561about 0.512 km²no 2020 countRural
31,420Bucal IV BMaragondon, Cavite799about 733about 1.09 km²−1.80% a yearRural
31,421CambaloctotSan Jose, Negros Oriental799about 384about 2.08 km²3.47% a yearRural
31,422CanlamboLarena, Siquijor799about 368about 2.17 km²0.61% a yearRural
31,423Caw-iBatad, Iloilo799about 259about 3.08 km²−2.61% a yearRural
31,424GinesMiagao, Iloilo799about 2,505about 0.319 km²1.46% a yearRural
31,425GotobCamalig, Albay799about 1,018about 0.785 km²1.43% a yearRural
31,426ItabAguinaldo, Ifugao799about 8about 102.13 km²−2.92% a yearRural
31,427Jalandoni-WilsonIloilo City, Iloilo799about 13,207about 0.0605 km²−0.82% a yearRural
31,428LumbacaingudGanassi, Lanao del Sur799about 1,270about 0.629 km²3.29% a yearRural
31,429LumbayanagueSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur799about 776about 1.03 km²0.64% a yearRural
31,430MacaguilingBinidayan, Lanao del Sur799about 2,081about 0.384 km²0.95% a yearRural
31,431OboSan Miguel, Catanduanes799about 263about 3.04 km²−1.05% a yearRural
31,432OsonCapul, Northern Samar799about 323about 2.47 km²0.06% a yearRural
31,433PilaCabugao, Ilocos Sur799about 248about 3.22 km²−1.02% a yearRural
31,434San LuisCulasi, Antique799about 336about 2.38 km²0.12% a yearRural
31,435TabawanCalbayog City, Samar799about 567about 1.41 km²0.30% a yearRural
31,436TambacDasol, Pangasinan799about 29about 27.18 km²−2.40% a yearRural
31,437Tambo BalagbagIndang, Cavite799about 367about 2.18 km²1.05% a yearRural
31,438Bgy. No. 59-B, Dibua NorthLaoag City, Ilocos Norte798about 376about 2.12 km²−2.35% a yearRural
31,439Barangay VCalauag, Quezon798about 21,337about 0.0374 km²−6.92% a yearRural
31,440BarangcuagAngadanan, Isabela798about 278about 2.87 km²0.95% a yearRural
31,441Bunay Bunay CenterSouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi798about 12,353about 0.0646 km²−1.05% a yearRural
31,442CabalhinCalubian, Leyte798about 429about 1.86 km²0.03% a yearRural
31,443CalayoCabatuan, Iloilo798about 706about 1.13 km²0.55% a yearRural
31,444EsperanzaOlutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay798about 218about 3.66 km²−3.43% a yearRural
31,445Gogon SiranganVirac, Catanduanes798about 11,787about 0.0677 km²−0.30% a yearUrban
31,446MabiniCalauag, Quezon798about 706about 1.13 km²0.15% a yearRural
31,447MahayagAlicia, Bohol798about 293about 2.72 km²0.18% a yearRural
31,448MontayDatu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur798about 279about 2.86 km²4.89% a yearRural
31,449Pili-TabiguianCaramoan, Camarines Sur798about 261about 3.06 km²−0.39% a yearRural
31,450San JuanSan Jose, Camarines Sur798about 3,800about 0.21 km²−2.40% 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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