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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, 33,501 to 33,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
33,501Poblacion Barangay 1Capul, Northern Samar693about 254about 2.73 km²−1.01% a yearRural
33,502Poblacion District 1La Paz, Leyte693about 4,358about 0.159 km²1.47% a yearRural
33,503Poblacion IIOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental693about 4,200about 0.165 km²0.60% a yearUrban
33,504RizalLiliw, Laguna693about 20,811about 0.0333 km²0.17% a yearRural
33,505San JulianAbulug, Cagayan693about 103about 6.76 km²2.63% a yearRural
33,506San VicenteSan Juan, Southern Leyte693about 315about 2.20 km²1.14% a yearRural
33,507TabuengAritao, Nueva Vizcaya693about 165about 4.19 km²1.36% a yearRural
33,508TukaPualas, Lanao del Sur693about 379about 1.83 km²4.89% a yearRural
33,509Tuy-an WestMaasin, Iloilo693about 405about 1.71 km²1.21% a yearRural
33,510BadiangonHinunangan, Southern Leyte692about 793about 0.873 km²0.39% a yearRural
33,511Bagong Pag-Asa Pob.Perez, Quezon692about 13,924about 0.0497 km²0.28% a yearRural
33,512Bgy. No. 30-A, SuyoLaoag City, Ilocos Norte692about 786about 0.88 km²−0.55% a yearRural
33,513BarisTubod, Lanao del Norte692about 140about 4.94 km²3.60% a yearRural
33,514BinbinacaMayantoc, Tarlac692about 78about 8.86 km²0.46% a yearRural
33,515BituganSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte692about 165about 4.19 km²4.85% a yearRural
33,516Buadi-InsubaMulondo, Lanao del Sur692about 13,156about 0.0526 km²4.03% a yearRural
33,517CacaoHilongos, Leyte692about 203about 3.41 km²2.28% a yearRural
33,518CatagudinganSan Clemente, Tarlac692about 353about 1.96 km²0.07% a yearRural
33,519DivinanJones, Isabela692about 250about 2.77 km²−0.17% a yearRural
33,520La MedallaTinambac, Camarines Sur692about 157about 4.40 km²−0.81% a yearRural
33,521MangladMaddela, Quirino692about 97about 7.17 km²0.39% a yearRural
33,522NapoInabanga, Bohol692about 349about 1.98 km²−3.96% a yearRural
33,523PolantunaLupi, Camarines Sur692about 293about 2.36 km²0.24% a yearRural
33,524RantianBayang, Lanao del Sur692about 1,821about 0.38 km²0.07% a yearRural
33,525San RoqueBalilihan, Bohol692about 147about 4.71 km²3.27% a yearRural
33,526TiguibOras, Eastern Samar692about 966about 0.716 km²−3.59% a yearRural
33,527Zone 3Santa Fe, Leyte692about 2,386about 0.29 km²−4.46% a yearRural
33,528Zone IIIRosales, Pangasinan692about 2,746about 0.252 km²0.49% a yearUrban
33,529Barangay Zone IVZamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur691about 2,281about 0.303 km²no 2020 countUrban
33,530BongsodSibalom, Antique691about 658about 1.05 km²3.49% a yearRural
33,531Bubonga GuilopaMulondo, Lanao del Sur691about 2,450about 0.282 km²2.55% a yearRural
33,532CambañezBatuan, Masbate691about 368about 1.88 km²4.68% a yearRural
33,533GabaRapu-Rapu, Albay691about 397about 1.74 km²−2.95% a yearRural
33,534Gines InteriorCabatuan, Iloilo691about 378about 1.83 km²1.33% a yearRural
33,535HuyohoyTangub City, Misamis Occidental691about 81about 8.55 km²0.42% a yearRural
33,536Jelicuon LusayaCabatuan, Iloilo691about 455about 1.52 km²0.85% a yearRural
33,537MakindolBenito Soliven, Isabela691about 159about 4.35 km²3.53% a yearRural
33,538MantivoSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte691about 21about 32.54 km²−0.07% a yearRural
33,539NgabangabPasuquin, Ilocos Norte691about 684about 1.01 km²−0.07% a yearRural
33,540SalvacionAbuyog, Leyte691about 102about 6.76 km²1.25% a yearRural
33,541SamoyaoGandara, Samar691about 215about 3.22 km²0.63% a yearRural
33,542San JoseDaram, Samar691about 308about 2.24 km²−0.48% a yearRural
33,543San MilianoSan Emilio, Ilocos Sur691about 31about 22.15 km²0.53% a yearRural
33,544SapatosBalud, Masbate691about 4,866about 0.142 km²0.82% a yearRural
33,545SumadelTadian, Mountain Province691about 376about 1.84 km²−2.41% a yearRural
33,546TinibganCalape, Bohol691about 204about 3.38 km²−0.78% a yearRural
33,547AltavistaMatalom, Leyte690about 211about 3.27 km²1.07% a yearRural
33,548Barangay 9 PoblacionCan-Avid, Eastern Samar690about 3,224about 0.214 km²−1.28% a yearRural
33,549BuntayOras, Eastern Samar690about 154about 4.47 km²−1.34% a yearRural
33,550CallusaPiddig, Ilocos Norte690about 273about 2.53 km²0.28% 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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