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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, 33,751 to 33,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
33,751BagiangunTubaran, Lanao del Sur680about 795about 0.855 km²0.94% a yearRural
33,752Barangay 71Pasay City680about 52,713about 0.0129 km²−0.18% a yearUrban
33,753Bayan Park VillageBaguio City, Benguet680about 10,398about 0.0654 km²1.31% a yearRural
33,754Bel-isBuruanga, Aklan680about 240about 2.83 km²0.14% a yearRural
33,755BiasongHinunangan, Southern Leyte680about 660about 1.03 km²1.01% a yearRural
33,756CantoresBuenavista, Bohol680about 282about 2.41 km²0.50% a yearRural
33,757DaroDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte680about 171about 3.98 km²0.25% a yearRural
33,758Deit De SubaSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar680about 60about 11.39 km²0.94% a yearRural
33,759Del PilarCabarroguis, Quirino680about 124about 5.47 km²0.14% a yearRural
33,760LourdesPolangui, Albay680about 180about 3.78 km²1.89% a yearRural
33,761MacalunodZumarraga, Samar680about 557about 1.22 km²1.43% a yearRural
33,762MansilanoAmai Manabilang, Lanao del Sur680about 29about 23.12 km²3.72% a yearRural
33,763Oriental IIGamay, Northern Samar680about 5,037about 0.135 km²−1.26% a yearRural
33,764Palapar SurMalasiqui, Pangasinan680about 340about 2.00 km²−5.00% a yearRural
33,765PanglayahanPatikul, Sulu680about 50about 13.51 km²1.46% a yearRural
33,766Poblacion JCamiling, Tarlac680about 7,684about 0.0885 km²0.36% a yearRural
33,767SumambatTapul, Sulu680about 422about 1.61 km²0.54% a yearRural
33,768AlmeroEsperanza, Masbate679about 221about 3.07 km²5.51% a yearRural
33,769AnahawanSibagat, Agusan del Sur679about 57about 11.94 km²2.85% a yearRural
33,770BitauganSurigao City, Surigao del Norte679about 580about 1.17 km²−0.96% a yearRural
33,771Cabeseria 4Ilagan City, Isabela679about 255about 2.66 km²−0.63% a yearRural
33,772CayetanoDinagat, Dinagat Islands679about 180about 3.77 km²0.46% a yearRural
33,773Lumbaca TorosMarawi City, Lanao del Sur679about 14,175about 0.0479 km²no 2020 countRural
33,774LupoBarili, Cebu679about 1,054about 0.644 km²0.61% a yearRural
33,775M. AntipordaBuguey, Cagayan679about 276about 2.46 km²2.01% a yearRural
33,776MalinaoSanta Cruz, Laguna679about 456about 1.49 km²−2.39% a yearRural
33,777MalongonMagsaysay, Davao del Sur679about 157about 4.33 km²0.14% a yearRural
33,778ManlanaBuenavista, Quezon679about 243about 2.80 km²−0.49% a yearRural
33,779NamalanganSanta, Ilocos Sur679about 1,418about 0.479 km²1.50% a yearRural
33,780PamanlinanBislig City, Surigao del Sur679about 33about 20.32 km²−0.76% a yearRural
33,781PangiMatnog, Sorsogon679about 98about 6.93 km²−0.14% a yearRural
33,782Poblacion IMendez, Cavite679about 15,258about 0.0445 km²1.24% a yearRural
33,783Ramon MagsaysaySan Remigio, Antique679about 191about 3.55 km²0.14% a yearRural
33,784SabangOras, Eastern Samar679about 175about 3.88 km²−1.23% a yearRural
33,785SagradaRapu-Rapu, Albay679about 223about 3.04 km²−0.66% a yearRural
33,786San MiguelBuenavista, Guimaras679about 635about 1.07 km²−0.69% a yearRural
33,787San VicenteLigao City, Albay679about 215about 3.16 km²−2.67% a yearRural
33,788AlmiñeSan Jacinto, Masbate678about 141about 4.80 km²0.57% a yearRural
33,789Alumpang Paino MimbalayMasiu, Lanao del Sur678about 5,339about 0.127 km²2.41% a yearRural
33,790BagbagSolsona, Ilocos Norte678about 241about 2.81 km²0.25% a yearRural
33,791Bagong Pag-AsaSiniloan, Laguna678about 31,682about 0.0214 km²1.55% a yearRural
33,792BanuangdaanMatnog, Sorsogon678about 2,873about 0.236 km²0.25% a yearRural
33,793CananganAngadanan, Isabela678about 332about 2.04 km²0.36% a yearRural
33,794CaronoanSan Juan, Ilocos Sur678about 303about 2.24 km²0.29% a yearRural
33,795DuplasPugo, La Union678about 234about 2.90 km²−0.63% a yearRural
33,796Isok II Pob.Boac, Marinduque678about 1,343about 0.505 km²−2.98% a yearRural
33,797LangtadSagbayan, Bohol678about 127about 5.32 km²−1.92% a yearRural
33,798LicoCajidiocan, Romblon678about 332about 2.04 km²−1.37% a yearRural
33,799MagongbongDolores, Eastern Samar678about 20about 34.57 km²−4.60% a yearRural
33,800NemmatanSan Agustin, Isabela678about 256about 2.65 km²0.54% 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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