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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, 33,251 to 33,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
33,251PaitonKauswagan, Lanao del Norte707about 73about 9.71 km²0.14% a yearRural
33,252PoblacionTineg, Abra707about 76about 9.33 km²−0.17% a yearRural
33,253Poblacion EsteSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur707about 1,953about 0.362 km²0.07% a yearUrban
33,254QuiajoPresident Roxas, Capiz707about 501about 1.41 km²1.12% a yearRural
33,255San Rafael AbajoSanto Tomas, Isabela707about 643about 1.10 km²1.41% a yearRural
33,256SapingitPiagapo, Lanao del Sur707about 265about 2.67 km²7.65% a yearRural
33,257Bgy. No. 61, CatabanLaoag City, Ilocos Norte706about 390about 1.81 km²−1.94% a yearRural
33,258Burgos-RegidorDumangas, Iloilo706about 8,023about 0.088 km²−1.88% a yearRural
33,259Casilak San AgustinTudela, Misamis Occidental706about 155about 4.55 km²6.17% a yearRural
33,260EsperanzaPilar, Cebu706about 273about 2.59 km²−4.49% a yearRural
33,261GuindaohanBarugo, Leyte706about 358about 1.97 km²−1.03% a yearRural
33,262Illuru NorteRizal, Cagayan706about 102about 6.93 km²0.66% a yearRural
33,263MadangcalanBaleno, Masbate706about 494about 1.43 km²0.69% a yearRural
33,264MakateDiffun, Quirino706about 101about 7.02 km²0.41% a yearRural
33,265Mocamad TangulMasiu, Lanao del Sur706about 4,011about 0.176 km²2.23% a yearRural
33,266SolongCan-Avid, Eastern Samar706about 99about 7.14 km²−0.80% a yearRural
33,267UrayongCaba, La Union706about 560about 1.26 km²−1.72% a yearRural
33,268AlamedaIgbaras, Iloilo705about 299about 2.36 km²−0.40% a yearRural
33,269Bagong OslobAurora, Zamboanga del Sur705about 93about 7.55 km²0.03% a yearRural
33,270BagumbayanLoboc, Bohol705about 289about 2.44 km²0.21% a yearRural
33,271BalireBarugo, Leyte705about 346about 2.04 km²0.24% a yearRural
33,272BanucalLidlidda, Ilocos Sur705about 241about 2.93 km²1.01% a yearRural
33,273BuriBurauen, Leyte705about 560about 1.26 km²−5.33% a yearRural
33,274CabaruanDanglas, Abra705about 175about 4.02 km²2.04% a yearRural
33,275Cagusu-anGuiuan, Eastern Samar705about 40about 17.55 km²−0.07% a yearUrban
33,276CamanhagaySan Sebastian, Samar705about 246about 2.87 km²−2.81% a yearRural
33,277CanlupaoTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte705about 255about 2.76 km²0.34% a yearRural
33,278CatadmanBasilisa, Dinagat Islands705about 743about 0.949 km²−6.52% a yearRural
33,279DalipugaLumbatan, Lanao del Sur705about 569about 1.24 km²2.31% a yearRural
33,280GadonganKapai, Lanao del Sur705about 430about 1.64 km²1.30% a yearRural
33,281MabanbanLopez, Quezon705about 177about 3.98 km²4.32% a yearRural
33,282MagogonCamalig, Albay705about 275about 2.56 km²1.34% a yearRural
33,283MalamsitPeñarrubia, Abra705about 75about 9.38 km²1.05% a yearRural
33,284MontePaoay, Ilocos Norte705about 216about 3.26 km²−1.06% a yearRural
33,285Piapi IIHamtic, Antique705about 518about 1.36 km²0.80% a yearRural
33,286PoblacionBagamanoc, Catanduanes705about 10,981about 0.0642 km²−2.54% a yearRural
33,287San GelacioVictoria, Oriental Mindoro705about 511about 1.38 km²−1.12% a yearRural
33,288Santa Rita EastAgoo, La Union705about 1,484about 0.475 km²−0.10% a yearRural
33,289WilsonMayorga, Leyte705about 325about 2.17 km²0.03% a yearRural
33,290Barangay 663Manila704about 13,538about 0.052 km²3.74% a yearUrban
33,291Barangay IV-ASan Pablo City, Laguna704about 5,587about 0.126 km²−0.54% a yearRural
33,292BigajoLopez, Quezon704about 280about 2.51 km²0.55% a yearRural
33,293CabongBuenavista, Quezon704about 132about 5.35 km²−2.46% a yearRural
33,294Cartagena ProperPlaridel, Misamis Occidental704about 177about 3.98 km²−0.54% a yearRural
33,295Del SurMapanas, Northern Samar704about 652about 1.08 km²0.27% a yearRural
33,296DitaLiliw, Laguna704about 482about 1.46 km²2.47% a yearRural
33,297La TrinidadMondragon, Northern Samar704about 80about 8.84 km²2.70% a yearRural
33,298MakatColumbio, Sultan Kudarat704about 115about 6.12 km²5.91% a yearRural
33,299MambawiAlimodian, Iloilo704about 542about 1.30 km²−0.27% a yearRural
33,300MapangpangLupao, Nueva Ecija704about 187about 3.77 km²0.41% 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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