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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, 34,201 to 34,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
34,201San MiguelMutia, Zamboanga del Norte657about 212about 3.10 km²1.09% a yearRural
34,202TapanayanSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte657about 137about 4.81 km²10.03% a yearRural
34,203TarugAlimodian, Iloilo657about 284about 2.31 km²−3.91% a yearRural
34,204ToroganPicong, Lanao del Sur657about 57about 11.56 km²0.48% a yearRural
34,205YabyabanLaoang, Northern Samar657about 138about 4.76 km²0.29% a yearRural
34,206AlegriaZumarraga, Samar656about 538about 1.22 km²1.05% a yearRural
34,207Barangay 4Calaca City, Batangas656about 3,023about 0.217 km²−4.82% a yearUrban
34,208Barangay 431Manila656about 45,556about 0.0144 km²−1.54% a yearUrban
34,209BunawanTulunan, Cotabato656about 34about 19.12 km²−0.86% a yearRural
34,210BuracanLa Paz, Leyte656about 300about 2.19 km²−0.93% a yearRural
34,211CaitibMiagao, Iloilo656about 318about 2.06 km²3.69% a yearRural
34,212CasilanUmingan, Pangasinan656about 98about 6.69 km²3.30% a yearRural
34,213Doña JosefinaTabina, Zamboanga del Sur656about 161about 4.08 km²−5.78% a yearRural
34,214InuntanBasey, Samar656about 115about 5.70 km²0.56% a yearRural
34,215IsraelImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay656about 183about 3.59 km²−3.28% a yearRural
34,216Jelicuon OesteNew Lucena, Iloilo656about 282about 2.33 km²1.60% a yearRural
34,217MalobagoRapu-Rapu, Albay656about 255about 2.57 km²−0.65% a yearRural
34,218NungawaAsipulo, Ifugao656about 159about 4.12 km²1.09% a yearRural
34,219Pagalongan BuadiadinganDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur656about 995about 0.659 km²3.60% a yearRural
34,220San AntonioPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon656about 575about 1.14 km²1.80% a yearRural
34,221San JuanSan Miguel, Catanduanes656about 120about 5.45 km²−0.58% a yearRural
34,222San Juan NorteManabo, Abra656about 220about 2.98 km²0.97% a yearRural
34,223Sucoc NorteLuna, La Union656about 570about 1.15 km²2.12% a yearRural
34,224Ta-angAguinaldo, Ifugao656about 62about 10.58 km²−2.50% a yearRural
34,225TangohayDimiao, Bohol656about 683about 0.961 km²−3.44% a yearRural
34,226AbacaCataingan, Masbate655about 174about 3.77 km²1.80% a yearRural
34,227AgnonocFerrol, Romblon655about 154about 4.24 km²1.92% a yearRural
34,228AntipoloBagamanoc, Catanduanes655about 938about 0.698 km²−4.13% a yearRural
34,229BagacayPanay, Capiz655about 352about 1.86 km²0.86% a yearRural
34,230BagumbayanMatanao, Davao del Sur655about 366about 1.79 km²1.05% a yearRural
34,231Barangay 13Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental655about 20,662about 0.0317 km²−0.15% a yearRural
34,232Cadingilan ALumbayanague, Lanao del Sur655about 1,520about 0.431 km²2.87% a yearRural
34,233CanabuanTigbauan, Iloilo655about 275about 2.38 km²−1.75% a yearRural
34,234Lonoy RomaInabanga, Bohol655about 300about 2.18 km²−0.11% a yearRural
34,235MacarinaPatnongon, Antique655about 194about 3.38 km²0.78% a yearRural
34,236May-itBasey, Samar655about 281about 2.33 km²1.60% a yearRural
34,237PananaoganBato, Catanduanes655about 354about 1.85 km²−0.11% a yearRural
34,238SalaguiawanPatnongon, Antique655about 166about 3.95 km²3.13% a yearRural
34,239SaubSan Ricardo, Southern Leyte655about 404about 1.62 km²0.63% a yearRural
34,240TambilagaoBacacay, Albay655about 379about 1.73 km²no 2020 countRural
34,241UlhayJavier, Leyte655about 152about 4.30 km²−7.46% a yearRural
34,242ValencianoBanna, Ilocos Norte655about 624about 1.05 km²−1.38% a yearRural
34,243AnolonHindang, Leyte654about 229about 2.86 km²0.41% a yearRural
34,244BacsilSan Fernando City, La Union654about 414about 1.58 km²−0.79% a yearRural
34,245BaguBakun, Benguet654about 14about 46.61 km²−3.48% a yearRural
34,246BangonPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur654about 4,606about 0.142 km²1.21% a yearRural
34,247BobongKitaotao, Bukidnon654about 103about 6.38 km²0.30% a yearRural
34,248BugsukanCantilan, Surigao del Sur654about 454about 1.44 km²−0.68% a yearRural
34,249BuscayanMacrohon, Southern Leyte654about 574about 1.14 km²−1.31% a yearRural
34,250CaditaanRagay, Camarines Sur654about 100about 6.52 km²−3.26% 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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