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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, 32,901 to 32,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
32,901TirisCasiguran, Sorsogon724about 188about 3.85 km²1.37% a yearRural
32,902Tuka IIBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur724about 38,307about 0.0189 km²0.13% a yearRural
32,903VictoriasDumangas, Iloilo724about 1,004about 0.721 km²−0.91% a yearRural
32,904AmpiangaSugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental723about 182about 3.97 km²2.85% a yearRural
32,905Barangay 635Manila723about 13,514about 0.0535 km²2.21% a yearUrban
32,906Barangay 887Manila723about 19,972about 0.0362 km²2.03% a yearUrban
32,907Binahian BLopez, Quezon723about 163about 4.44 km²1.52% a yearRural
32,908DansuliBalingasag, Misamis Oriental723about 266about 2.72 km²6.00% a yearRural
32,909Enrique VillanuevaSibulan, Negros Oriental723about 7about 96.69 km²−3.97% a yearRural
32,910IgbicalHamtic, Antique723about 404about 1.79 km²1.70% a yearRural
32,911Ito NorteCabatuan, Iloilo723about 725about 0.997 km²0.27% a yearRural
32,912Kayan EastTadian, Mountain Province723about 303about 2.39 km²0.17% a yearRural
32,913LoctobValencia, Bohol723about 228about 3.17 km²−1.65% a yearRural
32,914MagsaysaySanta Monica, Surigao del Norte723about 268about 2.70 km²1.66% a yearRural
32,915MaramagBalangkayan, Eastern Samar723about 236about 3.07 km²−2.51% a yearRural
32,916Nangka IlayaTayabas City, Quezon723about 232about 3.12 km²−2.54% a yearRural
32,917NapantaoSan Francisco, Southern Leyte723about 391about 1.85 km²−7.12% a yearRural
32,918NapasetBalaoan, La Union723about 1,117about 0.647 km²2.78% a yearRural
32,919PananganMaco, Davao de Oro723about 25about 29.38 km²0.47% a yearRural
32,920SalazarTibiao, Antique723about 74about 9.74 km²0.20% a yearRural
32,921Santan Pob.Santa Rita, Samar723about 191about 3.79 km²−0.26% a yearRural
32,922To-ogSan Joaquin, Iloilo723about 282about 2.56 km²2.06% a yearRural
32,923UmalbongHingyon, Ifugao723about 58about 12.49 km²−0.62% a yearRural
32,924VinisitahanSan Antonio, Northern Samar723about 235about 3.08 km²−0.13% a yearRural
32,925AllangiganAngadanan, Isabela722about 413about 1.75 km²2.67% a yearRural
32,926Andres IlaganNaujan, Oriental Mindoro722about 372about 1.94 km²−1.07% a yearRural
32,927BalagtasUnisan, Quezon722about 200about 3.61 km²0.64% a yearRural
32,928Barangay 1Laurel, Batangas722about 1,467about 0.492 km²1.85% a yearRural
32,929Barangay 695Manila722about 15,073about 0.0479 km²2.40% a yearUrban
32,930Barangay 73Pasay City722about 11,057about 0.0653 km²0.78% a yearUrban
32,931BautistaJovellar, Albay722about 101about 7.15 km²−2.25% a yearRural
32,932BiliboyOrmoc City, Leyte722about 238about 3.03 km²−2.31% a yearRural
32,933BinanoganValderrama, Antique722about 116about 6.24 km²0.85% a yearRural
32,934BolinsongPualas, Lanao del Sur722about 374about 1.93 km²1.99% a yearRural
32,935BurabodGarchitorena, Camarines Sur722about 158about 4.57 km²0.07% a yearRural
32,936BuralRizal, Cagayan722about 10about 75.51 km²1.74% a yearRural
32,937Centro SoutheastSolana, Cagayan722about 688about 1.05 km²−0.75% a yearRural
32,938Del Carmen NorteBalilihan, Bohol722about 366about 1.97 km²1.63% a yearRural
32,939MasolunGanassi, Lanao del Sur722about 4,513about 0.16 km²0.85% a yearRural
32,940NangcaanRizal, Zamboanga del Norte722about 131about 5.50 km²1.52% a yearRural
32,941New VisayasLupon, Davao Oriental722about 106about 6.83 km²0.64% a yearRural
32,942PantocSan Quintin, Abra722about 75about 9.69 km²0.34% a yearRural
32,943Poblacion VTanjay City, Negros Oriental722about 7,375about 0.0979 km²−8.00% a yearRural
32,944Puting BatoIsabel, Leyte722about 85about 8.49 km²0.07% a yearRural
32,945San CayetanoSan Nicolas, Ilocos Norte722about 9,162about 0.0788 km²−3.76% a yearRural
32,946ToytoyanDipaculao, Aurora722about 56about 12.81 km²0.54% a yearRural
32,947UnionSanta Rita, Samar722about 110about 6.58 km²no 2020 countRural
32,948Upper BaluranImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay722about 109about 6.64 km²1.23% a yearRural
32,949BanuganDueñas, Iloilo721about 494about 1.46 km²0.57% a yearRural
32,950BaybayCaramoran, Catanduanes721about 2,752about 0.262 km²−1.13% 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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