Skip to content

The Atlas

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, 34,251 to 34,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
34,251CandasigBalilihan, Bohol654about 324about 2.02 km²1.72% a yearRural
34,252Cansalo-ayOslob, Cebu654about 53about 12.37 km²−0.97% a yearRural
34,253Capt. A. TiradorJaniuay, Iloilo654about 12,553about 0.0521 km²−0.79% a yearRural
34,254DagupanVintar, Ilocos Norte654about 6about 104.03 km²1.33% a yearRural
34,255Del RosarioBuenavista, Quezon654about 90about 7.30 km²−0.79% a yearRural
34,256Don JuanCuenca, Batangas654about 129about 5.06 km²−1.98% a yearRural
34,257MamisBarobo, Surigao del Sur654about 76about 8.64 km²no 2020 countRural
34,258PilimoknanMaguing, Lanao del Sur654about 2,585about 0.253 km²−0.07% a yearRural
34,259San JoseTinambac, Camarines Sur654about 137about 4.77 km²2.05% a yearRural
34,260SandahPatikul, Sulu654about 233about 2.81 km²0.82% a yearRural
34,261Santa IsabelIriga City, Camarines Sur654about 276about 2.37 km²−1.14% a yearRural
34,262Santo NiñoCalabanga, Camarines Sur654about 1,595about 0.41 km²−0.76% a yearRural
34,263Santo NiñoDueñas, Iloilo654about 226about 2.89 km²2.71% a yearRural
34,264SudlonAlicia, Bohol654about 157about 4.16 km²2.17% a yearRural
34,265Villa FuerteGumaca, Quezon654about 100about 6.56 km²−0.36% a yearRural
34,266WagdasPandan, Catanduanes654about 1,383about 0.473 km²−0.36% a yearRural
34,267Zone IVMurcia, Negros Occidental654about 11,104about 0.0589 km²4.93% a yearRural
34,268AlegriaLoboc, Bohol653about 995about 0.656 km²0.71% a yearRural
34,269BalogoSan Sebastian, Samar653about 506about 1.29 km²2.01% a yearRural
34,270BaludDumangas, Iloilo653about 357about 1.83 km²−0.65% a yearRural
34,271BangbangHungduan, Ifugao653about 47about 13.77 km²2.05% a yearRural
34,272BanuarCabarroguis, Quirino653about 161about 4.05 km²−0.07% a yearRural
34,273Barangay No. 1Quinapondan, Eastern Samar653about 3,110about 0.21 km²−1.21% a yearRural
34,274Bato BatorayGanassi, Lanao del Sur653about 506about 1.29 km²1.53% a yearRural
34,275BongaBulan, Sorsogon653about 106about 6.14 km²−0.79% a yearRural
34,276CadayonanTagoloan II, Lanao del Sur653about 196about 3.33 km²0.48% a yearRural
34,277CagangBarcelona, Sorsogon653about 377about 1.73 km²0.67% a yearRural
34,278CamayseZumarraga, Samar653about 653about 1.00 km²−0.51% a yearRural
34,279DominlogCalauag, Quezon653about 245about 2.66 km²5.52% a yearRural
34,280Janipa-an OesteNew Lucena, Iloilo653about 375about 1.74 km²−2.64% a yearRural
34,281LomatudTaft, Eastern Samar653about 85about 7.64 km²−0.22% a yearRural
34,282LumbayaoAloran, Misamis Occidental653about 743about 0.879 km²−3.60% a yearRural
34,283LuyaoLuna, Isabela653about 268about 2.44 km²−0.26% a yearRural
34,284ManglitPintuyan, Southern Leyte653about 276about 2.37 km²0.98% a yearRural
34,285San LorenzoSan Jose, Northern Samar653about 269about 2.43 km²−4.84% a yearRural
34,286Santo CristoHermosa, Bataan653about 973about 0.671 km²−7.31% a yearRural
34,287Villa HermosaJulita, Leyte653about 722about 0.904 km²1.29% a yearRural
34,288Villa Mag-asoBaybay City, Leyte653about 44about 14.72 km²1.53% a yearRural
34,289BacarMagsingal, Ilocos Sur652about 405about 1.61 km²2.68% a yearRural
34,290Carara-anLeon, Iloilo652about 277about 2.35 km²−0.36% a yearRural
34,291CebulanEsperanza, Agusan del Sur652about 388about 1.68 km²−1.35% a yearRural
34,292CorregidorDapa, Surigao del Norte652about 669about 0.974 km²0.15% a yearRural
34,293DadoDatu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur652about 509about 1.28 km²3.32% a yearRural
34,294District II Pob.Tabontabon, Leyte652about 2,751about 0.237 km²−0.93% a yearRural
34,295JolasonTubungan, Iloilo652about 572about 1.14 km²−0.54% a yearRural
34,296Las-udSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur652about 1,811about 0.36 km²−1.04% a yearRural
34,297LucabKabugao, Apayao652about 47about 13.89 km²3.49% a yearRural
34,298MantacdangUmingan, Pangasinan652about 247about 2.64 km²−2.12% a yearRural
34,299PasayanBatad, Iloilo652about 267about 2.44 km²−0.86% a yearRural
34,300PatocBucay, Abra652about 186about 3.51 km²−0.69% 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.

Report a mistake on this page: write to hello@scene.ph with the page address.