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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, 31,501 to 31,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
31,501PanaytayBayugan City, Agusan del Sur796about 105about 7.56 km²6.01% a yearRural
31,502PanhutonganPlacer, Surigao del Norte796about 692about 1.15 km²2.10% a yearRural
31,503Poblacion 3Hamtic, Antique796about 603about 1.32 km²0.67% a yearRural
31,504Sabang EastBugasong, Antique796about 64about 12.48 km²0.09% a yearRural
31,505San VicenteMadrid, Surigao del Sur796about 342about 2.33 km²1.18% a yearRural
31,506Santa FeAgoo, La Union796about 944about 0.843 km²0.89% a yearRural
31,507AmadoPudtol, Apayao795about 1,047about 0.759 km²1.05% a yearRural
31,508Barangay 415Manila795about 33,544about 0.0237 km²−2.51% a yearUrban
31,509Barangay 5Balingasag, Misamis Oriental795about 10,051about 0.0791 km²−2.14% a yearRural
31,510CalipayanMayorga, Leyte795about 506about 1.57 km²2.61% a yearRural
31,511CogonMalay, Aklan795about 410about 1.94 km²1.41% a yearRural
31,512General LunaSan Remigio, Antique795about 104about 7.66 km²0.12% a yearRural
31,513KauswaganBalingoan, Misamis Oriental795about 158about 5.02 km²−3.77% a yearRural
31,514La ConwapNagtipunan, Quirino795about 21about 38.52 km²no 2020 countRural
31,515LisondraSurigao City, Surigao del Norte795about 826about 0.963 km²−1.81% a yearRural
31,516LoocLoon, Bohol795about 616about 1.29 km²−1.59% a yearRural
31,517LundagMerida, Leyte795about 312about 2.55 km²0.12% a yearRural
31,518MakilignitIsabela, Negros Occidental795about 74about 10.75 km²−1.78% a yearRural
31,519MaragondongLa Libertad, Negros Oriental795about 845about 0.941 km²−2.70% a yearRural
31,520NagatiranBacnotan, La Union795about 506about 1.57 km²1.47% a yearRural
31,521New KatipunanMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur795about 98about 8.09 km²0.40% a yearRural
31,522PantaonLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur795about 454about 1.75 km²1.41% a yearRural
31,523PinatuadNabas, Aklan795about 137about 5.80 km²0.03% a yearRural
31,524San LuisPudtol, Apayao795about 1,056about 0.753 km²−0.42% a yearRural
31,525SulpaSiruma, Camarines Sur795about 72about 10.97 km²−2.03% a yearRural
31,526AgcaropeJaniuay, Iloilo794about 375about 2.12 km²2.10% a yearRural
31,527Barangay 625Manila794about 24,658about 0.0322 km²−5.98% a yearUrban
31,528Buac GamaySogod, Southern Leyte794about 908about 0.874 km²2.34% a yearRural
31,529BuluanganJordan, Guimaras794about 265about 3.00 km²−0.97% a yearRural
31,530CapasAgoo, La Union794about 261about 3.04 km²−0.21% a yearRural
31,531Ginot-anSan Joaquin, Iloilo794about 123about 6.47 km²−0.33% a yearRural
31,532HinapulanBoac, Marinduque794about 19about 42.43 km²2.20% a yearRural
31,533ImatongPililla, Rizal794about 26,734about 0.0297 km²−4.38% a yearRural
31,534JabongTabontabon, Leyte794about 224about 3.55 km²−0.33% a yearRural
31,535MabuhayEchague, Isabela794about 809about 0.982 km²1.38% a yearRural
31,536MahapagSan Luis, Agusan del Sur794about 150about 5.31 km²1.41% a yearRural
31,537MahayahayKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur794about 130about 6.11 km²0.27% a yearRural
31,538MidatagLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte794about 26about 30.62 km²4.42% a yearRural
31,539PasongSibalom, Antique794about 952about 0.834 km²0.55% a yearRural
31,540Purok HBorongan City, Eastern Samar794about 15,240about 0.0521 km²−1.81% a yearRural
31,541RongosLibmanan, Camarines Sur794about 459about 1.73 km²−1.17% a yearRural
31,542San JoseMabini, Batangas794about 321about 2.47 km²−1.43% a yearRural
31,543San JuanCordon, Isabela794about 192about 4.13 km²0.21% a yearRural
31,544Sinidman OccidentalCalbayog City, Samar794about 429about 1.85 km²0.58% a yearRural
31,545Sinulatan 2ndCamiling, Tarlac794about 391about 2.03 km²3.10% a yearRural
31,546VillafontSibalom, Antique794about 728about 1.09 km²1.51% a yearRural
31,547BacunganPola, Oriental Mindoro793about 907about 0.874 km²8.52% a yearRural
31,548BalongDatu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur793about 260about 3.05 km²3.32% a yearRural
31,549BuenavistaDolores, Eastern Samar793about 79about 10.04 km²−5.20% a yearRural
31,550BurgosOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental793about 102about 7.79 km²4.24% 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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