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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, 32,651 to 32,700 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
32,651Zone 14-BTalisay City, Negros Occidental737about 4,094about 0.18 km²4.15% a yearRural
32,652AbehilanSan Isidro, Bohol736about 111about 6.62 km²0.16% a yearRural
32,653Bag-ong ValenciaDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur736about 145about 5.09 km²−1.77% a yearRural
32,654Barangay 150Pasay City736about 38,135about 0.0193 km²2.57% a yearUrban
32,655Barangay 50-ATacloban City, Leyte736about 65,133about 0.0113 km²2.65% a yearRural
32,656Barangay 620Manila736about 32,566about 0.0226 km²0.36% a yearUrban
32,657Barangay 689Manila736about 29,677about 0.0248 km²0.10% a yearUrban
32,658Barangay 756Manila736about 26,960about 0.0273 km²0.50% a yearUrban
32,659Bgy. No. 51-B, Nangalisan WestLaoag City, Ilocos Norte736about 1,010about 0.729 km²−1.53% a yearRural
32,660CuyadAlimodian, Iloilo736about 794about 0.927 km²3.92% a yearRural
32,661GebulwanganCatarman, Northern Samar736about 105about 6.99 km²0.66% a yearRural
32,662KanaokanaoBonifacio, Misamis Occidental736about 274about 2.69 km²−3.06% a yearRural
32,663KinalagtiPanukulan, Quezon736about 53about 13.92 km²0.70% a yearRural
32,664LamesaSanta Cruz, Marinduque736about 152about 4.83 km²−6.15% a yearRural
32,665LibonGingoog City, Misamis Oriental736about 228about 3.23 km²3.88% a yearRural
32,666MacaycayawanSual, Pangasinan736about 147about 5.00 km²1.63% a yearRural
32,667Malitbog CentroCalinog, Iloilo736about 446about 1.65 km²−0.89% a yearRural
32,668MendezMogpog, Marinduque736about 286about 2.57 km²0.93% a yearRural
32,669NagabgabanAglipay, Quirino736about 18about 40.74 km²0.13% a yearRural
32,670Oeste - BTarangnan, Samar736about 1,223about 0.602 km²1.38% a yearRural
32,671Poblacion MoloIloilo City, Iloilo736about 11,068about 0.0665 km²−0.77% a yearUrban
32,672SalongTapaz, Capiz736about 715about 1.03 km²3.18% a yearRural
32,673San JuanPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon736about 740about 0.994 km²−0.83% a yearRural
32,674San MiguelLlorente, Eastern Samar736about 452about 1.63 km²−4.17% a yearRural
32,675Santo DomingoLupao, Nueva Ecija736about 116about 6.32 km²0.76% a yearRural
32,676Santo RosarioDumalag, Capiz736about 150about 4.90 km²2.65% a yearRural
32,677SuaArgao, Cebu736about 143about 5.16 km²−1.89% a yearRural
32,678SungcodSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur736about 827about 0.89 km²3.41% a yearRural
32,679TurodBadoc, Ilocos Norte736about 430about 1.71 km²0.93% a yearRural
32,680Villa M. PrincipeGumaca, Quezon736about 263about 2.80 km²−0.67% a yearRural
32,681VillahermosaSibalom, Antique736about 646about 1.14 km²0.36% a yearRural
32,682BalabagonManito, Albay735about 1,485about 0.495 km²7.44% a yearRural
32,683BaldocPandan, Catanduanes735about 124about 5.94 km²−1.54% a yearRural
32,684Barangay 644Manila735about 29,283about 0.0251 km²0.20% a yearUrban
32,685BarobaybayCalbiga, Samar735about 264about 2.78 km²0.46% a yearRural
32,686Bobon CaarosipanCamiling, Tarlac735about 493about 1.49 km²0.40% a yearRural
32,687BontodSan Sebastian, Samar735about 208about 3.54 km²4.41% a yearRural
32,688BuguilMoalboal, Cebu735about 116about 6.35 km²−2.93% a yearRural
32,689CabiguhanGubat, Sorsogon735about 181about 4.05 km²−0.48% a yearRural
32,690Calinaoan CentroSanto Tomas, Isabela735about 800about 0.919 km²1.07% a yearRural
32,691ConaconBayog, Zamboanga del Sur735about 136about 5.42 km²2.50% a yearRural
32,692Haguilanan GrandeBalilihan, Bohol735about 181about 4.07 km²1.39% a yearRural
32,693LagayCalauag, Quezon735about 96about 7.62 km²−2.56% a yearRural
32,694LuanDulag, Leyte735about 744about 0.988 km²−0.07% a yearRural
32,695MaliwanagTamparan, Lanao del Sur735about 6,806about 0.108 km²no 2020 countUrban
32,696Palahanan ISan Juan, Batangas735about 588about 1.25 km²−3.96% a yearRural
32,697PoblacionSan Esteban, Ilocos Sur735about 1,376about 0.534 km²−2.04% a yearRural
32,698SabandingMadalum, Lanao del Sur735about 1,467about 0.501 km²0.73% a yearRural
32,699San MiguelOas, Albay735about 355about 2.07 km²−0.10% a yearRural
32,700TambunacSan Enrique, Iloilo735about 785about 0.936 km²−5.09% 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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