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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, 33,201 to 33,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
33,201LacadonSanta Barbara, Iloilo709about 457about 1.55 km²−0.96% a yearRural
33,202Lumbaca IngudTamparan, Lanao del Sur709about 3,581about 0.198 km²3.67% a yearRural
33,203MagsaysayTagudin, Ilocos Sur709about 5,860about 0.121 km²−1.46% a yearRural
33,204Oeste - ATarangnan, Samar709about 627about 1.13 km²−5.93% a yearRural
33,205SaaInabanga, Bohol709about 1,044about 0.679 km²0.14% a yearRural
33,206SamayRagay, Camarines Sur709about 71about 10.05 km²−1.28% a yearRural
33,207Santo DomingoKananga, Leyte709about 175about 4.05 km²4.80% a yearRural
33,208Santo TomasMaria Aurora, Aurora709about 119about 5.98 km²−2.14% a yearRural
33,209Sinara BajoJimenez, Misamis Occidental709about 234about 3.03 km²1.55% a yearRural
33,210TabalongSanta Cruz, Zambales709about 334about 2.12 km²4.04% a yearRural
33,211TulayMadamba, Lanao del Sur709about 122about 5.79 km²4.08% a yearRural
33,212AbgaoMalitbog, Southern Leyte708about 339about 2.09 km²0.20% a yearRural
33,213Andres BonifacioJavier, Leyte708about 315about 2.25 km²0.20% a yearRural
33,214BacjaoBuenavista, Guimaras708about 488about 1.45 km²−0.03% a yearRural
33,215Barangay 258Manila708about 32,036about 0.0221 km²no 2020 countUrban
33,216Barangay Poblacion 5Maydolong, Eastern Samar708about 10,892about 0.065 km²−4.26% a yearRural
33,217BarasSan Policarpo, Eastern Samar708about 434about 1.63 km²2.61% a yearRural
33,218Bo. IndependenciaTalalora, Samar708about 478about 1.48 km²1.96% a yearRural
33,219BoyonganPlacer, Surigao del Norte708about 120about 5.92 km²0.90% a yearRural
33,220BrillantePaniqui, Tarlac708about 485about 1.46 km²0.03% a yearRural
33,221Bubonga MamaanunPiagapo, Lanao del Sur708about 891about 0.795 km²3.43% a yearRural
33,222CabongbonganSurigao City, Surigao del Norte708about 68about 10.35 km²−4.04% a yearRural
33,223CalabcabMaco, Davao de Oro708about 254about 2.79 km²1.15% a yearRural
33,224CuantaclaCabugao, Ilocos Sur708about 627about 1.13 km²−4.42% a yearRural
33,225Dagsian, UpperBaguio City, Benguet708about 9,685about 0.0731 km²2.34% a yearRural
33,226Juan CartasCaba, La Union708about 391about 1.81 km²−0.86% a yearRural
33,227La PazAurora, Zamboanga del Sur708about 344about 2.06 km²−3.18% a yearRural
33,228MabuhayOras, Eastern Samar708about 108about 6.54 km²2.26% a yearRural
33,229MacleodesPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte708about 131about 5.40 km²0.38% a yearRural
33,230MalinaoTagoloan II, Lanao del Sur708about 74about 9.57 km²0.07% a yearRural
33,231Pag-asaDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur708about 2,392about 0.296 km²−6.40% a yearRural
33,232Poblacion Barangay 2Taft, Eastern Samar708about 12,643about 0.056 km²−0.63% a yearRural
33,233San JoseCawayan, Masbate708about 190about 3.72 km²0.69% a yearRural
33,234Sta. CruzJulita, Leyte708about 502about 1.41 km²0.27% a yearRural
33,235Santa CruzTanauan, Leyte708about 545about 1.30 km²−0.80% a yearRural
33,236TakipanMangatarem, Pangasinan708about 323about 2.19 km²0.03% a yearRural
33,237AlibagonMakato, Aklan707about 298about 2.37 km²0.24% a yearRural
33,238Bgy. 20 - Cabagñan EastLegazpi City, Albay707about 6,670about 0.106 km²0.80% a yearUrban
33,239CanbalisaraTanauan, Leyte707about 866about 0.816 km²0.03% a yearRural
33,240Canduao OrientalValencia, Bohol707about 1,420about 0.498 km²2.30% a yearRural
33,241DiampacaPagayawan, Lanao del Sur707about 293about 2.41 km²0.94% a yearRural
33,242E. QuirinoBulan, Sorsogon707about 270about 2.62 km²3.24% a yearRural
33,243GuzaManay, Davao Oriental707about 91about 7.80 km²−2.30% a yearRural
33,244IbasTayabas City, Quezon707about 239about 2.96 km²no 2020 countRural
33,245Maidan LinukTamparan, Lanao del Sur707about 8,062about 0.0877 km²3.24% a yearRural
33,246ManmuntayBasud, Camarines Norte707about 347about 2.04 km²−3.61% a yearRural
33,247MayangTubungan, Iloilo707about 397about 1.78 km²−4.08% a yearRural
33,248MontolBonifacio, Misamis Occidental707about 159about 4.44 km²−1.50% a yearRural
33,249NamnamaSinait, Ilocos Sur707about 3,553about 0.199 km²−0.60% a yearRural
33,250NeboSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte707about 112about 6.31 km²−0.03% 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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