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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, 32,501 to 32,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
32,501MaradodonCabugao, Ilocos Sur745about 60about 12.44 km²0.49% a yearRural
32,502NanipsanMandaon, Masbate745about 103about 7.21 km²0.10% a yearRural
32,503SalongBaroy, Lanao del Norte745about 204about 3.65 km²−1.46% a yearRural
32,504San Antonio SanticonMalilipot, Albay745about 881about 0.846 km²−1.28% a yearRural
32,505San IsidroMacalelon, Quezon745about 135about 5.51 km²−3.86% a yearRural
32,506San JoseNaujan, Oriental Mindoro745about 457about 1.63 km²−1.03% a yearRural
32,507AggayBantay, Ilocos Sur744about 1,122about 0.663 km²−0.63% a yearRural
32,508Barangay IIITiaong, Quezon744about 2,988about 0.249 km²−6.69% a yearRural
32,509BonbonCaluya, Antique744about 153about 4.85 km²0.16% a yearRural
32,510CapilianAbuyog, Leyte744about 147about 5.05 km²−0.10% a yearRural
32,511CayontorKauswagan, Lanao del Norte744about 149about 5.01 km²2.54% a yearRural
32,512DinasSinacaban, Misamis Occidental744about 202about 3.69 km²0.00% a yearRural
32,513EhebTinoc, Ifugao744about 68about 10.88 km²0.00% a yearRural
32,514Janipaan OloCabatuan, Iloilo744about 446about 1.67 km²0.19% a yearRural
32,515LaguanLiliw, Laguna744about 1,089about 0.683 km²0.10% a yearRural
32,516MilagrosoSogod, Southern Leyte744about 124about 6.01 km²2.58% a yearRural
32,517NalasinSolsona, Ilocos Norte744about 186about 4.01 km²0.29% a yearRural
32,518San NicolasTudela, Misamis Occidental744about 258about 2.88 km²3.41% a yearRural
32,519San VicenteTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur744about 189about 3.94 km²−1.67% a yearRural
32,520SarawaganGodod, Zamboanga del Norte744about 134about 5.54 km²2.14% a yearRural
32,521TugasDaram, Samar744about 311about 2.39 km²−0.45% a yearRural
32,522BantolinaoCalauag, Quezon743about 99about 7.50 km²−3.58% a yearRural
32,523Barangay 4Bantay, Ilocos Sur743about 4,295about 0.173 km²−1.61% a yearUrban
32,524Barangay 42Caloocan City743about 30,958about 0.024 km²0.93% a yearUrban
32,525BarubuhanSominot, Zamboanga del Sur743about 145about 5.11 km²−5.53% a yearRural
32,526CalabganCasiguran, Aurora743about 267about 2.78 km²0.23% a yearRural
32,527CalawatPamplona, Camarines Sur743about 135about 5.50 km²−0.22% a yearRural
32,528CañangOslob, Cebu743about 51about 14.43 km²−7.08% a yearRural
32,529DamabalasDatu Piang, Maguindanao del Sur743about 293about 2.54 km²4.72% a yearRural
32,530El ParaisoLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte743about 113about 6.57 km²0.93% a yearRural
32,531KansanokKawayan, Biliran743about 298about 2.49 km²2.04% a yearRural
32,532LimbongaGodod, Zamboanga del Norte743about 97about 7.65 km²−2.87% a yearRural
32,533ParinaGiporlos, Eastern Samar743about 329about 2.26 km²−0.51% a yearRural
32,534PinagsakayanCalauag, Quezon743about 241about 3.08 km²−2.05% a yearRural
32,535TinghubVillaba, Leyte743about 223about 3.33 km²0.76% a yearRural
32,536Villa PerezGumaca, Quezon743about 316about 2.35 km²1.34% a yearRural
32,537AmuyongMabitac, Laguna742about 89about 8.33 km²3.77% a yearRural
32,538Barangay 1Batangas City, Batangas742about 8,217about 0.0903 km²−0.92% a yearUrban
32,539Baucan SurBalilihan, Bohol742about 196about 3.78 km²3.15% a yearRural
32,540La SuertePilar, Bohol742about 261about 2.84 km²−1.52% a yearRural
32,541Lumbaca LilodTamparan, Lanao del Sur742about 3,118about 0.238 km²1.30% a yearRural
32,542LutunganIgbaras, Iloilo742about 309about 2.40 km²−0.29% a yearRural
32,543Luy-aTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur742about 165about 4.50 km²−0.10% a yearRural
32,544MabusaoIbajay, Aklan742about 209about 3.55 km²0.06% a yearRural
32,545MacrayBangued, Abra742about 530about 1.40 km²2.30% a yearRural
32,546MagancinaSanta Barbara, Iloilo742about 853about 0.87 km²−2.05% a yearRural
32,547MinundasPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay742about 164about 4.52 km²0.56% a yearRural
32,548NaguiddayanBantay, Ilocos Sur742about 458about 1.62 km²−0.79% a yearRural
32,549North PoblacionValencia, Negros Oriental742about 4,726about 0.157 km²0.13% a yearRural
32,550PindolonanLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur742about 961about 0.772 km²2.81% 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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