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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, 32,251 to 32,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
32,251HilltopDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte758about 140about 5.42 km²−4.14% a yearRural
32,252InobonganSan Sebastian, Samar758about 260about 2.92 km²4.54% a yearRural
32,253La UnionHagonoy, Davao del Sur758about 276about 2.75 km²0.13% a yearRural
32,254LayogBarcelona, Sorsogon758about 606about 1.25 km²0.38% a yearRural
32,255LibnaoanPiddig, Ilocos Norte758about 295about 2.57 km²2.35% a yearRural
32,256Lumbaca IngudMasiu, Lanao del Sur758about 2,422about 0.313 km²3.64% a yearRural
32,257MabatobatoMandaon, Masbate758about 79about 9.57 km²0.58% a yearRural
32,258New PangganganPuerto Princesa City, Palawan758about 13about 57.52 km²1.58% a yearRural
32,259PikasTanauan, Leyte758about 1,143about 0.663 km²1.34% a yearRural
32,260PindolonanCalanogas, Lanao del Sur758about 230about 3.30 km²0.03% a yearRural
32,261PitakusTaraka, Lanao del Sur758about 3,809about 0.199 km²2.75% a yearRural
32,262PorugPualas, Lanao del Sur758about 192about 3.94 km²5.39% a yearRural
32,263QuezonSan Jorge, Samar758about 579about 1.31 km²−0.41% a yearRural
32,264ShalomLuna, Apayao758about 74about 10.28 km²1.07% a yearRural
32,265UbianMaasin, Iloilo758about 208about 3.64 km²−1.67% a yearRural
32,266BarandiaSalvador, Lanao del Norte757about 172about 4.39 km²2.68% a yearRural
32,267Barangay 200Manila757about 49,477about 0.0153 km²no 2020 countUrban
32,268BatoMatalam, Cotabato757about 45about 16.69 km²−5.11% a yearRural
32,269BugsukBalabac, Palawan757about 6about 117.78 km²−7.18% a yearUrban
32,270Calaca-anDueñas, Iloilo757about 366about 2.07 km²1.93% a yearRural
32,271CambiteTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte757about 2,074about 0.365 km²−1.93% a yearRural
32,272KauswaganAurora, Zamboanga del Sur757about 338about 2.24 km²0.32% a yearRural
32,273Lapu-lapuSan Isidro, Davao Oriental757about 89about 8.50 km²1.14% a yearRural
32,274LawisCalape, Bohol757about 240about 3.15 km²1.76% a yearRural
32,275ParanumLal-Lo, Cagayan757about 98about 7.71 km²0.58% a yearRural
32,276PoblacionBalete, Aklan757about 6,882about 0.11 km²−3.33% a yearRural
32,277Rumang-ayEchague, Isabela757about 78about 9.66 km²3.42% a yearRural
32,278San JuanPanaon, Misamis Occidental757about 84about 9.05 km²0.10% a yearRural
32,279Santa Cruz NorteIriga City, Camarines Sur757about 153about 4.94 km²2.18% a yearRural
32,280Santo NiñoTalisay, Camarines Norte757about 440about 1.72 km²−3.04% a yearRural
32,281TagsingLeon, Iloilo757about 714about 1.06 km²−0.68% a yearRural
32,282TarusananMilaor, Camarines Sur757about 295about 2.57 km²0.00% a yearRural
32,283BagacayBorbon, Cebu756about 138about 5.48 km²3.46% a yearRural
32,284BangcaganBucay, Abra756about 145about 5.23 km²3.39% a yearRural
32,285Barangay 688Manila756about 16,017about 0.0472 km²no 2020 countUrban
32,286BayabaoDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur756about 2,341about 0.323 km²2.90% a yearRural
32,287BuenavistaBasey, Samar756about 74about 10.27 km²−0.22% a yearRural
32,288CabulingSan Fernando, Bukidnon756about 26about 29.02 km²−4.40% a yearRural
32,289DalidAlimodian, Iloilo756about 475about 1.59 km²0.38% a yearRural
32,290Guiwan 2Palompon, Leyte756about 5,074about 0.149 km²−0.53% a yearRural
32,291LeonardoJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur756about 151about 5.01 km²−4.10% a yearRural
32,292MabataoSalvador, Lanao del Norte756about 129about 5.85 km²−3.21% a yearRural
32,293MabiniSibalom, Antique756about 195about 3.88 km²0.19% a yearRural
32,294MatalangLakewood, Zamboanga del Sur756about 17about 45.30 km²1.21% a yearRural
32,295MonlaqueIbajay, Aklan756about 124about 6.08 km²0.29% a yearRural
32,296Oaig-Upay-AbulaoPaoay, Ilocos Norte756about 283about 2.67 km²0.38% a yearRural
32,297PaghudlanBurauen, Leyte756about 236about 3.21 km²0.61% a yearRural
32,298Poblacion District IISan Vicente, Camarines Norte756about 3,360about 0.225 km²−3.68% a yearRural
32,299San JuanRizal, Cagayan756about 14about 52.64 km²−0.75% a yearRural
32,300SicatnaPiat, Cagayan756about 548about 1.38 km²8.69% 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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