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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, 32,351 to 32,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
32,351SalvacionPasacao, Camarines Sur753about 102about 7.41 km²−6.46% a yearRural
32,352Santa Cruz SurBadoc, Ilocos Norte753about 465about 1.62 km²1.70% a yearRural
32,353TacklingMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay753about 155about 4.85 km²−3.54% a yearRural
32,354BabayuanAmulung, Cagayan752about 323about 2.33 km²0.62% a yearRural
32,355BacsilPaoay, Ilocos Norte752about 123about 6.10 km²1.63% a yearRural
32,356BagongbayanLaua-An, Antique752about 437about 1.72 km²1.01% a yearRural
32,357BalonaiMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur752about 113about 6.67 km²−9.01% a yearRural
32,358BarobaybayMagarao, Camarines Sur752about 246about 3.06 km²0.71% a yearRural
32,359CagbungaPamplona, Camarines Sur752about 188about 4.01 km²−4.89% a yearRural
32,360Cuatro De AgostoMahaplag, Leyte752about 684about 1.10 km²−3.99% a yearRural
32,361Dait SurInabanga, Bohol752about 432about 1.74 km²−3.78% a yearRural
32,362DalipeLemery, Iloilo752about 154about 4.88 km²no 2020 countRural
32,363LinukPualas, Lanao del Sur752about 411about 1.83 km²3.75% a yearRural
32,364LipataMarabut, Samar752about 537about 1.40 km²−1.32% a yearRural
32,365New BalanacVillaba, Leyte752about 195about 3.86 km²1.63% a yearRural
32,366Ocampo-Rivera DistrictJaen, Nueva Ecija752about 4,613about 0.163 km²0.81% a yearRural
32,367OdionganAbuyog, Leyte752about 239about 3.15 km²−1.88% a yearRural
32,368PanicuanLagonoy, Camarines Sur752about 120about 6.27 km²2.70% a yearRural
32,369PlazaAparri, Cagayan752about 164about 4.58 km²0.13% a yearRural
32,370PoloSanta Cruz, Marinduque752about 110about 6.84 km²−2.76% a yearRural
32,371TanglagRosario, La Union752about 340about 2.21 km²−1.12% a yearRural
32,372TomaoCulasi, Antique752about 549about 1.37 km²−0.41% a yearRural
32,373ZumiguiLuna, Apayao752about 64about 11.67 km²−1.94% a yearRural
32,374Barangay 174Manila751about 29,222about 0.0257 km²1.19% a yearUrban
32,375Barangay 3 PoblacionCan-Avid, Eastern Samar751about 24,950about 0.0301 km²−3.76% a yearRural
32,376CampelipaDaram, Samar751about 1,211about 0.62 km²0.95% a yearRural
32,377CarisquisLuna, La Union751about 536about 1.40 km²−1.30% a yearRural
32,378DancalanParacale, Camarines Norte751about 162about 4.63 km²1.32% a yearRural
32,379Gerona-GimenoGuimbal, Iloilo751about 6,588about 0.114 km²4.46% a yearUrban
32,380IlaudPilar, Bohol751about 361about 2.08 km²−0.75% a yearRural
32,381LungaoSan Nicolas, Pangasinan751about 270about 2.78 km²−1.36% a yearRural
32,382MascariñaQuezon, Quezon751about 172about 4.36 km²0.26% a yearRural
32,383NaguiranganSan Juan, La Union751about 771about 0.974 km²−0.57% a yearRural
32,384PuntaPadre Burgos, Quezon751about 6,705about 0.112 km²2.41% a yearRural
32,385San JoseLupon, Davao Oriental751about 949about 0.791 km²1.15% a yearRural
32,386TampilisanKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay751about 22about 33.48 km²−3.73% a yearRural
32,387Tavora EastPugo, La Union751about 226about 3.32 km²−0.50% a yearRural
32,388UnionClaveria, Cagayan751about 81about 9.22 km²0.16% a yearRural
32,389Barangay 49-ACavite City, Cavite750about 20,548about 0.0365 km²0.45% a yearRural
32,390Barangay 5Laurel, Batangas750about 1,781about 0.421 km²1.19% a yearRural
32,391Barangay IIIGarchitorena, Camarines Sur750about 682about 1.10 km²0.95% a yearRural
32,392BasagadPualas, Lanao del Sur750about 1,218about 0.616 km²8.44% a yearRural
32,393CabusliganBantay, Ilocos Sur750about 995about 0.754 km²−1.09% a yearRural
32,394CañelasSan Fernando, Masbate750about 150about 4.99 km²−2.57% a yearRural
32,395CasilaganNarvacan, Ilocos Sur750about 176about 4.27 km²−0.66% a yearRural
32,396CogonCarigara, Leyte750about 250about 3.00 km²−0.06% a yearRural
32,397CogonTanauan, Leyte750about 305about 2.46 km²0.62% a yearRural
32,398DidaddunganPalanan, Isabela750about 22about 33.76 km²0.16% a yearRural
32,399Dila-anDueñas, Iloilo750about 166about 4.51 km²0.23% a yearRural
32,400GuimpinganRomblon, Romblon750about 294about 2.55 km²−0.41% 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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