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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, 31,451 to 31,500 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
31,451San MiguelEchague, Isabela798about 9about 88.64 km²−0.33% a yearRural
31,452AnagguanRizal, Cagayan797about 569about 1.40 km²0.33% a yearRural
31,453BagacayBulusan, Sorsogon797about 422about 1.89 km²−0.15% a yearRural
31,454Bagong SikatAlicia, Isabela797about 331about 2.41 km²1.50% a yearRural
31,455BalagasanBoac, Marinduque797about 215about 3.70 km²0.27% a yearRural
31,456BalibadonCortes, Surigao del Sur797about 56about 14.23 km²−2.82% a yearRural
31,457Bgy. 10San Miguel, Iloilo797about 4,005about 0.199 km²−0.30% a yearRural
31,458BinirayKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte797about 200about 3.98 km²no 2020 countRural
31,459BongkolLiliw, Laguna797about 514about 1.55 km²0.67% a yearRural
31,460BugayLas Navas, Northern Samar797about 230about 3.47 km²1.76% a yearRural
31,461BuluanCatbalogan City, Samar797about 1,949about 0.409 km²0.18% a yearRural
31,462CalaguimitOas, Albay797about 96about 8.27 km²−2.77% a yearRural
31,463CawayanTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte797about 315about 2.53 km²0.06% a yearRural
31,464ConcepcionVirac, Catanduanes797about 13,217about 0.0603 km²−3.61% a yearUrban
31,465DucliganBanaue, Ifugao797about 50about 15.86 km²−2.21% a yearRural
31,466FeCulasi, Antique797about 1,221about 0.653 km²0.24% a yearRural
31,467KinalanganDel Gallego, Camarines Sur797about 203about 3.92 km²3.06% a yearRural
31,468LindangDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay797about 393about 2.03 km²−1.28% a yearRural
31,469MalawogSanta Barbara, Iloilo797about 653about 1.22 km²7.35% a yearRural
31,470Mallalatang TungguiReina Mercedes, Isabela797about 1,006about 0.792 km²0.55% a yearRural
31,471Marcelo AlbertoVirac, Catanduanes797about 24,373about 0.0327 km²−0.42% a yearRural
31,472MesesManukan, Zamboanga del Norte797about 147about 5.44 km²0.27% a yearRural
31,473Pal-AgonSanta Barbara, Iloilo797about 453about 1.76 km²−0.45% a yearRural
31,474Paloyon OrientalNabua, Camarines Sur797about 1,119about 0.712 km²3.20% a yearRural
31,475PanasDalaguete, Cebu797about 357about 2.23 km²−3.83% a yearRural
31,476PinaopawanIgbaras, Iloilo797about 318about 2.51 km²4.44% a yearRural
31,477Ramain ProperDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur797about 6,642about 0.12 km²no 2020 countRural
31,478RizalDolores, Eastern Samar797about 136about 5.87 km²−1.00% a yearRural
31,479San FranciscoBalingasag, Misamis Oriental797about 249about 3.20 km²0.03% a yearRural
31,480San JoaquinPalompon, Leyte797about 158about 5.03 km²0.00% a yearRural
31,481San PedroLupi, Camarines Sur797about 148about 5.40 km²0.27% a yearRural
31,482San VicenteBagamanoc, Catanduanes797about 466about 1.71 km²−4.29% a yearRural
31,483SulitanCatubig, Northern Samar797about 952about 0.837 km²1.57% a yearRural
31,484Villa FlorentinoDiadi, Nueva Vizcaya797about 103about 7.75 km²4.67% a yearRural
31,485VillanuevaTubigon, Bohol797about 675about 1.18 km²2.26% a yearRural
31,486YugotMina, Iloilo797about 376about 2.12 km²−0.42% a yearRural
31,487BanbananTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte796about 102about 7.77 km²0.83% a yearRural
31,488Barangay 360Manila796about 25,190about 0.0316 km²1.73% a yearUrban
31,489Barangay 524Manila796about 31,713about 0.0251 km²−1.97% a yearUrban
31,490Barangay 55Cavite City, Cavite796about 23,690about 0.0336 km²−3.26% a yearRural
31,491BatangOras, Eastern Samar796about 98about 8.10 km²−2.56% a yearRural
31,492BatoSara, Iloilo796about 329about 2.42 km²0.36% a yearRural
31,493CabaroanTagudin, Ilocos Sur796about 1,429about 0.557 km²1.63% a yearRural
31,494CofcavilleMaddela, Quirino796about 66about 12.11 km²0.71% a yearRural
31,495Guintigui-anBabatngon, Leyte796about 295about 2.70 km²0.61% a yearRural
31,496IbabaoAloran, Misamis Occidental796about 6,689about 0.119 km²0.03% a yearRural
31,497LagundiRapu-Rapu, Albay796about 164about 4.84 km²0.52% a yearRural
31,498NagsayaoanSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur796about 447about 1.78 km²−1.42% a yearRural
31,499Nueva EstrellaCagdianao, Dinagat Islands796about 65about 12.16 km²−1.39% a yearRural
31,500PamacsalanPilar, Bohol796about 339about 2.35 km²1.86% 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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