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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, 31,701 to 31,750 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
31,701Centro UpperTudela, Misamis Occidental785about 3,618about 0.217 km²−1.27% a yearUrban
31,702DietbanSan Guillermo, Isabela785about 77about 10.15 km²0.78% a yearRural
31,703District IV Pob.Tabontabon, Leyte785about 1,252about 0.627 km²−0.27% a yearRural
31,704GarnadenNueva Era, Ilocos Norte785about 140about 5.61 km²2.40% a yearRural
31,705InayapanSanta Maria, Laguna785about 924about 0.85 km²−0.75% a yearRural
31,706Laslasong NorteSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur785about 569about 1.38 km²−3.66% a yearRural
31,707LigbanCamalig, Albay785about 660about 1.19 km²0.50% a yearRural
31,708M. SorianoSan Carlos City, Pangasinan785about 2,855about 0.275 km²1.26% a yearRural
31,709Maghan-ayTuburan, Cebu785about 418about 1.88 km²3.21% a yearRural
31,710MaligayaDipaculao, Aurora785about 289about 2.72 km²−1.10% a yearRural
31,711Malipayon-DelgadoIloilo City, Iloilo785about 31,781about 0.0247 km²1.04% a yearRural
31,712MapasoIrosin, Sorsogon785about 99about 7.92 km²0.81% a yearRural
31,713PangpangCanaman, Camarines Sur785about 5,858about 0.134 km²−2.49% a yearRural
31,714PatanadSan Isidro, Isabela785about 242about 3.24 km²1.39% a yearRural
31,715Pias SurCurrimao, Ilocos Norte785about 476about 1.65 km²0.22% a yearRural
31,716Poblacion Ward 11Guiuan, Eastern Samar785about 11,787about 0.0666 km²−0.39% a yearRural
31,717ResurreccionUmingan, Pangasinan785about 204about 3.84 km²4.17% a yearRural
31,718Salvador SegundoCandon City, Ilocos Sur785about 470about 1.67 km²−0.42% a yearRural
31,719San RafaelIriga City, Camarines Sur785about 278about 2.82 km²1.26% a yearRural
31,720SolnopanCaramoan, Camarines Sur785about 2,050about 0.383 km²−5.32% a yearRural
31,721TabunokGuindulman, Bohol785about 93about 8.40 km²2.44% a yearRural
31,722TalisayBalud, Masbate785about 162about 4.86 km²0.81% a yearRural
31,723TuluanMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur785about 197about 3.98 km²1.89% a yearRural
31,724Zone I FatimaDel Gallego, Camarines Sur785about 10,666about 0.0736 km²−4.57% a yearRural
31,725BayogBurgos, Ilocos Norte784about 96about 8.20 km²0.34% a yearRural
31,726LucerdoniTarangnan, Samar784about 258about 3.04 km²−2.19% a yearRural
31,727Lugus ProperLugus, Sulu784about 314about 2.50 km²1.73% a yearRural
31,728Lumbaan-BicbicaPinili, Ilocos Norte784about 302about 2.60 km²1.04% a yearRural
31,729MahayagBayugan City, Agusan del Sur784about 57about 13.69 km²0.84% a yearRural
31,730OrmacaSan Francisco, Agusan del Sur784about 59about 13.23 km²−3.07% a yearRural
31,731OwasMagpet, Cotabato784about 145about 5.41 km²0.37% a yearRural
31,732San Jorge ISan Jorge, Samar784about 2,227about 0.352 km²1.30% a yearRural
31,733SilanoPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte784about 142about 5.53 km²0.53% a yearRural
31,734SumilangGeneral Luna, Quezon784about 92about 8.50 km²−0.51% a yearRural
31,735TubodBindoy, Negros Oriental784about 272about 2.88 km²−0.36% a yearRural
31,736UtodPulupandan, Negros Occidental784about 1,471about 0.533 km²2.76% a yearRural
31,737Zone 2 Pob.Iba, Zambales784about 11,264about 0.0696 km²0.91% a yearUrban
31,738BalsainDupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya783about 664about 1.18 km²2.41% a yearRural
31,739BuenavistaSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte783about 103about 7.59 km²0.06% a yearRural
31,740BugnayBarotac Viejo, Iloilo783about 342about 2.29 km²0.22% a yearRural
31,741CabudadanCalayan, Cagayan783about 13about 61.41 km²−0.30% a yearRural
31,742CalabniganVirac, Catanduanes783about 768about 1.02 km²0.40% a yearRural
31,743DaunganHermosa, Bataan783about 2,175about 0.36 km²−4.36% a yearRural
31,744La UnionSan Remigio, Antique783about 277about 2.83 km²4.11% a yearRural
31,745LigayaLlanera, Nueva Ecija783about 426about 1.84 km²1.40% a yearRural
31,746Masalukot VCandelaria, Quezon783about 146about 5.37 km²1.07% a yearRural
31,747Niug SurSanto Niño, Cagayan783about 536about 1.46 km²0.40% a yearRural
31,748Oaqui No. 4Luna, La Union783about 1,958about 0.40 km²1.63% a yearRural
31,749OcasionSumilao, Bukidnon783about 70about 11.26 km²1.53% a yearRural
31,750OyandicMotiong, Samar783about 316about 2.48 km²1.46% 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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