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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, 34,401 to 34,450 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
34,401BongbongCatigbian, Bohol646about 93about 6.96 km²1.15% a yearRural
34,402CalumanggiDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur646about 108about 5.96 km²0.60% a yearRural
34,403CancaiyasBasey, Samar646about 25about 26.21 km²1.50% a yearRural
34,404DaliganSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur646about 53about 12.18 km²0.26% a yearRural
34,405El ParaisoSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental646about 207about 3.12 km²−0.11% a yearRural
34,406GuinguinabangSan Juan, La Union646about 436about 1.48 km²0.41% a yearRural
34,407KabangasanBalingoan, Misamis Oriental646about 130about 4.97 km²−3.14% a yearRural
34,408KanghaloDumanjug, Cebu646about 212about 3.05 km²3.00% a yearRural
34,409Luhod-BayangPandan, Antique646about 27about 24.02 km²3.13% a yearRural
34,410MabuhayAngadanan, Isabela646about 434about 1.49 km²3.18% a yearRural
34,411Mataling-TingSanta Maria, Laguna646about 105about 6.13 km²7.54% a yearRural
34,412NaguilianSallapadan, Abra646about 29about 22.43 km²−2.53% a yearRural
34,413PandakakiTayabas City, Quezon646about 245about 2.64 km²1.95% a yearRural
34,414PatongCalbayog City, Samar646about 144about 4.50 km²1.71% a yearRural
34,415SalongBindoy, Negros Oriental646about 121about 5.32 km²−2.01% a yearRural
34,416San FranciscoSan Manuel, Isabela646about 79about 8.17 km²0.80% a yearRural
34,417SibsibbuSan Emilio, Ilocos Sur646about 52about 12.46 km²0.95% a yearRural
34,418ZamoraMangatarem, Pangasinan646about 5,252about 0.123 km²−2.11% a yearRural
34,419AlibuagSan Andres, Catanduanes645about 1,208about 0.534 km²−0.59% a yearRural
34,420Barangay 23Cavite City, Cavite645about 11,179about 0.0577 km²0.26% a yearRural
34,421Barangay 30Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental645about 11,063about 0.0583 km²−1.19% a yearUrban
34,422Barangay 90Manila645about 64,500about 0.010 km²0.57% a yearUrban
34,423ButbutTinglayan, Kalinga645about 66about 9.81 km²−0.15% a yearRural
34,424Colong-colongTagkawayan, Quezon645about 88about 7.34 km²1.63% a yearRural
34,425CuloPulupandan, Negros Occidental645about 512about 1.26 km²0.91% a yearRural
34,426Del Carmen SurBalilihan, Bohol645about 315about 2.05 km²0.57% a yearRural
34,427GuitnaLooc, Occidental Mindoro645about 165about 3.90 km²no 2020 countRural
34,428Juan-Loreto TamayoTupi, South Cotabato645no border mappedno border mappedno 2020 countRural
34,429LamaMulondo, Lanao del Sur645about 11,007about 0.0586 km²1.47% a yearRural
34,430LatawanSara, Iloilo645about 50about 12.90 km²2.33% a yearRural
34,431LawiganTubay, Agusan del Norte645about 94about 6.89 km²−0.11% a yearRural
34,432LigayaMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay645about 153about 4.22 km²no 2020 countRural
34,433LuradDiadi, Nueva Vizcaya645about 35about 18.41 km²1.67% a yearRural
34,434MaandaLeyte, Leyte645about 489about 1.32 km²0.80% a yearRural
34,435MaunladReal, Quezon645about 21about 31.15 km²−4.92% a yearRural
34,436NavarroCalbayog City, Samar645about 134about 4.80 km²1.07% a yearRural
34,437PindolonanBubong, Lanao del Sur645about 1,886about 0.342 km²4.59% a yearRural
34,438RayaBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur645about 360about 1.79 km²0.15% a yearRural
34,439SacasacanSadanga, Mountain Province645about 21about 30.64 km²−0.37% a yearRural
34,440SaliponganTaraka, Lanao del Sur645about 3,707about 0.174 km²1.55% a yearRural
34,441TugasLemery, Iloilo645about 194about 3.32 km²5.55% a yearRural
34,442Bagong SirangPresentacion, Camarines Sur644about 1,717about 0.375 km²0.38% a yearRural
34,443BanoenQuirino, Ilocos Sur644about 52about 12.29 km²−1.05% a yearRural
34,444Barangay 344Manila644about 18,295about 0.0352 km²4.50% a yearUrban
34,445BinosawanRapu-Rapu, Albay644about 415about 1.55 km²−2.74% a yearRural
34,446Cabanga-anBadiangan, Iloilo644about 426about 1.51 km²−0.22% a yearRural
34,447CalunasanMaria, Siquijor644about 180about 3.57 km²0.04% a yearRural
34,448DilandMutia, Zamboanga del Norte644about 203about 3.18 km²no 2020 countRural
34,449FaraonJagna, Bohol644about 304about 2.12 km²3.41% a yearRural
34,450Mabini Ext.Dinalupihan, Bataan644about 8,575about 0.0751 km²−2.83% a yearUrban

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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