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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, 31,901 to 31,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
31,901BalawisBanaue, Ifugao775about 57about 13.56 km²0.25% a yearRural
31,902BalitocFamy, Laguna775about 503about 1.54 km²1.48% a yearRural
31,903BanahaoInabanga, Bohol775about 517about 1.50 km²−1.02% a yearRural
31,904Barangay 2Carmona City, Cavite775about 15,196about 0.051 km²3.55% a yearRural
31,905BicahanAntequera, Bohol775about 235about 3.30 km²0.28% a yearRural
31,906BuadiangkayMaguing, Lanao del Sur775about 1,275about 0.608 km²−0.03% a yearRural
31,907BungkolMagdalena, Laguna775about 2,023about 0.383 km²−0.06% a yearRural
31,908CasandigGandara, Samar775about 550about 1.41 km²4.93% a yearRural
31,909DanaoMati City, Davao Oriental775about 100about 7.77 km²1.71% a yearRural
31,910DinahuganPadre Burgos, Southern Leyte775about 206about 3.77 km²0.44% a yearRural
31,911East TimawaIloilo City, Iloilo775about 11,905about 0.0651 km²1.51% a yearUrban
31,912LumpatanSan Remigio, Antique775about 96about 8.10 km²0.16% a yearRural
31,913LungagDigos City, Davao del Sur775about 259about 2.99 km²4.23% a yearRural
31,914ManapaoClaveria, Masbate775about 73about 10.56 km²3.44% a yearRural
31,915MualbualZumarraga, Samar775about 402about 1.93 km²−2.52% a yearRural
31,916NagtupacanSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur775about 760about 1.02 km²−2.84% a yearRural
31,917PatongHinunangan, Southern Leyte775about 473about 1.64 km²1.28% a yearRural
31,918San GuillermoSan Jacinto, Pangasinan775about 6,920about 0.112 km²−2.33% a yearRural
31,919Santa TeresaDumalag, Capiz775about 99about 7.85 km²0.09% a yearRural
31,920Santo AngelMauban, Quezon775about 157about 4.94 km²5.13% a yearRural
31,921TilnacPasacao, Camarines Sur775about 130about 5.96 km²−4.20% a yearRural
31,922Barangay 154Manila774about 31,721about 0.0244 km²−4.75% a yearUrban
31,923Barangay 611Manila774about 24,263about 0.0319 km²−1.03% a yearUrban
31,924De Venta PerlaPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte774about 216about 3.58 km²−7.53% a yearRural
31,925ErmitaMaripipi, Biliran774about 425about 1.82 km²0.89% a yearRural
31,926GuintigbasanSanta Fe, Romblon774about 150about 5.16 km²0.63% a yearRural
31,927MaasinPura, Tarlac774about 383about 2.02 km²1.68% a yearRural
31,928MagtongtongCalape, Bohol774about 1,014about 0.763 km²1.35% a yearRural
31,929Minahan NorteGeneral Nakar, Quezon774about 191about 4.06 km²no 2020 countRural
31,930Niug NorteSanto Niño, Cagayan774about 61about 12.59 km²0.09% a yearRural
31,931PelingkinganMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte774about 128about 6.05 km²−5.66% a yearRural
31,932San BaltazarSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte774about 4,838about 0.16 km²−0.91% a yearUrban
31,933SayawSiayan, Zamboanga del Norte774about 54about 14.22 km²2.65% a yearRural
31,934Sog-OngBaleno, Masbate774about 317about 2.44 km²−4.38% a yearRural
31,935Upper CabangcalanLazi, Siquijor774about 255about 3.04 km²0.12% a yearRural
31,936Upper LasanganGen. S.K. Pendatun, Maguindanao del Sur774about 183about 4.23 km²2.97% a yearRural
31,937ZamoraAloran, Misamis Occidental774about 437about 1.77 km²0.09% a yearRural
31,938ApdoHamtic, Antique773about 339about 2.28 km²0.82% a yearRural
31,939BalansagRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay773about 107about 7.21 km²0.73% a yearRural
31,940Balingog WestGuimba, Nueva Ecija773about 586about 1.32 km²2.09% a yearRural
31,941Batonan SurCulasi, Antique773about 743about 1.04 km²0.76% a yearRural
31,942CayapaLagangilang, Abra773about 64about 12.12 km²−3.48% a yearRural
31,943Datal BilaMalungon, Sarangani773about 62about 12.49 km²−3.19% a yearRural
31,944MagandingMunai, Lanao del Norte773about 336about 2.30 km²1.89% a yearRural
31,945MaginhawaLubang, Occidental Mindoro773about 581about 1.33 km²−1.78% a yearRural
31,946MagsaysayGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte773about 310about 2.49 km²1.15% a yearRural
31,947MapaitPalayan City, Nueva Ecija773about 118about 6.53 km²2.03% a yearRural
31,948MarayagSan Francisco, Southern Leyte773about 239about 3.23 km²−0.61% a yearRural
31,949NatimonanGandara, Samar773about 381about 2.03 km²2.69% a yearRural
31,950Poblacion Barangay 4Talisay, Batangas773about 11,285about 0.0685 km²−0.31% 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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