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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, 32,451 to 32,500 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
32,451BagongonCatbalogan City, Samar747about 931about 0.802 km²1.33% a yearRural
32,452Barangay 65Tacloban City, Leyte747about 7,252about 0.103 km²3.28% a yearRural
32,453Barangay 682Manila747about 10,937about 0.0683 km²−2.27% a yearUrban
32,454Barangay 710Manila747about 71,827about 0.0104 km²7.20% a yearUrban
32,455Barangay IVQuezon, Quezon747about 3,644about 0.205 km²−0.06% a yearRural
32,456BasiaoCatbalogan City, Samar747about 575about 1.30 km²1.57% a yearRural
32,457Bubonga-RanaoBinidayan, Lanao del Sur747about 772about 0.968 km²0.95% a yearRural
32,458CagdaraoPanganiban, Catanduanes747about 228about 3.28 km²0.06% a yearRural
32,459Del PilarMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay747about 72about 10.34 km²3.01% a yearRural
32,460KadayonanMunai, Lanao del Norte747about 294about 2.54 km²−0.82% a yearRural
32,461LandocAlaminos City, Pangasinan747about 612about 1.22 km²−1.24% a yearRural
32,462Lourdes Subdivision, ProperBaguio City, Benguet747about 12,107about 0.0617 km²3.13% a yearUrban
32,463MalinaoMajayjay, Laguna747about 139about 5.39 km²−0.16% a yearRural
32,464PiitMajayjay, Laguna747about 501about 1.49 km²1.57% a yearRural
32,465PoblacionRizal, Cagayan747about 329about 2.27 km²−0.85% a yearRural
32,466SabangHinundayan, Southern Leyte747about 377about 1.98 km²2.50% a yearRural
32,467San AmbrosioIgbaras, Iloilo747about 195about 3.83 km²−3.24% a yearRural
32,468Tigbalua ISibalom, Antique747about 1,573about 0.475 km²0.72% a yearRural
32,469AquinoTiaong, Quezon746about 142about 5.27 km²0.39% a yearRural
32,470BaloboanDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur746about 301about 2.48 km²1.02% a yearRural
32,471Barangay 194Manila746about 43,626about 0.0171 km²−0.91% a yearUrban
32,472CagautSalcedo, Eastern Samar746about 211about 3.53 km²0.79% a yearRural
32,473CaimbangSan Isidro, Bohol746about 244about 3.06 km²−1.03% a yearRural
32,474DuyogLa Paz, Leyte746about 466about 1.60 km²6.40% a yearRural
32,475GinopolanValencia, Bohol746about 288about 2.59 km²−0.54% a yearRural
32,476GomezPontevedra, Negros Occidental746about 134about 5.57 km²0.92% a yearRural
32,477GuintanananDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur746about 79about 9.47 km²−0.48% a yearRural
32,478KamanduganSanta Cruz, Marinduque746about 198about 3.76 km²1.06% a yearRural
32,479MaypangiCastilla, Sorsogon746about 55about 13.60 km²2.83% a yearRural
32,480NalibunanAbuyog, Leyte746about 9,267about 0.0805 km²−3.65% a yearUrban
32,481NangkaDinas, Zamboanga del Sur746about 280about 2.66 km²1.61% a yearRural
32,482PangpangSibalom, Antique746about 801about 0.931 km²0.99% a yearRural
32,483San PedroProsperidad, Agusan del Sur746about 188about 3.97 km²0.26% a yearRural
32,484Santo TomasAgoncillo, Batangas746about 1,557about 0.479 km²−1.75% a yearRural
32,485Sinara AltoJimenez, Misamis Occidental746about 157about 4.76 km²−0.44% a yearRural
32,486TalusanDumangas, Iloilo746about 460about 1.62 km²−2.64% a yearRural
32,487AnislagIsabel, Leyte745about 339about 2.20 km²1.58% a yearRural
32,488AnislaganNaval, Biliran745about 327about 2.28 km²−0.10% a yearRural
32,489ArtecheZumarraga, Samar745about 909about 0.82 km²−0.94% a yearRural
32,490Bagong LipunanMatalom, Leyte745about 174about 4.27 km²−2.13% a yearRural
32,491BanbanBangui, Ilocos Norte745about 307about 2.43 km²−1.00% a yearRural
32,492BariwBacacay, Albay745about 382about 1.95 km²2.95% a yearRural
32,493BilwangKawayan, Biliran745about 240about 3.10 km²1.72% a yearRural
32,494CabalangganBantay, Ilocos Sur745about 1,630about 0.457 km²6.01% a yearUrban
32,495CabugaoDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte745about 127about 5.86 km²2.18% a yearRural
32,496DadoBalindong, Lanao del Sur745about 186about 4.01 km²9.01% a yearRural
32,497DadoDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur745about 3,066about 0.243 km²3.17% a yearRural
32,498DataganGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte745about 243about 3.07 km²−2.10% a yearRural
32,499LabradorHinunangan, Southern Leyte745about 1,693about 0.44 km²0.00% a yearRural
32,500LantuyangBaco, Oriental Mindoro745about 114about 6.53 km²no 2020 countRural

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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