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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, 33,051 to 33,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
33,051Purok 4San Joaquin, Iloilo717about 3,382about 0.212 km²−1.63% a yearRural
33,052Riro-anIgbaras, Iloilo717about 366about 1.96 km²2.53% a yearRural
33,053Sap-angSilago, Southern Leyte717about 105about 6.84 km²2.38% a yearRural
33,054West PoblacionRizal, Zamboanga del Norte717about 1,481about 0.484 km²0.58% a yearRural
33,055Ablan Pob.Batac City, Ilocos Norte716about 8,961about 0.0799 km²−0.79% a yearUrban
33,056BacringAmulung, Cagayan716about 95about 7.54 km²0.30% a yearRural
33,057Barangay 573Manila716about 45,316about 0.0158 km²−6.49% a yearUrban
33,058BuenavistaUmingan, Pangasinan716about 152about 4.72 km²1.14% a yearRural
33,059CantatoParanas, Samar716about 56about 12.85 km²4.84% a yearRural
33,060CaralucudSan Pablo, Isabela716about 135about 5.31 km²0.20% a yearRural
33,061DapdapPilar, Cebu716about 194about 3.70 km²1.57% a yearRural
33,062Darahuway GoteCatbalogan City, Samar716about 6,509about 0.11 km²0.93% a yearRural
33,063Geparayan De TuragSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar716about 24about 30.23 km²−4.25% a yearRural
33,064HalapitanLa Paz, Agusan del Sur716about 102about 7.03 km²1.86% a yearRural
33,065PoongLambunao, Iloilo716about 409about 1.75 km²−1.82% a yearRural
33,066PopontonLas Navas, Northern Samar716about 102about 7.03 km²2.46% a yearRural
33,067RomualdezDulag, Leyte716about 555about 1.29 km²0.00% a yearRural
33,068Santo Domingo Pob.Santo Domingo, Albay716about 25,390about 0.0282 km²−2.03% a yearRural
33,069Tulatula SurMagallanes, Sorsogon716about 95about 7.56 km²3.08% a yearRural
33,070AgaganMaguing, Lanao del Sur715about 490about 1.46 km²0.51% a yearRural
33,071AglipayPinili, Ilocos Norte715about 304about 2.35 km²2.20% a yearRural
33,072AlmojuelaViga, Catanduanes715about 33about 21.73 km²−1.42% a yearRural
33,073BabuyanInfanta, Pangasinan715about 10about 72.60 km²3.52% a yearRural
33,074BacolodBalasan, Iloilo715about 581about 1.23 km²0.10% a yearRural
33,075Barangay VSanta Cruz, Laguna715about 10,362about 0.069 km²no 2020 countUrban
33,076Binanuaanan PequeñoCalabanga, Camarines Sur715about 280about 2.55 km²1.00% a yearRural
33,077BuladGuimbal, Iloilo715about 783about 0.913 km²−1.94% a yearRural
33,078CampinaHilongos, Leyte715about 393about 1.82 km²0.03% a yearRural
33,079Diana CountrysideTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur715about 205about 3.48 km²−1.97% a yearRural
33,080EmbarcaderoCarrascal, Surigao del Sur715about 850about 0.841 km²0.34% a yearRural
33,081La FortunaPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay715about 178about 4.01 km²−0.63% a yearRural
33,082LunaTagapul-An, Samar715about 210about 3.40 km²1.50% a yearRural
33,083Mabilbila NorteSanta, Ilocos Sur715about 58about 12.39 km²1.46% a yearRural
33,084PagonayanAmai Manabilang, Lanao del Sur715about 25about 28.31 km²3.40% a yearRural
33,085San AgustinDumalag, Capiz715about 64about 11.15 km²1.18% a yearRural
33,086San IsidroSurigao City, Surigao del Norte715about 542about 1.32 km²3.12% a yearRural
33,087Santa TeresaLopez, Quezon715about 315about 2.27 km²−0.43% a yearRural
33,088Segatic DiotClarin, Misamis Occidental715about 474about 1.51 km²1.61% a yearRural
33,089TalisayOas, Albay715about 304about 2.35 km²−0.82% a yearRural
33,090TanauanDolores, Eastern Samar715about 461about 1.55 km²2.39% a yearRural
33,091AgpalaliTapaz, Capiz714about 39about 18.17 km²0.72% a yearRural
33,092AnonangBurauen, Leyte714about 26about 27.69 km²1.57% a yearRural
33,093BacolodBubong, Lanao del Sur714about 1,759about 0.406 km²1.18% a yearRural
33,094BawangLaoang, Northern Samar714about 206about 3.46 km²0.37% a yearRural
33,095Bugtong KawayanBarili, Cebu714about 173about 4.13 km²−0.69% a yearRural
33,096Da-an NorteTapaz, Capiz714about 41about 17.21 km²1.32% a yearRural
33,097IgtalongonIgbaras, Iloilo714about 413about 1.73 km²0.68% a yearRural
33,098IlisanAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay714about 156about 4.58 km²−3.04% a yearRural
33,099JurisdiccionCamalaniugan, Cagayan714about 435about 1.64 km²0.10% a yearRural
33,100KanguhaDumanjug, Cebu714about 576about 1.24 km²−0.20% 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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