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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, 33,301 to 33,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
33,301Marana IIIIlagan City, Isabela704about 607about 1.16 km²0.38% a yearRural
33,302PinamalaticanSigma, Capiz704about 165about 4.26 km²−4.50% a yearRural
33,303San IsidroTrinidad, Bohol704about 102about 6.93 km²2.82% a yearRural
33,304San IsidroSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur704about 138about 5.12 km²0.55% a yearRural
33,305San VicenteBarcelona, Sorsogon704about 252about 2.79 km²1.19% a yearRural
33,306SaririBadiangan, Iloilo704about 592about 1.19 km²2.16% a yearRural
33,307SisimCabugao, Ilocos Sur704about 316about 2.23 km²−0.17% a yearRural
33,308Upper UsoganBonifacio, Misamis Occidental704about 245about 2.87 km²0.34% a yearRural
33,309Ward IISan Antonio, Northern Samar704about 222about 3.17 km²−0.10% a yearRural
33,310BaacDueñas, Iloilo703about 545about 1.29 km²3.83% a yearRural
33,311BethlehemPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte703about 159about 4.41 km²−3.02% a yearRural
33,312Cabanbanan NorteGonzaga, Cagayan703about 199about 3.53 km²0.03% a yearRural
33,313CansiboyBurauen, Leyte703about 352about 2.00 km²1.79% a yearRural
33,314Grace EstateBayugan City, Agusan del Sur703about 167about 4.22 km²2.59% a yearRural
33,315J. M. AlbertoBaras, Catanduanes703about 72about 9.73 km²−2.91% a yearRural
33,316LindoyTago, Surigao del Sur703about 58about 12.11 km²1.97% a yearRural
33,317MabiniNaujan, Oriental Mindoro703about 234about 3.00 km²−0.20% a yearRural
33,318MalaigangWao, Lanao del Sur703about 127about 5.53 km²−8.52% a yearRural
33,319ManlaSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental703about 364about 1.93 km²0.03% a yearRural
33,320MatampaSalay, Misamis Oriental703about 124about 5.67 km²3.75% a yearRural
33,321Narra OesteSan Fernando City, La Union703about 591about 1.19 km²−0.24% a yearRural
33,322PucioLibertad, Antique703about 466about 1.51 km²3.02% a yearRural
33,323ToboanCaramoan, Camarines Sur703about 158about 4.46 km²0.10% a yearRural
33,324Bagong SilangBabatngon, Leyte702about 505about 1.39 km²no 2020 countRural
33,325Dapacan BajoCalamba, Misamis Occidental702about 256about 2.74 km²2.28% a yearRural
33,326DivinuboBorongan City, Eastern Samar702about 1,045about 0.672 km²−3.57% a yearRural
33,327KipuntosGingoog City, Misamis Oriental702about 138about 5.09 km²1.94% a yearRural
33,328LacabJones, Isabela702about 213about 3.30 km²1.98% a yearRural
33,329MabuhayBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay702about 194about 3.61 km²−0.70% a yearRural
33,330MagaswiOrmoc City, Leyte702about 122about 5.76 km²−0.57% a yearRural
33,331MagsaysayDulag, Leyte702about 371about 1.89 km²0.03% a yearRural
33,332Malansad NuevoLibmanan, Camarines Sur702about 833about 0.843 km²−1.42% a yearRural
33,333ManganeseAnilao, Iloilo702about 70about 9.99 km²1.27% a yearRural
33,334MapolingLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur702about 996about 0.705 km²2.86% a yearRural
33,335R.M. MagbalonCawayan, Masbate702about 92about 7.60 km²−4.59% a yearRural
33,336SinaluganSan Guillermo, Isabela702about 130about 5.41 km²0.48% a yearRural
33,337TuburanLambunao, Iloilo702about 401about 1.75 km²−0.54% a yearRural
33,338TunaCardona, Rizal702about 236about 2.98 km²0.80% a yearRural
33,339Altura MatandaTanauan City, Batangas701about 565about 1.24 km²3.64% a yearRural
33,340AmbitacaySanto Tomas, La Union701about 474about 1.48 km²0.91% a yearRural
33,341AngkilengSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur701about 1,608about 0.436 km²−1.76% a yearRural
33,342BagalayagCastilla, Sorsogon701about 371about 1.89 km²2.67% a yearRural
33,343Barangay 23Bacolod City, Negros Occidental701about 10,752about 0.0652 km²2.52% a yearRural
33,344CarataganCalinog, Iloilo701about 369about 1.90 km²2.79% a yearRural
33,345DibagatKabugao, Apayao701about 24about 29.42 km²3.15% a yearRural
33,346EstrellaSinacaban, Misamis Occidental701about 121about 5.79 km²−2.41% a yearRural
33,347Gabor SurSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur701about 351about 2.00 km²−0.31% a yearRural
33,348HitoogMatalom, Leyte701about 143about 4.89 km²−3.06% a yearRural
33,349InamyunganBingawan, Iloilo701about 292about 2.40 km²−5.38% a yearRural
33,350Lanag NorteTubungan, Iloilo701about 317about 2.21 km²0.00% 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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