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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, 33,601 to 33,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
33,601Mag-asoLa Paz, Leyte688about 183about 3.75 km²0.18% a yearRural
33,602Mallalatang GrandeReina Mercedes, Isabela688about 323about 2.13 km²−0.48% a yearRural
33,603Manambong NorteBayambang, Pangasinan688about 649about 1.06 km²−9.16% a yearRural
33,604MaraskaRoxas, Oriental Mindoro688about 450about 1.53 km²0.93% a yearRural
33,605MaravillaMagdalena, Laguna688about 620about 1.11 km²0.03% a yearRural
33,606OdiongEsperanza, Agusan del Sur688about 211about 3.26 km²3.42% a yearRural
33,607OguisDanao City, Cebu688about 137about 5.04 km²1.33% a yearRural
33,608Poblacion Ward 10Guiuan, Eastern Samar688about 8,889about 0.0774 km²0.25% a yearRural
33,609RemebellaBuguey, Cagayan688about 344about 2.00 km²−1.35% a yearRural
33,610San Isidro InapatanNabua, Camarines Sur688about 329about 2.09 km²−0.52% a yearRural
33,611San RamonSan Lorenzo Ruiz, Camarines Norte688about 53about 13.10 km²−0.95% a yearRural
33,612TabonBinangonan, Rizal688about 1,062about 0.648 km²2.65% a yearRural
33,613TubunganKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya688about 331about 2.08 km²0.67% a yearRural
33,614ValenciaBais City, Negros Oriental688about 110about 6.25 km²−3.44% a yearUrban
33,615YahongTudela, Misamis Occidental688about 681about 1.01 km²0.28% a yearRural
33,616AlcobaMagsaysay, Palawan687about 577about 1.19 km²0.07% a yearRural
33,617Barangay 33Cavite City, Cavite687about 18,719about 0.0367 km²−0.65% a yearRural
33,618Barangay 486Manila687about 35,412about 0.0194 km²−7.92% a yearUrban
33,619DacalanTanudan, Kalinga687about 9about 74.05 km²no 2020 countRural
33,620FabricaMobo, Masbate687about 287about 2.39 km²−0.10% a yearRural
33,621Guinob-anSevilla, Bohol687about 344about 2.00 km²0.14% a yearRural
33,622GuitalosMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur687about 116about 5.94 km²0.28% a yearRural
33,623Jose Laurel, Sr.Santa Maria, Laguna687about 97about 7.05 km²−0.14% a yearRural
33,624Maito SalugSapad, Lanao del Norte687about 247about 2.78 km²1.60% a yearRural
33,625MapangpangScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija687about 329about 2.09 km²2.22% a yearRural
33,626MatanlangLabo, Camarines Norte687about 114about 6.01 km²1.94% a yearRural
33,627OyanSibutad, Zamboanga del Norte687about 81about 8.48 km²−1.25% a yearRural
33,628PacaoVillareal, Samar687about 264about 2.60 km²0.75% a yearRural
33,629PanugmononBasey, Samar687about 303about 2.27 km²−1.15% a yearRural
33,630RooseveltTapaz, Capiz687about 480about 1.43 km²1.34% a yearRural
33,631San AgustinBayugan City, Agusan del Sur687about 92about 7.44 km²−0.35% a yearRural
33,632San AgustinIloilo City, Iloilo687about 3,616about 0.19 km²7.11% a yearUrban
33,633San AgustinLavezares, Northern Samar687about 209about 3.29 km²2.22% a yearRural
33,634San IsidroBarcelona, Sorsogon687about 393about 1.75 km²1.94% a yearRural
33,635San IsidroPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay687about 152about 4.51 km²−0.82% a yearRural
33,636San RoqueGuinayangan, Quezon687about 174about 3.94 km²1.83% a yearRural
33,637Santa MariaLopez, Quezon687about 161about 4.26 km²0.49% a yearRural
33,638SimsimanLambunao, Iloilo687about 480about 1.43 km²0.25% a yearRural
33,639Sumag EstePitogo, Quezon687about 164about 4.19 km²−1.22% a yearRural
33,640TamisCalauag, Quezon687about 72about 9.50 km²0.03% a yearRural
33,641UbojanLoon, Bohol687about 1,304about 0.527 km²0.89% a yearRural
33,642AntipoloSanta Teresita, Batangas686about 673about 1.02 km²0.89% a yearRural
33,643BantalBayog, Zamboanga del Sur686about 67about 10.22 km²0.28% a yearRural
33,644Barangay 594Manila686about 22,492about 0.0305 km²1.83% a yearUrban
33,645BaybaySulat, Eastern Samar686about 1,786about 0.384 km²−0.92% a yearRural
33,646BubonBaybay City, Leyte686about 1,375about 0.499 km²no 2020 countRural
33,647CavinteOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental686about 234about 2.93 km²4.28% a yearRural
33,648HambonganInabanga, Bohol686about 9,515about 0.0721 km²0.03% a yearRural
33,649PajoLibertad, Antique686about 62about 11.08 km²0.11% a yearRural
33,650RugsuananVigan City, Ilocos Sur686about 350about 1.96 km²0.68% 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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