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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, 34,151 to 34,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
34,151New SalemBayugan City, Agusan del Sur659about 20about 33.27 km²−1.94% a yearRural
34,152San EduardoSanta Rita, Samar659about 42about 15.57 km²7.10% a yearRural
34,153San FernandoDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte659about 23about 28.57 km²5.85% a yearRural
34,154San NicolasSan Jose De Buan, Samar659about 21about 32.09 km²−5.38% a yearRural
34,155SiladSugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental659about 998about 0.66 km²1.83% a yearRural
34,156TabonTapaz, Capiz659about 81about 8.10 km²1.79% a yearRural
34,157West Daang BagoSamal, Bataan659about 19,213about 0.0343 km²−4.34% a yearRural
34,158AnabaBanaue, Ifugao658about 106about 6.20 km²−1.20% a yearRural
34,159BaanAritao, Nueva Vizcaya658about 25about 25.97 km²2.65% a yearRural
34,160BalugoTarangnan, Samar658about 172about 3.83 km²1.52% a yearRural
34,161Barangay 2Catanauan, Quezon658about 17,929about 0.0367 km²0.11% a yearRural
34,162Barangay 368Manila658about 25,019about 0.0263 km²no 2020 countUrban
34,163BuenavistaGuiuan, Eastern Samar658about 201about 3.27 km²−2.17% a yearRural
34,164BuenavistaAbuyog, Leyte658about 274about 2.40 km²−1.03% a yearRural
34,165CambuyoGarcia Hernandez, Bohol658about 68about 9.67 km²0.29% a yearRural
34,166Catungan IIISibalom, Antique658about 480about 1.37 km²1.16% a yearRural
34,167CawhaganLapu-Lapu City, Cebu658about 11,708about 0.0562 km²−1.27% a yearRural
34,168LapsaonDimiao, Bohol658about 180about 3.66 km²7.48% a yearRural
34,169Lumbac-DimaraoMaguing, Lanao del Sur658about 2,325about 0.283 km²2.16% a yearRural
34,170MabacaBalbalan, Kalinga658about 5about 137.36 km²1.59% a yearRural
34,171Mapulang BatoDao, Capiz658about 370about 1.78 km²0.63% a yearRural
34,172MojonBelison, Antique658about 385about 1.71 km²0.78% a yearRural
34,173NalayahanSiruma, Camarines Sur658about 123about 5.37 km²0.74% a yearRural
34,174PadurosBurgos, Ilocos Sur658about 296about 2.22 km²−2.04% a yearRural
34,175PutiaoBarcelona, Sorsogon658about 275about 2.39 km²0.67% a yearRural
34,176San FranciscoSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte658about 76about 8.69 km²2.24% a yearRural
34,177San IsidroBayog, Zamboanga del Sur658about 174about 3.78 km²1.95% a yearRural
34,178San JoseOas, Albay658about 167about 3.95 km²−2.71% a yearRural
34,179Santa AnaPandan, Antique658about 136about 4.83 km²0.11% a yearRural
34,180SintonesGuinayangan, Quezon658about 291about 2.26 km²−2.33% a yearRural
34,181TalangSan Nicolas, Batangas658about 1,679about 0.392 km²−3.73% a yearRural
34,182TalisayHinunangan, Southern Leyte658about 1,578about 0.417 km²−0.18% a yearRural
34,183Zone IIIMurcia, Negros Occidental658about 9,676about 0.068 km²3.29% a yearUrban
34,184Barangay 550Manila657about 53,852about 0.0122 km²no 2020 countUrban
34,185Barangay VVigan City, Ilocos Sur657about 9,254about 0.071 km²−1.27% a yearRural
34,186BatugDulag, Leyte657about 687about 0.956 km²1.36% a yearRural
34,187CalunasanMerida, Leyte657about 211about 3.12 km²−2.20% a yearRural
34,188CardonaDolores, Abra657about 128about 5.12 km²3.29% a yearRural
34,189Centro HulpaTudela, Misamis Occidental657about 1,955about 0.336 km²−3.00% a yearRural
34,190Delabayan WestBacolod, Lanao del Norte657about 288about 2.28 km²1.60% a yearRural
34,191La PurisimaCalabanga, Camarines Sur657about 603about 1.09 km²−1.54% a yearRural
34,192LigueLumbatan, Lanao del Sur657about 1,702about 0.386 km²2.08% a yearRural
34,193LomoclocMobo, Masbate657about 70about 9.38 km²0.22% a yearRural
34,194MambugBurgos, Ilocos Sur657about 684about 0.961 km²1.48% a yearRural
34,195NapilanRizal, Zamboanga del Norte657about 411about 1.60 km²3.82% a yearRural
34,196OsmanMalinao, Aklan657about 12about 53.56 km²−0.68% a yearRural
34,197PantaoMunai, Lanao del Norte657about 297about 2.21 km²−2.69% a yearRural
34,198Poblacion Barangay 9-ALipa City, Batangas657about 16,182about 0.0406 km²3.12% a yearRural
34,199Poblacion CentralRizal, Nueva Ecija657about 8,243about 0.0797 km²0.52% a yearRural
34,200PurogDueñas, Iloilo657about 393about 1.67 km²2.12% 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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