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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, 34,301 to 34,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
34,301PolicarpoSan Luis, Agusan del Sur652about 11about 59.37 km²1.53% a yearRural
34,302PunudMadamba, Lanao del Sur652about 459about 1.42 km²2.51% a yearRural
34,303SalayParanas, Samar652about 267about 2.44 km²0.79% a yearRural
34,304San FranciscoMagarao, Camarines Sur652about 1,748about 0.373 km²no 2020 countRural
34,305San GuillermoMatag-Ob, Leyte652about 1,040about 0.627 km²1.45% a yearRural
34,306TagaytaySan Juan, Abra652about 209about 3.12 km²0.22% a yearRural
34,307TituronTangub City, Misamis Occidental652about 262about 2.49 km²1.29% a yearRural
34,308AbucaySulat, Eastern Samar651about 1,259about 0.517 km²−1.56% a yearRural
34,309BantalanTagoloan II, Lanao del Sur651about 53about 12.32 km²2.43% a yearRural
34,310Barangay 406Manila651about 67,531about 0.00964 km²9.32% a yearUrban
34,311Barangay 72Tacloban City, Leyte651about 5,813about 0.112 km²1.14% a yearRural
34,312BayunanSan Joaquin, Iloilo651about 668about 0.974 km²−0.29% a yearRural
34,313DalampasiganPitogo, Quezon651about 12,191about 0.0534 km²0.33% a yearRural
34,314Del CarmenCalabanga, Camarines Sur651about 6,684about 0.0974 km²−1.69% a yearRural
34,315East PoblacionRizal, Zamboanga del Norte651about 1,271about 0.512 km²−3.61% a yearRural
34,316GabucPontevedra, Capiz651about 139about 4.69 km²1.06% a yearRural
34,317Huwit-huwit ProperLugus, Sulu651about 233about 2.79 km²1.77% a yearRural
34,318LibertadSominot, Zamboanga del Sur651about 199about 3.27 km²0.41% a yearRural
34,319OverlandMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay651about 88about 7.39 km²−1.56% a yearRural
34,320QuinangyanaBingawan, Iloilo651about 41about 15.95 km²−1.96% a yearRural
34,321RizalTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte651about 513about 1.27 km²−3.28% a yearRural
34,322SalpadSan Nicolas, Pangasinan651about 107about 6.07 km²3.59% a yearRural
34,323SupanganTaraka, Lanao del Sur651about 2,843about 0.229 km²0.04% a yearRural
34,324TabansakCalauag, Quezon651about 97about 6.69 km²−3.37% a yearRural
34,325TucaBinidayan, Lanao del Sur651about 6,084about 0.107 km²0.94% a yearRural
34,326Bagong LipunanHilongos, Leyte650about 325about 2.00 km²−0.40% a yearRural
34,327ButirSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur650about 220about 2.95 km²0.56% a yearRural
34,328CamanggaanSan Juan, Ilocos Sur650about 442about 1.47 km²0.00% a yearRural
34,329Dao-anganBalbalan, Kalinga650about 66about 9.85 km²1.82% a yearRural
34,330KinalabasahanBula, Camarines Sur650about 121about 5.37 km²0.04% a yearRural
34,331NangkaBoljoon, Cebu650about 85about 7.69 km²−1.39% a yearRural
34,332PadogaCalubian, Leyte650about 725about 0.897 km²1.74% a yearRural
34,333PangpangdanSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur650about 826about 0.787 km²0.68% a yearRural
34,334PilarSan Antonio, Northern Samar650about 279about 2.33 km²−1.42% a yearRural
34,335Raya CadayonanBayang, Lanao del Sur650about 1,464about 0.444 km²1.30% a yearRural
34,336Santa CruzSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur650about 376about 1.73 km²0.11% a yearRural
34,337TamuccoSanto Niño, Cagayan650about 15about 43.64 km²0.37% a yearRural
34,338TimolanTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur650about 297about 2.19 km²−3.44% a yearRural
34,339Villa EsperanzaAlabat, Quezon650about 82about 7.94 km²0.15% a yearRural
34,340Vista AlegreAnilao, Iloilo650about 229about 2.84 km²−8.44% a yearRural
34,341BalalaCulion, Palawan649about 2,185about 0.297 km²−0.37% a yearRural
34,342BanbanaalBanayoyo, Ilocos Sur649about 441about 1.47 km²0.19% a yearRural
34,343Calanigan SurSanto Tomas, Isabela649about 762about 0.852 km²2.31% a yearRural
34,344CapangihanTolosa, Leyte649about 191about 3.39 km²0.52% a yearRural
34,345Capucao C.Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental649about 172about 3.78 km²no 2020 countRural
34,346ConcepcionMalitbog, Southern Leyte649about 375about 1.73 km²−0.47% a yearRural
34,347InolinanSan Ricardo, Southern Leyte649about 464about 1.40 km²−0.18% a yearRural
34,348KitambanBinuangan, Misamis Oriental649about 219about 2.96 km²3.21% a yearRural
34,349LajongMatnog, Sorsogon649about 569about 1.14 km²0.56% a yearRural
34,350LangatonBacacay, Albay649about 264about 2.46 km²−3.87% 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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