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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, 31,801 to 31,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
31,801NiuganMalolos City, Bulacan781about 1,833about 0.426 km²2.14% a yearRural
31,802PacuhanSalug, Zamboanga del Norte781about 247about 3.16 km²0.47% a yearRural
31,803Pangpang SurMambusao, Capiz781about 962about 0.812 km²0.66% a yearRural
31,804San AntonioJones, Isabela781about 72about 10.79 km²0.15% a yearRural
31,805TapaoSinait, Ilocos Sur781about 312about 2.50 km²0.62% a yearRural
31,806AporaoBani, Pangasinan780about 143about 5.44 km²−1.45% a yearRural
31,807Bet-angBalaoan, La Union780about 1,175about 0.664 km²2.73% a yearRural
31,808CagsumjiSanta Margarita, Samar780about 661about 1.18 km²5.66% a yearRural
31,809CalampitaoGuimbal, Iloilo780about 945about 0.825 km²2.56% a yearRural
31,810CamireTanauan, Leyte780about 678about 1.15 km²6.58% a yearRural
31,811CawayaninPitogo, Quezon780about 561about 1.39 km²2.28% a yearRural
31,812GomezBenito Soliven, Isabela780about 62about 12.54 km²0.34% a yearRural
31,813IngalagalaMalasiqui, Pangasinan780about 557about 1.40 km²−3.53% a yearRural
31,814Ito SurCabatuan, Iloilo780about 375about 2.08 km²0.31% a yearRural
31,815Kahayagan WestAurora, Zamboanga del Sur780about 225about 3.47 km²−1.93% a yearRural
31,816LabahMaimbung, Sulu780about 582about 1.34 km²5.74% a yearRural
31,817Libertad-LapuzIloilo City, Iloilo780about 20,207about 0.0386 km²1.44% a yearRural
31,818LinglingayCauayan City, Isabela780about 236about 3.31 km²1.07% a yearRural
31,819LomboyCabangan, Zambales780about 1,100about 0.709 km²0.03% a yearRural
31,820Market SiteMogpog, Marinduque780about 4,084about 0.191 km²−4.16% a yearRural
31,821MascariñasKibawe, Bukidnon780about 305about 2.56 km²0.82% a yearRural
31,822MinuswangBarugo, Leyte780about 684about 1.14 km²−1.93% a yearRural
31,823PanalaronHinunangan, Southern Leyte780about 1,232about 0.633 km²−0.31% a yearRural
31,824PasngalBacarra, Ilocos Norte780about 506about 1.54 km²−0.58% a yearRural
31,825SeñorSinacaban, Misamis Occidental780about 203about 3.84 km²0.47% a yearRural
31,826SobocViga, Catanduanes780about 204about 3.83 km²−1.59% a yearRural
31,827AgasCalubian, Leyte779about 516about 1.51 km²−4.60% a yearRural
31,828BanaaoTadian, Mountain Province779about 293about 2.66 km²−5.24% a yearRural
31,829BuscadaBasey, Samar779about 994about 0.784 km²−2.93% a yearRural
31,830Calioet-LibongBacarra, Ilocos Norte779about 417about 1.87 km²−1.42% a yearRural
31,831Calunasan NorteLoboc, Bohol779about 201about 3.88 km²0.28% a yearRural
31,832CambacayBatuan, Bohol779about 144about 5.41 km²1.91% a yearRural
31,833El ParaisoLa Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte779about 121about 6.45 km²−1.74% a yearRural
31,834KalilanganMasiu, Lanao del Sur779about 2,176about 0.358 km²1.81% a yearRural
31,835La UnionNaguilian, Isabela779about 176about 4.42 km²1.08% a yearRural
31,836MagaupasLiloan, Southern Leyte779about 216about 3.61 km²−5.01% a yearRural
31,837MagbokTulunan, Cotabato779about 97about 8.06 km²2.42% a yearRural
31,838MagsaysayDasol, Pangasinan779about 157about 4.95 km²2.42% a yearRural
31,839MalligFlora, Apayao779about 11about 69.25 km²2.35% a yearRural
31,840MontelaAurora, Zamboanga del Sur779about 198about 3.94 km²−3.35% a yearRural
31,841MontpillerBuenavista, Guimaras779about 226about 3.44 km²−0.87% a yearRural
31,842Poblacion Zone 12Baybay City, Leyte779about 3,417about 0.228 km²−1.48% a yearUrban
31,843RizalSominot, Zamboanga del Sur779about 164about 4.74 km²no 2020 countRural
31,844Tambo IlayaSanta Teresita, Batangas779about 2,146about 0.363 km²−7.76% a yearRural
31,845Upper PatagSison, Surigao del Norte779about 339about 2.30 km²0.22% a yearRural
31,846AggasiPagudpud, Ilocos Norte778about 213about 3.65 km²1.71% a yearRural
31,847Bagong SilangGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte778about 14about 54.21 km²−1.45% a yearRural
31,848Barangay 1Casiguran, Aurora778about 12,118about 0.0642 km²−0.90% a yearRural
31,849BigaPitogo, Quezon778about 533about 1.46 km²0.88% a yearRural
31,850DicadyuanPalanan, Isabela778about 23about 34.26 km²−0.37% 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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