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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, 33,451 to 33,500 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
33,451DataSabangan, Mountain Province695about 113about 6.14 km²−4.36% a yearRural
33,452GenonocanTubigon, Bohol695about 236about 2.95 km²1.73% a yearRural
33,453GuinlinTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur695about 62about 11.30 km²−3.03% a yearRural
33,454GuisapongGodod, Zamboanga del Norte695about 118about 5.87 km²3.51% a yearRural
33,455LiwacsaPresentacion, Camarines Sur695about 129about 5.37 km²0.74% a yearRural
33,456LumbayaoSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur695about 114about 6.09 km²2.04% a yearRural
33,457Malag-itCalinog, Iloilo695about 309about 2.25 km²4.35% a yearRural
33,458MalitbogayPastrana, Leyte695about 346about 2.01 km²2.07% a yearRural
33,459MawodpawodSan Miguel, Leyte695about 344about 2.02 km²0.85% a yearRural
33,460PalpalicongBatac City, Ilocos Norte695about 3,089about 0.225 km²−4.11% a yearRural
33,461Purok CBorongan City, Eastern Samar695about 9,957about 0.0698 km²−5.22% a yearUrban
33,462San AntonioTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte695about 243about 2.86 km²3.42% a yearRural
33,463San RoqueCastilla, Sorsogon695about 190about 3.65 km²−0.27% a yearRural
33,464TubodPlacer, Masbate695about 154about 4.50 km²5.05% a yearRural
33,465AngelesTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur694about 69about 10.11 km²−4.85% a yearRural
33,466Barangay 4Nasipit, Agusan del Norte694about 6,673about 0.104 km²−0.58% a yearUrban
33,467Barangay 885Manila694about 21,688about 0.032 km²2.62% a yearUrban
33,468CanyuomMaasin City, Southern Leyte694about 166about 4.18 km²2.00% a yearRural
33,469DanganonSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte694about 244about 2.84 km²2.86% a yearRural
33,470GuadalupeEsperanza, Masbate694about 170about 4.09 km²−6.29% a yearRural
33,471LibertyLoreto, Dinagat Islands694about 186about 3.73 km²−1.21% a yearRural
33,472NaguirayanPidigan, Abra694about 352about 1.97 km²−0.31% a yearRural
33,473Nibaliw CentralSan Fabian, Pangasinan694about 4,721about 0.147 km²−3.67% a yearRural
33,474PocaleelKiblawan, Davao del Sur694about 135about 5.15 km²1.55% a yearRural
33,475PutsanBaras, Catanduanes694about 1,044about 0.665 km²6.06% a yearRural
33,476San RoqueDon Carlos, Bukidnon694about 103about 6.71 km²3.51% a yearRural
33,477Santa FeTagbina, Surigao del Sur694about 51about 13.67 km²1.55% a yearRural
33,478SimoraPalapag, Northern Samar694about 196about 3.54 km²0.00% a yearRural
33,479SuerteQuirino, Isabela694about 337about 2.06 km²0.42% a yearRural
33,480Taba-tabaBasud, Camarines Norte694about 255about 2.72 km²0.81% a yearRural
33,481TarikBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur694about 1,052about 0.66 km²7.42% a yearRural
33,482Tubaran ProperTubaran, Lanao del Sur694about 466about 1.49 km²0.96% a yearRural
33,483TubudanSan Remigio, Antique694about 184about 3.78 km²1.32% a yearRural
33,484Turog-TurogOton, Iloilo694about 526about 1.32 km²−0.58% a yearRural
33,485AlvendaMutia, Zamboanga del Norte693about 65about 10.59 km²−1.88% a yearRural
33,486AnaoGinatilan, Cebu693about 186about 3.73 km²2.86% a yearRural
33,487Angustias Zone IIITayabas City, Quezon693about 39,153about 0.0177 km²no 2020 countRural
33,488AnogJuban, Sorsogon693about 72about 9.56 km²0.46% a yearRural
33,489Barangay 452Manila693about 32,083about 0.0216 km²−9.26% a yearUrban
33,490Barangay 6Isabela, Negros Occidental693about 5,457about 0.127 km²−0.58% a yearRural
33,491Cabago-anDolores, Eastern Samar693about 46about 15.22 km²2.31% a yearRural
33,492CabasaranMarogong, Lanao del Sur693about 159about 4.36 km²0.99% a yearRural
33,493CabulisanInopacan, Leyte693about 36about 19.18 km²1.18% a yearRural
33,494DuplasSan Juan, La Union693about 582about 1.19 km²1.70% a yearRural
33,495Latar-Nocnoc-San FranciscoAritao, Nueva Vizcaya693about 34about 20.33 km²2.23% a yearRural
33,496MacasingDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur693about 186about 3.72 km²3.35% a yearRural
33,497NagsimbaananBacnotan, La Union693about 3,364about 0.206 km²−0.88% a yearRural
33,498OpaoPinamungajan, Cebu693about 271about 2.56 km²1.36% a yearRural
33,499OsmeñaLope De Vega, Northern Samar693about 56about 12.31 km²0.63% a yearRural
33,500OwakCalinog, Iloilo693about 321about 2.16 km²0.38% 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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