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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, 31,851 to 31,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
31,851GamaoTingloy, Batangas778about 393about 1.98 km²−6.66% a yearRural
31,852LiguacPitogo, Zamboanga del Sur778about 220about 3.54 km²−0.31% a yearRural
31,853LinongSanto Tomas, La Union778about 3,137about 0.248 km²−1.88% a yearRural
31,854PanggaoSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur778about 688about 1.13 km²4.10% a yearRural
31,855RangayanNaguilian, Isabela778about 101about 7.71 km²0.03% a yearRural
31,856TagbongabongPlacer, Surigao del Norte778about 489about 1.59 km²1.34% a yearRural
31,857TapalanSalug, Zamboanga del Norte778about 164about 4.73 km²2.88% a yearRural
31,858A. Bonifacio-Caguioa-RimandoBaguio City, Benguet777about 9,350about 0.0831 km²3.07% a yearUrban
31,859BangaanBanaue, Ifugao777about 101about 7.66 km²1.34% a yearRural
31,860Barangay 51Caloocan City777about 13,015about 0.0597 km²0.37% a yearUrban
31,861BayanihanQuezon City777about 12,065about 0.0644 km²5.85% a yearUrban
31,862BicalenPresentacion, Camarines Sur777about 70about 11.11 km²−0.46% a yearRural
31,863BongbongSan Francisco, Southern Leyte777about 322about 2.41 km²0.50% a yearRural
31,864CalubeSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur777about 206about 3.77 km²1.81% a yearRural
31,865ConcepcionLoay, Bohol777about 694about 1.12 km²3.25% a yearRural
31,866Dinwede EastCervantes, Ilocos Sur777about 58about 13.49 km²1.21% a yearRural
31,867Guinbaoyan NorteCalbayog City, Samar777about 361about 2.15 km²0.98% a yearRural
31,868LagunaCagdianao, Dinagat Islands777about 480about 1.62 km²0.72% a yearRural
31,869LibtecDolores, Abra777about 222about 3.50 km²0.19% a yearRural
31,870MaragLuna, Apayao777about 8about 96.16 km²0.34% a yearRural
31,871Marcos CaloLas Nieves, Agusan del Norte777about 198about 3.92 km²−2.84% a yearRural
31,872NangalisanBacnotan, La Union777about 810about 0.959 km²−0.03% a yearRural
31,873NanuccauanAmulung, Cagayan777about 422about 1.84 km²0.15% a yearRural
31,874Panaytayan NuevoRagay, Camarines Sur777about 28about 27.56 km²1.54% a yearRural
31,875Rimos No. 1Luna, La Union777about 905about 0.859 km²2.64% a yearRural
31,876San AndresUmingan, Pangasinan777about 370about 2.10 km²−3.26% a yearRural
31,877San IgnacioCalbiga, Samar777about 245about 3.17 km²−2.02% a yearRural
31,878San JuanVictoria, Oriental Mindoro777about 283about 2.75 km²−1.80% a yearRural
31,879Santo SantiagoSarrat, Ilocos Norte777about 411about 1.89 km²0.06% a yearRural
31,880SipayaJuban, Sorsogon777about 290about 2.68 km²0.63% a yearRural
31,881TaliteAguinaldo, Ifugao777about 59about 13.16 km²−2.99% a yearRural
31,882TomogbongSan Jorge, Samar777about 199about 3.90 km²5.08% a yearRural
31,883BangiawonOas, Albay776about 205about 3.78 km²−2.54% a yearRural
31,884BaniLavezares, Northern Samar776about 201about 3.87 km²2.50% a yearRural
31,885BinonganSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur776about 924about 0.84 km²2.61% a yearRural
31,886BulayCabatuan, Iloilo776about 641about 1.21 km²2.15% a yearRural
31,887GomezDinagat, Dinagat Islands776about 207about 3.74 km²1.05% a yearRural
31,888Guinbalot-anSanta Rita, Samar776about 171about 4.53 km²0.79% a yearRural
31,889HusayanKadingilan, Bukidnon776about 197about 3.94 km²1.85% a yearRural
31,890LubiAtimonan, Quezon776about 300about 2.59 km²0.98% a yearRural
31,891LumbiaTabina, Zamboanga del Sur776about 210about 3.69 km²0.03% a yearRural
31,892MabuhayTaft, Eastern Samar776about 68about 11.35 km²1.71% a yearRural
31,893MagsaysayValencia, Bohol776about 616about 1.26 km²2.79% a yearRural
31,894ParasSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur776about 705about 1.10 km²1.54% a yearRural
31,895PianPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte776about 312about 2.49 km²1.15% a yearRural
31,896SaguingMaria, Siquijor776about 222about 3.49 km²−0.82% a yearRural
31,897San FranciscoNabua, Camarines Sur776about 1,975about 0.393 km²0.95% a yearUrban
31,898SuaSan Juan, Southern Leyte776about 240about 3.23 km²4.00% a yearRural
31,899TingibPastrana, Leyte776about 528about 1.47 km²2.12% a yearRural
31,900Villa RoseSan Guillermo, Isabela776about 170about 4.56 km²−0.58% 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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