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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, 33,001 to 33,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
33,001TalonGingoog City, Misamis Oriental719about 48about 15.05 km²−5.44% a yearRural
33,002Upper UmaLubuagan, Kalinga719about 182about 3.94 km²−3.93% a yearRural
33,003AgmailigLibacao, Aklan718about 97about 7.43 km²−0.62% a yearRural
33,004AllabonAgno, Pangasinan718about 58about 12.45 km²−4.07% a yearRural
33,005AmagosBato, Leyte718about 247about 2.91 km²0.03% a yearRural
33,006BakiaMajayjay, Laguna718about 312about 2.30 km²8.45% a yearRural
33,007Barangay 612Manila718about 32,636about 0.022 km²0.51% a yearUrban
33,008Barangay 858Manila718about 48,188about 0.0149 km²1.86% a yearUrban
33,009Barangay IPinabacdao, Samar718about 294about 2.44 km²1.64% a yearRural
33,010BurakTolosa, Leyte718about 1,054about 0.681 km²2.04% a yearRural
33,011BurlunganMagdalena, Laguna718about 435about 1.65 km²−0.36% a yearRural
33,012Candaping AMaria, Siquijor718about 311about 2.31 km²5.17% a yearRural
33,013CaniwanBurdeos, Quezon718about 93about 7.75 km²−2.00% a yearRural
33,014DanaoDuero, Bohol718about 155about 4.63 km²0.99% a yearRural
33,015Del PilarBarotac Viejo, Iloilo718about 56about 12.93 km²−0.79% a yearRural
33,016DuyongPandan, Antique718about 220about 3.27 km²0.07% a yearRural
33,017E. J. DulayLaoang, Northern Samar718about 106about 6.78 km²−1.07% a yearRural
33,018Gitnang BarrioGumaca, Quezon718about 199about 3.60 km²0.51% a yearRural
33,019KatipunanArakan, Cotabato718about 161about 4.45 km²−0.62% a yearRural
33,020Lalog 2Luna, Isabela718about 764about 0.94 km²−0.17% a yearRural
33,021LamagQuirino, Ilocos Sur718about 25about 28.61 km²0.89% a yearRural
33,022Mataas Na BayanMogpog, Marinduque718about 1,851about 0.388 km²0.03% a yearRural
33,023Nag-umaSanto Niño, Cagayan718about 122about 5.88 km²0.03% a yearRural
33,024NagkalitDel Gallego, Camarines Sur718about 88about 8.13 km²−1.10% a yearRural
33,025NaglabrahanGuimba, Nueva Ecija718about 472about 1.52 km²2.91% a yearRural
33,026PelitBasey, Samar718about 79about 9.05 km²−2.09% a yearRural
33,027PinasClaveria, Cagayan718about 479about 1.50 km²−0.43% a yearRural
33,028San AntonioBarbaza, Antique718about 339about 2.12 km²0.51% a yearRural
33,029San FranciscoLabo, Camarines Norte718about 8,821about 0.0814 km²5.38% a yearRural
33,030San Francisco EastAlangalang, Leyte718about 308about 2.33 km²2.08% a yearRural
33,031San JoseSan Luis, Batangas718about 690about 1.04 km²−0.69% a yearRural
33,032San PabloCalabanga, Camarines Sur718about 7,503about 0.0957 km²−1.75% a yearRural
33,033Sinaliw na MuntiAlfonso, Cavite718about 603about 1.19 km²1.53% a yearRural
33,034SomojeSan Juan, Southern Leyte718about 121about 5.91 km²0.68% a yearRural
33,035VictoriaSan Andres, Romblon718about 89about 8.09 km²2.08% a yearRural
33,036AlegriaBarcelona, Sorsogon717about 377about 1.90 km²−0.10% a yearRural
33,037AsinanBuenavista, Bohol717about 2,726about 0.263 km²−0.20% a yearRural
33,038Bag-ong KauswaganTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur717about 115about 6.22 km²0.20% a yearRural
33,039BaladjaySan Remigio, Antique717about 784about 0.915 km²2.65% a yearRural
33,040Barangay 187Manila717about 64,595about 0.0111 km²−4.95% a yearUrban
33,041Barangay 9Nasugbu, Batangas717about 11,186about 0.0641 km²−0.95% a yearUrban
33,042Barangay II - Marilou AnnexTangub City, Misamis Occidental717about 5,432about 0.132 km²−2.24% a yearRural
33,043CalangagBacong, Negros Oriental717about 501about 1.43 km²−0.56% a yearRural
33,044Calayugan SurLoon, Bohol717about 1,757about 0.408 km²1.39% a yearRural
33,045GomotocTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay717about 105about 6.80 km²2.34% a yearRural
33,046GusomKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur717about 215about 3.34 km²−2.18% a yearRural
33,047MaguikayAurora, Zamboanga del Sur717about 247about 2.90 km²0.44% a yearRural
33,048MangapoSipocot, Camarines Sur717about 277about 2.59 km²2.88% a yearRural
33,049PoblacionSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur717about 1,858about 0.386 km²−2.97% a yearRural
33,050PulotCawayan, Masbate717about 90about 8.00 km²−3.73% 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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