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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, 32,801 to 32,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
32,801Santa FilomenaAsuncion, Davao del Norte729about 102about 7.16 km²−0.07% a yearRural
32,802SepantonLemery, Iloilo729about 324about 2.25 km²3.13% a yearRural
32,803TatayaBalabagan, Lanao del Sur729about 151about 4.82 km²0.98% a yearRural
32,804Torres BugauenDinalupihan, Bataan729about 789about 0.924 km²−3.83% a yearRural
32,805VillarealGubat, Sorsogon729about 473about 1.54 km²0.40% a yearRural
32,806Bagnen OrienteBauko, Mountain Province728about 291about 2.50 km²−0.77% a yearRural
32,807Barangay 89Manila728about 58,240about 0.0125 km²0.27% a yearUrban
32,808CaoayanSugpon, Ilocos Sur728about 55about 13.16 km²−0.20% a yearRural
32,809CarayacayMaslog, Eastern Samar728about 6about 126.57 km²−4.16% a yearRural
32,810LimbaLa Paz, Leyte728about 707about 1.03 km²0.13% a yearRural
32,811MabladBarbaza, Antique728about 360about 2.02 km²3.53% a yearRural
32,812MalabigaLibon, Albay728about 99about 7.37 km²−6.30% a yearRural
32,813San VicenteTinambac, Camarines Sur728about 43about 16.95 km²1.05% a yearRural
32,814SilangitMolave, Zamboanga del Sur728about 123about 5.92 km²0.43% a yearRural
32,815TanayanPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte728about 180about 4.05 km²−1.12% a yearRural
32,816Upper IgabayKapatagan, Lanao del Sur728about 489about 1.49 km²2.76% a yearRural
32,817BaggocCaoayan, Ilocos Sur727about 3,120about 0.233 km²−1.52% a yearRural
32,818Bagong SilangLos Baños, Laguna727about 87about 8.33 km²0.67% a yearRural
32,819BantaawanGingoog City, Misamis Oriental727about 20about 36.52 km²4.80% a yearRural
32,820BulacanLooc, Occidental Mindoro727about 76about 9.60 km²5.26% a yearRural
32,821BuluanganGuimbal, Iloilo727about 261about 2.79 km²−0.87% a yearRural
32,822CaduIlagan City, Isabela727about 151about 4.83 km²2.27% a yearRural
32,823CamangaanSan Nicolas, Pangasinan727about 582about 1.25 km²−1.12% a yearRural
32,824Castillo VillageKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya727about 137about 5.29 km²0.95% a yearRural
32,825Del RosarioOas, Albay727about 219about 3.32 km²1.37% a yearRural
32,826Del RosarioSan Fernando, Masbate727about 192about 3.79 km²−0.46% a yearRural
32,827DilabayanBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur727about 1,499about 0.485 km²0.10% a yearRural
32,828HimalandrogCalbayog City, Samar727about 33about 22.18 km²−1.15% a yearRural
32,829KalakalaBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur727about 2,183about 0.333 km²3.57% a yearRural
32,830MalbogonLibmanan, Camarines Sur727about 219about 3.32 km²−0.33% a yearRural
32,831MaoayBangued, Abra727about 152about 4.79 km²−0.20% a yearRural
32,832MatangladPio Duran, Albay727about 139about 5.23 km²−1.76% a yearRural
32,833MorazaBotolan, Zambales727about 10about 75.46 km²no 2020 countRural
32,834New OroquietaTabina, Zamboanga del Sur727about 288about 2.52 km²0.07% a yearRural
32,835PayagMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay727about 117about 6.23 km²1.16% a yearRural
32,836PinyaDiadi, Nueva Vizcaya727about 29about 24.80 km²0.81% a yearRural
32,837PlaridelDagami, Leyte727about 211about 3.45 km²1.80% a yearRural
32,838Sacuyya NorteSanta, Ilocos Sur727about 452about 1.61 km²0.10% a yearRural
32,839San IsidroMerida, Leyte727about 93about 7.78 km²2.91% a yearRural
32,840San VicenteMagsingal, Ilocos Sur727about 1,319about 0.551 km²−1.85% a yearRural
32,841Santa MariaSibagat, Agusan del Sur727about 43about 16.86 km²1.12% a yearRural
32,842SionIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte727about 117about 6.22 km²−1.52% a yearRural
32,843Ag-agumanTagudin, Ilocos Sur726about 836about 0.868 km²−0.07% a yearRural
32,844Barangay 361Manila726about 35,072about 0.0207 km²0.37% a yearUrban
32,845Barangay 45-ACavite City, Cavite726about 9,503about 0.0764 km²−1.61% a yearRural
32,846Barangay 69Tacloban City, Leyte726about 1,921about 0.378 km²−8.19% a yearRural
32,847BulakAbuyog, Leyte726about 94about 7.70 km²−0.16% a yearRural
32,848GuinabotMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur726about 27about 26.51 km²0.50% a yearRural
32,849InasakanSan Jose, Occidental Mindoro726about 122about 5.97 km²0.47% a yearRural
32,850LiwonAsipulo, Ifugao726about 37about 19.62 km²−1.43% 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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