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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, 31,951 to 32,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
31,951San AndresIriga City, Camarines Sur773about 959about 0.806 km²5.35% a yearRural
31,952San JuanAlitagtag, Batangas773about 729about 1.06 km²0.38% a yearRural
31,953SaurongOras, Eastern Samar773about 89about 8.69 km²0.60% a yearRural
31,954SebugueyLakewood, Zamboanga del Sur773about 261about 2.96 km²1.02% a yearRural
31,955SibalewLibacao, Aklan773about 130about 5.95 km²0.57% a yearRural
31,956SurguiPaoay, Ilocos Norte773about 358about 2.16 km²−0.97% a yearRural
31,957Barangay 57Caloocan City772about 15,755about 0.049 km²0.50% a yearUrban
31,958BongtolanVigan City, Ilocos Sur772about 559about 1.38 km²0.19% a yearRural
31,959ButongArgao, Cebu772about 205about 3.77 km²−6.26% a yearRural
31,960CabagdalanBalamban, Cebu772about 206about 3.75 km²−3.77% a yearRural
31,961CagmaslogBuhi, Camarines Sur772about 422about 1.83 km²−0.03% a yearRural
31,962Calapangan SurLasam, Cagayan772about 239about 3.23 km²−0.91% a yearRural
31,963CancayangJavier, Leyte772about 283about 2.73 km²3.02% a yearRural
31,964CantumocadLoon, Bohol772about 1,156about 0.668 km²0.03% a yearRural
31,965DurungaoSan Luis, Batangas772about 899about 0.859 km²2.10% a yearRural
31,966ElbebeDatu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur772about 55about 14.02 km²2.66% a yearRural
31,967Himbubulo EsteGuinayangan, Quezon772about 330about 2.34 km²2.80% a yearRural
31,968Ilihan SurTubigon, Bohol772about 235about 3.28 km²3.05% a yearRural
31,969KapanikianSanta Ana, Cagayan772about 171about 4.51 km²−3.17% a yearRural
31,970LagtingSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay772about 193about 4.00 km²0.34% a yearRural
31,971MalobagoManito, Albay772about 134about 5.77 km²−1.41% a yearRural
31,972MarufinasPuerto Princesa City, Palawan772about 6about 128.18 km²1.12% a yearRural
31,973San Francisco Pob.Santo Domingo, Albay772about 11,108about 0.0695 km²−0.19% a yearRural
31,974San PascualDiffun, Quirino772about 202about 3.83 km²2.84% a yearRural
31,975SangayPalapag, Northern Samar772about 160about 4.83 km²−0.40% a yearRural
31,976TagbayaniSison, Surigao del Norte772about 72about 10.66 km²0.99% a yearRural
31,977TamboMabini, Bohol772about 349about 2.21 km²−0.43% a yearRural
31,978TinocduganLeyte, Leyte772about 348about 2.22 km²1.62% a yearRural
31,979AnibonganSierra Bullones, Bohol771about 315about 2.45 km²−0.31% a yearRural
31,980BahaoSiruma, Camarines Sur771about 149about 5.19 km²1.62% a yearRural
31,981BalangaoNatonin, Mountain Province771about 51about 14.99 km²−4.76% a yearRural
31,982BanawangBato, Catanduanes771about 476about 1.62 km²−0.09% a yearRural
31,983Barangay 548Manila771about 52,808about 0.0146 km²0.70% a yearUrban
31,984Cañogan Abajo NorteSanto Tomas, Isabela771about 438about 1.76 km²1.45% a yearRural
31,985CasiamanBacnotan, La Union771about 402about 1.92 km²−4.67% a yearRural
31,986CatepDumaran, Palawan771about 97about 7.91 km²−2.96% a yearRural
31,987DansalLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur771about 144about 5.36 km²−2.01% a yearRural
31,988LabakidPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte771about 259about 2.98 km²0.50% a yearRural
31,989LamaBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur771about 9,211about 0.0837 km²−0.91% a yearRural
31,990LopezMangatarem, Pangasinan771about 8,986about 0.0858 km²2.45% a yearRural
31,991Lumbac DilausanLumbaca-Unayan, Lanao del Sur771about 617about 1.25 km²2.66% a yearRural
31,992Lumbaca IngudMulondo, Lanao del Sur771about 2,877about 0.268 km²6.07% a yearRural
31,993Lumbatan PataingudBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur771about 4,406about 0.175 km²3.28% a yearRural
31,994MontivestaBayugan City, Agusan del Sur771about 220about 3.50 km²−0.46% a yearRural
31,995MuguingBanga, Aklan771about 653about 1.18 km²2.24% a yearRural
31,996Munting KawayanMajayjay, Laguna771about 1,252about 0.616 km²0.86% a yearRural
31,997NalbuganCalinog, Iloilo771about 243about 3.17 km²0.12% a yearRural
31,998PanampawanClaveria, Misamis Oriental771about 76about 10.18 km²−2.37% a yearRural
31,999Pulang YutaKapatagan, Lanao del Norte771about 598about 1.29 km²1.96% a yearRural
32,000San JoseRoseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay771about 207about 3.73 km²0.06% 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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