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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, 33,951 to 34,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
33,951AlongananDatu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur669about 1,214about 0.551 km²0.62% a yearRural
33,952Barangay CRosario, Batangas669about 3,982about 0.168 km²−2.64% a yearUrban
33,953CalabawanGinatilan, Cebu669about 362about 1.85 km²0.55% a yearRural
33,954CatalotoanSan Jose, Camarines Sur669about 340about 1.97 km²−7.67% a yearRural
33,955DuacanKabayan, Benguet669about 82about 8.14 km²−2.95% a yearRural
33,956IntaoLaua-An, Antique669about 540about 1.24 km²0.33% a yearRural
33,957LilodMulondo, Lanao del Sur669about 6,883about 0.0972 km²4.31% a yearRural
33,958MatautaTayasan, Negros Oriental669about 437about 1.53 km²−0.88% a yearRural
33,959RadapanPiagapo, Lanao del Sur669about 1,317about 0.508 km²7.60% a yearRural
33,960San Andres IIBacarra, Ilocos Norte669about 5,030about 0.133 km²−1.88% a yearRural
33,961Santa AnaBatad, Iloilo669about 742about 0.902 km²−0.57% a yearRural
33,962Tangcasan SurLoay, Bohol669about 364about 1.84 km²−7.95% a yearRural
33,963AlcalaMaria Aurora, Aurora668about 636about 1.05 km²2.08% a yearRural
33,964AmilonganAlilem, Ilocos Sur668about 127about 5.24 km²1.65% a yearRural
33,965AsinBayambang, Pangasinan668about 869about 0.769 km²0.33% a yearRural
33,966Bangad CentroTinglayan, Kalinga668about 101about 6.60 km²0.36% a yearRural
33,967Barangay 14Tingloy, Batangas668about 2,242about 0.298 km²−7.68% a yearRural
33,968Barangay 3Cuenca, Batangas668about 3,774about 0.177 km²−5.16% a yearUrban
33,969Barangay IGasan, Marinduque668about 2,579about 0.259 km²−0.64% a yearRural
33,970BugallonCauayan City, Isabela668about 1,050about 0.636 km²0.33% a yearRural
33,971BuyayawonMercedes, Eastern Samar668about 309about 2.16 km²no 2020 countRural
33,972CanwarakZumarraga, Samar668about 412about 1.62 km²0.84% a yearRural
33,973CaromangayHamtic, Antique668about 235about 2.84 km²1.15% a yearRural
33,974DimalinaoBayog, Zamboanga del Sur668about 31about 21.83 km²−4.29% a yearRural
33,975DurocAngadanan, Isabela668about 137about 4.86 km²0.33% a yearRural
33,976GayamatPiddig, Ilocos Norte668about 591about 1.13 km²0.88% a yearRural
33,977LibertadTapaz, Capiz668about 139about 4.80 km²−0.29% a yearRural
33,978Lower LuboTanudan, Kalinga668about 78about 8.52 km²5.85% a yearRural
33,979ManilanTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur668about 91about 7.35 km²0.47% a yearRural
33,980MauswagonLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte668about 247about 2.70 km²1.15% a yearRural
33,981NarvacanSanto Tomas, La Union668about 655about 1.02 km²1.45% a yearRural
33,982PlaridelVillareal, Samar668about 158about 4.23 km²1.92% a yearRural
33,983RicoroGingoog City, Misamis Oriental668about 181about 3.69 km²4.14% a yearRural
33,984AlegreSebaste, Antique667about 41about 16.33 km²0.36% a yearRural
33,985AmbaconHinunangan, Southern Leyte667about 1,672about 0.399 km²1.97% a yearRural
33,986BalangabangKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya667about 64about 10.39 km²0.66% a yearRural
33,987BaliteGuinobatan, Albay667about 246about 2.71 km²0.62% a yearRural
33,988Binaba-an TiradorLambunao, Iloilo667about 502about 1.33 km²−2.24% a yearRural
33,989CubiDumarao, Capiz667about 565about 1.18 km²−0.46% a yearRural
33,990DalusanMaasin, Iloilo667about 419about 1.59 km²0.88% a yearRural
33,991DinoronanDaraga, Albay667about 727about 0.918 km²−0.39% a yearRural
33,992LabiraySergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte667about 85about 7.84 km²1.57% a yearRural
33,993Lapacan SurBuenavista, Bohol667about 857about 0.778 km²5.34% a yearRural
33,994LumanayLambunao, Iloilo667about 476about 1.40 km²−0.57% a yearRural
33,995MacadarKapai, Lanao del Sur667about 93about 7.19 km²1.57% a yearRural
33,996MaribuyongDueñas, Iloilo667about 407about 1.64 km²4.15% a yearRural
33,997RebongLas Navas, Northern Samar667about 243about 2.74 km²−2.40% a yearRural
33,998RosarioBais City, Negros Oriental667about 298about 2.24 km²3.58% a yearRural
33,999San SalvadorEchague, Isabela667about 61about 11.02 km²0.58% a yearRural
34,000So-ongLlorente, Eastern Samar667about 203about 3.29 km²−3.62% 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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