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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, 33,801 to 33,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
33,801PacocLacub, Abra678about 27about 25.49 km²−0.76% a yearRural
33,802Poblacion Zone 6Baybay City, Leyte678about 5,136about 0.132 km²1.35% a yearRural
33,803San JuanCandon City, Ilocos Sur678about 4,520about 0.15 km²−1.79% a yearUrban
33,804Santa RosaSantiago City, Isabela678about 170about 4.00 km²−3.07% a yearRural
33,805Santo NiñoBogo City, Cebu678about 9,040about 0.075 km²−6.42% a yearRural
33,806Bagong SilangIlagan City, Isabela677about 234about 2.89 km²0.04% a yearRural
33,807Bal-loySanta Maria, Pangasinan677about 333about 2.03 km²0.36% a yearRural
33,808Calayugan NorteLoon, Bohol677about 888about 0.762 km²−1.20% a yearRural
33,809CentralCebu City, Cebu677about 2,279about 0.297 km²−3.37% a yearUrban
33,810De MariaMondragon, Northern Samar677about 70about 9.62 km²0.39% a yearRural
33,811DelausanMadalum, Lanao del Sur677about 2,003about 0.338 km²no 2020 countRural
33,812IlijanCorcuera, Romblon677about 301about 2.25 km²−3.58% a yearRural
33,813LabiIpil, Zamboanga Sibugay677about 166about 4.08 km²1.17% a yearRural
33,814MagsijaBalilihan, Bohol677about 277about 2.44 km²1.66% a yearRural
33,815MangitayagPiddig, Ilocos Norte677about 255about 2.65 km²0.21% a yearRural
33,816NanguyudanPaoay, Ilocos Norte677about 215about 3.15 km²2.86% a yearRural
33,817NanungaranRizal, Cagayan677about 203about 3.34 km²−3.37% a yearRural
33,818Pag-Oring ViejoLibmanan, Camarines Sur677about 1,335about 0.507 km²7.75% a yearRural
33,819PatongBurauen, Leyte677about 351about 1.93 km²0.04% a yearRural
33,820San RoqueCaramoan, Camarines Sur677about 118about 5.75 km²−3.16% a yearRural
33,821Santo Niño IITagkawayan, Quezon677about 85about 8.00 km²1.51% a yearRural
33,822SayingTayasan, Negros Oriental677about 202about 3.35 km²1.24% a yearRural
33,823AgapeLoay, Bohol676about 541about 1.25 km²0.50% a yearRural
33,824AgnayRomblon, Romblon676about 260about 2.60 km²−2.21% a yearRural
33,825AmuguisMulanay, Quezon676about 132about 5.13 km²−5.64% a yearRural
33,826BalogoAraceli, Palawan676about 47about 14.36 km²−2.37% a yearRural
33,827Barangay 3Bacacay, Albay676about 5,681about 0.119 km²3.28% a yearRural
33,828Buadi DayomanggaTaraka, Lanao del Sur676about 1,988about 0.34 km²0.04% a yearRural
33,829BuenavistaRapu-Rapu, Albay676about 189about 3.58 km²−0.77% a yearRural
33,830CaisawanBalangkayan, Eastern Samar676about 135about 4.99 km²−1.63% a yearRural
33,831CatarmanPlaridel, Misamis Occidental676about 1,101about 0.614 km²−1.04% a yearRural
33,832ConcepcionLopez, Quezon676about 322about 2.10 km²0.29% a yearRural
33,833ConcepcionParanas, Samar676about 32about 20.82 km²3.57% a yearRural
33,834LipawanDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur676about 115about 5.87 km²−0.63% a yearRural
33,835PanangkilonLibertad, Antique676about 148about 4.58 km²4.66% a yearRural
33,836ParaisoTulunan, Cotabato676about 154about 4.38 km²−0.93% a yearRural
33,837San RoquePanabo City, Davao del Norte676about 109about 6.21 km²0.72% a yearRural
33,838SeguiwanTagkawayan, Quezon676about 87about 7.73 km²2.98% a yearRural
33,839TagpocolSan Fernando, Camarines Sur676about 61about 11.02 km²0.18% a yearRural
33,840TagpoloBato, Camarines Sur676about 273about 2.48 km²0.25% a yearRural
33,841AgbatuanDumarao, Capiz675about 194about 3.48 km²−3.02% a yearRural
33,842BantuganPresentacion, Camarines Sur675about 45about 14.93 km²−2.15% a yearRural
33,843Barangay 38-ACavite City, Cavite675about 17,442about 0.0387 km²−0.32% a yearRural
33,844CentralSan Marcelino, Zambales675about 5,921about 0.114 km²−0.66% a yearRural
33,845DanaoSurigao City, Surigao del Norte675about 49about 13.69 km²0.21% a yearRural
33,846DanicopAntequera, Bohol675about 281about 2.40 km²−1.40% a yearRural
33,847East PoblacionRizal, Laguna675about 25,187about 0.0268 km²0.65% a yearRural
33,848GumingaSan Pablo, Isabela675about 1,380about 0.489 km²0.69% a yearRural
33,849ImeldaLapinig, Northern Samar675about 271about 2.49 km²1.32% a yearRural
33,850Maria RosarioInabanga, Bohol675about 395about 1.71 km²3.58% 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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