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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, 32,701 to 32,750 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
32,701AnabelSadanga, Mountain Province734about 32about 23.04 km²−3.48% a yearRural
32,702BarikirNueva Era, Ilocos Norte734about 54about 13.48 km²1.81% a yearRural
32,703Biri SurLeon, Iloilo734about 1,180about 0.622 km²3.85% a yearRural
32,704CatandalaBatangas City, Batangas734about 267about 2.75 km²0.94% a yearRural
32,705DanluganDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur734about 62about 11.92 km²1.42% a yearRural
32,706DimaraoMulondo, Lanao del Sur734about 1,769about 0.415 km²3.85% a yearRural
32,707HuboPasacao, Camarines Sur734about 83about 8.81 km²−1.45% a yearRural
32,708IraanRoxas, Palawan734about 63about 11.59 km²2.73% a yearRural
32,709LingatonganManukan, Zamboanga del Norte734about 195about 3.77 km²−1.51% a yearRural
32,710LitosSulop, Davao del Sur734about 95about 7.74 km²1.01% a yearRural
32,711Mahayag NorteCatigbian, Bohol734about 358about 2.05 km²2.96% a yearRural
32,712NattumMayoyao, Ifugao734about 8about 97.76 km²2.81% a yearRural
32,713Poblacion 1Infanta, Quezon734about 9,748about 0.0753 km²−1.20% a yearUrban
32,714PuntodMatungao, Lanao del Norte734about 222about 3.30 km²3.34% a yearRural
32,715SalvacionSogod, Southern Leyte734about 2,128about 0.345 km²0.33% a yearRural
32,716San Jose WestBurauen, Leyte734about 524about 1.40 km²0.13% a yearRural
32,717Santa Paz NorteSan Francisco, Southern Leyte734about 312about 2.35 km²0.30% a yearRural
32,718Tupol OesteCabatuan, Iloilo734about 560about 1.31 km²0.70% a yearRural
32,719AgutayonJimalalud, Negros Oriental733about 436about 1.68 km²no 2020 countRural
32,720ArogangaLaoang, Northern Samar733about 439about 1.67 km²3.62% a yearRural
32,721Barangay 461Manila733about 32,870about 0.0223 km²−3.84% a yearUrban
32,722Barrio CalinogCalinog, Iloilo733about 1,099about 0.667 km²0.30% a yearRural
32,723BungroSan Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur733about 255about 2.87 km²1.53% a yearRural
32,724ComadaycadayDel Gallego, Camarines Sur733about 227about 3.23 km²1.35% a yearRural
32,725Doña ConchaRoxas, Isabela733about 261about 2.81 km²0.10% a yearRural
32,726InaladMotiong, Samar733about 87about 8.41 km²0.56% a yearRural
32,727MapantaoPagayawan, Lanao del Sur733about 726about 1.01 km²0.94% a yearRural
32,728NagbalaganBangui, Ilocos Norte733about 482about 1.52 km²0.87% a yearRural
32,729ParaisoKalawit, Zamboanga del Norte733about 17about 43.02 km²−5.15% a yearRural
32,730PoblacionAnini-Y, Antique733about 968about 0.757 km²−2.80% a yearRural
32,731SagasaBalilihan, Bohol733about 221about 3.32 km²2.03% a yearRural
32,732SulbecPidigan, Abra733about 291about 2.52 km²−0.93% a yearRural
32,733TucaoCaramoran, Catanduanes733about 220about 3.33 km²−1.54% a yearRural
32,734Valles-BelloDaram, Samar733about 482about 1.52 km²0.67% a yearRural
32,735AbayMaasin, Iloilo732about 725about 1.01 km²2.74% a yearRural
32,736AglahugJimalalud, Negros Oriental732about 265about 2.76 km²−2.49% a yearRural
32,737AmbalingitMayantoc, Tarlac732about 414about 1.77 km²2.97% a yearRural
32,738Barangay 107Caloocan City732about 15,314about 0.0478 km²0.77% a yearUrban
32,739BinuanganBagac, Bataan732about 55about 13.39 km²−0.64% a yearRural
32,740BucayanDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur732about 118about 6.21 km²3.23% a yearRural
32,741CapacuanBatac City, Ilocos Norte732about 202about 3.62 km²0.16% a yearRural
32,742DinaratanSalcedo, Ilocos Sur732about 201about 3.65 km²−0.83% a yearRural
32,743LourdesLupi, Camarines Sur732about 173about 4.24 km²1.15% a yearRural
32,744MactangCapalonga, Camarines Norte732about 103about 7.09 km²−0.77% a yearRural
32,745Nito-an LupsagGuimbal, Iloilo732about 387about 1.89 km²1.01% a yearRural
32,746Poblacion Barangay 2General Macarthur, Eastern Samar732about 14,214about 0.0515 km²−3.49% a yearRural
32,747SalvacionSanta Rita, Samar732about 176about 4.15 km²1.04% a yearRural
32,748Sto. TomasTobias Fornier, Antique732about 368about 1.99 km²−0.49% a yearRural
32,749TaliganGattaran, Cagayan732about 555about 1.32 km²0.97% a yearRural
32,750BagumbayanSan Joaquin, Iloilo731about 294about 2.49 km²1.15% 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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