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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, 33,551 to 33,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
33,551Catandog 1Hilongos, Leyte690about 676about 1.02 km²1.29% a yearRural
33,552Huwit-huwit Bas NonokLugus, Sulu690about 399about 1.73 km²1.44% a yearRural
33,553InsarayanSibalom, Antique690about 297about 2.32 km²0.60% a yearRural
33,554KabaniakawanKapatagan, Lanao del Sur690about 172about 4.02 km²2.76% a yearRural
33,555LambayaganSibalom, Antique690about 356about 1.94 km²8.88% a yearRural
33,556LeglegSan Juan, La Union690about 797about 0.866 km²2.05% a yearRural
33,557LoyuranKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte690about 228about 3.02 km²−4.99% a yearRural
33,558Ma. ConcepcionSocorro, Oriental Mindoro690about 79about 8.75 km²−1.28% a yearRural
33,559MalugaySocorro, Oriental Mindoro690about 115about 5.99 km²−1.47% a yearRural
33,560MatagnaoAbuyog, Leyte690about 78about 8.85 km²−0.10% a yearRural
33,561PantudlanLoon, Bohol690about 442about 1.56 km²0.24% a yearRural
33,562San VicenteQuinapondan, Eastern Samar690about 184about 3.74 km²−1.85% a yearRural
33,563Sta. AnaTibiao, Antique690about 493about 1.40 km²2.17% a yearRural
33,564SarsaracatMagsingal, Ilocos Sur690about 265about 2.60 km²−1.31% a yearRural
33,565SelinogDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte690about 840about 0.821 km²−0.07% a yearRural
33,566TalusanParacale, Camarines Norte690about 270about 2.56 km²1.07% a yearRural
33,567TeppangBacarra, Ilocos Norte690about 476about 1.45 km²−0.55% a yearRural
33,568TualPicong, Lanao del Sur690about 235about 2.94 km²0.46% a yearRural
33,569TukaBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur690about 3,503about 0.197 km²9.04% a yearRural
33,570Villa AuroraBurauen, Leyte690about 57about 12.14 km²3.04% a yearRural
33,571AsugCaibiran, Biliran689about 341about 2.02 km²−0.88% a yearRural
33,572BalaticonCalinog, Iloilo689about 218about 3.16 km²0.46% a yearRural
33,573Barangay 664-AManila689about 4,333about 0.159 km²1.78% a yearUrban
33,574BegoniaViga, Catanduanes689about 143about 4.81 km²−0.10% a yearRural
33,575Ibabang BurgosPitogo, Quezon689about 264about 2.61 km²−3.17% a yearRural
33,576LacnapanKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay689about 15about 45.23 km²0.46% a yearRural
33,577MabungaMahaplag, Leyte689about 115about 5.99 km²8.25% a yearRural
33,578MabutagBuenavista, Quezon689about 241about 2.86 km²−0.72% a yearRural
33,579MadrelinoCortes, Surigao del Sur689about 180about 3.83 km²1.98% a yearRural
33,580Matugas BajoJimenez, Misamis Occidental689about 194about 3.55 km²0.49% a yearRural
33,581New San AgustinBasey, Samar689about 141about 4.87 km²−4.20% a yearRural
33,582PadilaBalindong, Lanao del Sur689about 3,807about 0.181 km²4.78% a yearRural
33,583PagayawanSalvador, Lanao del Norte689about 256about 2.69 km²0.14% a yearRural
33,584PanganapanNunungan, Lanao del Norte689about 240about 2.87 km²2.21% a yearRural
33,585San FranciscoLas Navas, Northern Samar689about 79about 8.67 km²1.26% a yearRural
33,586SantolTanauan City, Batangas689about 197about 3.50 km²3.04% a yearRural
33,587SuyocPlacer, Surigao del Norte689about 116about 5.94 km²0.96% a yearRural
33,588ArguellesIloilo City, Iloilo688about 5,593about 0.123 km²2.06% a yearUrban
33,589Barangay 3Sariaya, Quezon688about 9,815about 0.0701 km²no 2020 countUrban
33,590Barangay 442Manila688about 41,951about 0.0164 km²0.64% a yearUrban
33,591Barangay IISan Luis, Aurora688about 1,560about 0.441 km²−1.64% a yearRural
33,592Barasanan ATobias Fornier, Antique688about 495about 1.39 km²1.41% a yearRural
33,593BolibolOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental688about 273about 2.52 km²−7.42% a yearRural
33,594BulodBarugo, Leyte688about 462about 1.49 km²0.64% a yearRural
33,595CaluasanSan Miguel, Bohol688about 131about 5.27 km²4.84% a yearRural
33,596CambaguioVillareal, Samar688about 262about 2.63 km²−1.31% a yearRural
33,597Capio-anArgao, Cebu688about 141about 4.87 km²no 2020 countUrban
33,598Justiniana EderaDinagat, Dinagat Islands688about 264about 2.61 km²0.28% a yearRural
33,599Kinalin IbabaCalauag, Quezon688about 668about 1.03 km²−3.35% a yearRural
33,600LoocCatarman, Camiguin688about 935about 0.736 km²−1.18% 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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