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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, 31,601 to 31,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
31,601TuyboCataingan, Masbate791about 137about 5.77 km²0.31% a yearRural
31,602Upper MalubogManticao, Misamis Oriental791about 41about 19.35 km²4.59% a yearRural
31,603Zone 14-ATalisay City, Negros Occidental791about 20,981about 0.0377 km²−3.78% a yearRural
31,604Babalayan TownsiteBacolod, Lanao del Norte790about 253about 3.12 km²−1.93% a yearRural
31,605Binolosan GrandeCalinog, Iloilo790about 617about 1.28 km²−2.66% a yearRural
31,606BuenavistaLemery, Iloilo790about 516about 1.53 km²−1.40% a yearRural
31,607CambuayonBacuag, Surigao del Norte790about 238about 3.32 km²1.98% a yearRural
31,608DuanguicanTudela, Misamis Occidental790about 346about 2.28 km²2.42% a yearRural
31,609GuinatunganBasud, Camarines Norte790about 52about 15.33 km²−2.12% a yearRural
31,610KatipunanSagbayan, Bohol790about 325about 2.43 km²5.18% a yearRural
31,611KauswaganAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay790about 151about 5.22 km²0.03% a yearRural
31,612LumipacBaliangao, Misamis Occidental790about 165about 4.80 km²−0.92% a yearRural
31,613Macalupang Lumbac CaramianMasiu, Lanao del Sur790about 3,405about 0.232 km²1.81% a yearRural
31,614MacapabellagGuimba, Nueva Ecija790about 224about 3.53 km²3.73% a yearRural
31,615OsmeñaMangatarem, Pangasinan790about 8,378about 0.0943 km²−0.83% a yearRural
31,616PagitanPanukulan, Quezon790about 134about 5.88 km²9.36% a yearRural
31,617Poblacion MuslimTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay790about 393about 2.01 km²2.22% a yearRural
31,618PunudBubong, Lanao del Sur790about 136about 5.79 km²0.90% a yearRural
31,619Purok ni BulanRamon, Isabela790about 223about 3.54 km²0.24% a yearRural
31,620Sto. RosarioKitaotao, Bukidnon790about 228about 3.47 km²0.68% a yearRural
31,621TangboSanta Monica, Surigao del Norte790about 270about 2.93 km²2.66% a yearRural
31,622Barangay No. 3 PoblacionSan Julian, Eastern Samar789about 5,844about 0.135 km²−0.63% a yearRural
31,623Barangay Zone 7Pulupandan, Negros Occidental789about 6,744about 0.117 km²no 2020 countRural
31,624CalabtanganMayantoc, Tarlac789about 185about 4.27 km²1.45% a yearRural
31,625Canduao OccidentalValencia, Bohol789about 1,480about 0.533 km²0.15% a yearRural
31,626CaninoanPastrana, Leyte789about 533about 1.48 km²1.32% a yearRural
31,627DagohoyGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur789about 276about 2.86 km²0.68% a yearRural
31,628Governor BoylesUbay, Bohol789about 151about 5.23 km²−3.21% a yearRural
31,629LumboyanBarbaza, Antique789about 81about 9.71 km²1.52% a yearRural
31,630MalalayBalayan, Batangas789about 276about 2.86 km²−6.06% a yearRural
31,631Mamat-ing NorteNaguilian, La Union789about 220about 3.59 km²−0.03% a yearRural
31,632Pandan Del NortePandan, Catanduanes789about 880about 0.897 km²−4.31% a yearRural
31,633PaoSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur789about 177about 4.45 km²0.97% a yearRural
31,634ParasanonMaragusan, Davao de Oro789about 69about 11.40 km²−0.92% a yearRural
31,635PugongPasil, Kalinga789about 67about 11.83 km²0.68% a yearRural
31,636PukaySalug, Zamboanga del Norte789about 118about 6.67 km²0.00% a yearRural
31,637Santo CristoUson, Masbate789about 270about 2.92 km²0.03% a yearRural
31,638TipolohonClaveria, Misamis Oriental789about 102about 7.74 km²1.55% a yearRural
31,639AdovisCasiguran, Sorsogon788about 1,680about 0.469 km²−0.12% a yearRural
31,640AningalanSan Remigio, Antique788about 45about 17.35 km²4.34% a yearRural
31,641Barangay 505Manila788about 42,366about 0.0186 km²no 2020 countUrban
31,642Barangay 708Manila788about 38,818about 0.0203 km²1.10% a yearUrban
31,643CabanglasanKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya788about 116about 6.78 km²1.16% a yearRural
31,644CadacadNarvacan, Ilocos Sur788about 123about 6.43 km²1.22% a yearRural
31,645CamboocMaasin City, Southern Leyte788about 286about 2.76 km²0.65% a yearRural
31,646CarusikisPasuquin, Ilocos Norte788about 173about 4.55 km²−0.92% a yearRural
31,647DaldalayapSan Clemente, Tarlac788about 361about 2.18 km²0.84% a yearRural
31,648KanulayBagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat788about 22about 35.26 km²−2.48% a yearRural
31,649Malila-tTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte788about 125about 6.29 km²4.30% a yearRural
31,650MasileMalolos City, Bulacan788about 818about 0.963 km²0.49% 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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