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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, 33,101 to 33,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
33,101NanengTabuk City, Kalinga714about 98about 7.30 km²−2.04% a yearRural
33,102PacisSinait, Ilocos Sur714about 1,192about 0.599 km²0.72% a yearRural
33,103PagbangkeruanAlcala, Cagayan714about 567about 1.26 km²−2.04% a yearRural
33,104PunodTangcal, Lanao del Norte714about 270about 2.64 km²4.39% a yearRural
33,105RivadaviaNarvacan, Ilocos Sur714about 567about 1.26 km²0.07% a yearRural
33,106San GuillermoSan Marcelino, Zambales714about 667about 1.07 km²−0.07% a yearRural
33,107TalisaySouth Ubian, Tawi-Tawi714about 5,212about 0.137 km²−0.95% a yearRural
33,108Antipolo Del NorteVirac, Catanduanes713about 524about 1.36 km²−0.60% a yearRural
33,109BacongAlabat, Quezon713about 78about 9.14 km²0.17% a yearRural
33,110BaracbacSinait, Ilocos Sur713about 148about 4.81 km²−0.56% a yearRural
33,111Bogtong NiogMangatarem, Pangasinan713about 424about 1.68 km²−0.03% a yearRural
33,112BugbugcaoSan Juan, La Union713about 513about 1.39 km²−1.27% a yearRural
33,113CabadisanRagay, Camarines Sur713about 7about 100.30 km²−3.27% a yearRural
33,114CagacagLopez, Quezon713about 144about 4.96 km²−0.92% a yearRural
33,115CampoTubaran, Lanao del Sur713about 276about 2.58 km²0.93% a yearRural
33,116CauswaganBarobo, Surigao del Sur713about 118about 6.04 km²no 2020 countRural
33,117DanaoValencia, Bohol713about 341about 2.09 km²3.53% a yearRural
33,118DanaoSalug, Zamboanga del Norte713about 139about 5.13 km²1.50% a yearRural
33,119Dolipos AltoOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental713about 136about 5.23 km²−0.50% a yearRural
33,120GanaganBacarra, Ilocos Norte713about 379about 1.88 km²0.41% a yearRural
33,121KiragingSugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental713about 357about 2.00 km²1.36% a yearRural
33,122LaperasSulop, Davao del Sur713about 108about 6.58 km²−0.76% a yearRural
33,123LibatoTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur713about 161about 4.42 km²−0.07% a yearRural
33,124Lopez JaenaIloilo City, Iloilo713about 14,731about 0.0484 km²3.53% a yearRural
33,125Mahabang SapaCuartero, Capiz713about 158about 4.50 km²0.00% a yearRural
33,126Matun-ogBalamban, Cebu713about 63about 11.40 km²−5.81% a yearRural
33,127PanlayahanCalbayog City, Samar713about 52about 13.60 km²1.65% a yearRural
33,128PinamudlanSan Francisco, Southern Leyte713about 137about 5.20 km²−0.79% a yearRural
33,129San JuanSogod, Southern Leyte713about 52about 13.72 km²−0.33% a yearRural
33,130San VicenteNabunturan, Davao de Oro713about 292about 2.44 km²2.78% a yearRural
33,131San VicenteTangub City, Misamis Occidental713about 227about 3.14 km²1.87% a yearRural
33,132Santo DomingoTalugtug, Nueva Ecija713about 83about 8.56 km²1.07% a yearRural
33,133SuchanBagamanoc, Catanduanes713about 169about 4.22 km²−1.30% a yearRural
33,134TalubDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur713about 3,813about 0.187 km²0.17% a yearRural
33,135A. MabiniGuinayangan, Quezon712about 112about 6.37 km²−0.07% a yearRural
33,136Bagong BadianKapatagan, Lanao del Norte712about 192about 3.71 km²8.18% a yearRural
33,137BalbalinoGuimba, Nueva Ecija712about 264about 2.70 km²5.26% a yearRural
33,138BansayanPiagapo, Lanao del Sur712about 217about 3.28 km²2.40% a yearRural
33,139Bun-odCuartero, Capiz712about 426about 1.67 km²0.20% a yearRural
33,140Busiing SurSan Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur712about 1,518about 0.469 km²1.69% a yearRural
33,141CagbugnaCatubig, Northern Samar712about 454about 1.57 km²2.63% a yearRural
33,142La EsperanzaRizal, Zamboanga del Norte712about 251about 2.84 km²2.63% a yearRural
33,143LahingMacalelon, Quezon712about 230about 3.10 km²−1.65% a yearRural
33,144LinaoSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur712about 2,570about 0.277 km²0.31% a yearRural
33,145Lower DimorokMolave, Zamboanga del Sur712about 181about 3.93 km²−3.75% a yearRural
33,146MalabiaBalanga City, Bataan712about 23,576about 0.0302 km²−0.43% a yearRural
33,147ManrezaManay, Davao Oriental712about 87about 8.20 km²−0.23% a yearRural
33,148MapGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte712about 70about 10.13 km²−3.94% a yearRural
33,149PamaranumMalasiqui, Pangasinan712about 379about 1.88 km²−0.63% a yearRural
33,150Poblacion Zone 4Baybay City, Leyte712about 11,502about 0.0619 km²−3.13% 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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