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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, 33,651 to 33,700 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
33,651Santa IsabelMacarthur, Leyte686about 102about 6.70 km²−0.75% a yearRural
33,652SioronGigmoto, Catanduanes686about 31about 22.46 km²−0.45% a yearRural
33,653TaboroBubong, Lanao del Sur686about 1,297about 0.529 km²1.30% a yearRural
33,654Tuy-an EastMaasin, Iloilo686about 288about 2.38 km²0.14% a yearRural
33,655Zone I Pob.Bulan, Sorsogon686about 9,730about 0.0705 km²0.64% a yearRural
33,656Barangay 1Bantay, Ilocos Sur685about 5,480about 0.125 km²0.46% a yearRural
33,657BihisTaal, Batangas685about 882about 0.777 km²−0.86% a yearRural
33,658Cabituculan EastMaria Aurora, Aurora685about 659about 1.04 km²0.21% a yearRural
33,659CabugaoPandan, Antique685about 205about 3.34 km²0.18% a yearRural
33,660Del Carmen EsteBalilihan, Bohol685about 243about 2.82 km²−4.61% a yearRural
33,661DontulanMolave, Zamboanga del Sur685about 151about 4.55 km²1.45% a yearRural
33,662MagsaysayEsperanza, Masbate685about 115about 5.96 km²−1.42% a yearRural
33,663MampiraoCaramoan, Camarines Sur685about 76about 9.06 km²−3.22% a yearRural
33,664Mount DataBauko, Mountain Province685about 263about 2.60 km²1.42% a yearRural
33,665PagalonganGanassi, Lanao del Sur685about 868about 0.789 km²0.04% a yearRural
33,666PitogoSanta Fe, Leyte685about 391about 1.75 km²−0.17% a yearRural
33,667PoctanLumbayanague, Lanao del Sur685about 1,232about 0.556 km²4.42% a yearRural
33,668Pres. QuezonLiloan, Southern Leyte685about 86about 7.92 km²−3.94% a yearRural
33,669San RafaelHinabangan, Samar685about 60about 11.36 km²4.24% a yearRural
33,670Sapang AmaSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental685about 398about 1.72 km²0.42% a yearRural
33,671BalintawakOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental684about 137about 5.01 km²0.18% a yearRural
33,672BanbananPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte684about 265about 2.58 km²−8.81% a yearRural
33,673CantiguibAlburquerque, Bohol684about 222about 3.08 km²3.03% a yearRural
33,674CelingAntequera, Bohol684about 327about 2.09 km²−0.28% a yearRural
33,675GapangPilar, Abra684about 102about 6.70 km²1.53% a yearRural
33,676GomezCabarroguis, Quirino684about 94about 7.26 km²2.42% a yearRural
33,677IgsumingSibalom, Antique684about 163about 4.19 km²0.32% a yearRural
33,678LaganditPiddig, Ilocos Norte684about 300about 2.28 km²0.97% a yearRural
33,679MalinaoTaft, Eastern Samar684about 21about 32.32 km²−0.89% a yearRural
33,680MatugnaoPalanas, Masbate684about 108about 6.36 km²2.07% a yearRural
33,681PalaleBanga, Aklan684about 496about 1.38 km²0.11% a yearRural
33,682Payagan WestBallesteros, Cagayan684about 143about 4.79 km²0.07% a yearRural
33,683Ricarte SurDiffun, Quirino684about 197about 3.48 km²0.35% a yearRural
33,684SalvacionCaramoran, Catanduanes684about 52about 13.23 km²−1.52% a yearRural
33,685San JuanCuyapo, Nueva Ecija684about 171about 4.01 km²2.19% a yearRural
33,686Supi-ilSan Juan, Abra684about 77about 8.94 km²−3.45% a yearRural
33,687AbualanSan Juan, Abra683about 23about 29.44 km²−1.13% a yearRural
33,688AmbangonanRosario, La Union683about 348about 1.96 km²−0.96% a yearRural
33,689Barangay 108Caloocan City683about 14,053about 0.0486 km²0.53% a yearUrban
33,690Barangay 378Manila683about 27,540about 0.0248 km²3.07% a yearUrban
33,691BarbarPinili, Ilocos Norte683about 369about 1.85 km²−1.84% a yearRural
33,692Basak-bawangMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay683about 170about 4.01 km²0.97% a yearRural
33,693DataganGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur683about 41about 16.62 km²−0.17% a yearRural
33,694DidayMiagao, Iloilo683about 213about 3.21 km²−2.74% a yearRural
33,695Dulong BayanMogpog, Marinduque683about 5,336about 0.128 km²−2.59% a yearRural
33,696HipodromoIloilo City, Iloilo683about 12,672about 0.0539 km²1.99% a yearUrban
33,697KibaoMatanao, Davao del Sur683about 184about 3.72 km²−3.63% a yearRural
33,698LibtongBurgos, La Union683about 195about 3.51 km²−0.42% a yearRural
33,699LipataPresident Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol683about 382about 1.79 km²2.55% a yearRural
33,700MagkarilaTalisayan, Misamis Oriental683about 167about 4.10 km²0.75% 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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