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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, 34,501 to 34,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
34,501AgdalipePontevedra, Capiz641about 336about 1.91 km²1.40% a yearRural
34,502AmguidCandon City, Ilocos Sur641about 251about 2.55 km²−1.61% a yearRural
34,503Angeles Zone IVTayabas City, Quezon641about 24,654about 0.026 km²no 2020 countUrban
34,504BadiangSikatuna, Bohol641about 50about 12.70 km²0.49% a yearRural
34,505BalunoGodod, Zamboanga del Norte641about 34about 18.85 km²2.17% a yearRural
34,506BugaoBagamanoc, Catanduanes641about 2,374about 0.27 km²−2.02% a yearRural
34,507BugdangTalisayan, Misamis Oriental641about 341about 1.88 km²6.86% a yearRural
34,508Bulo IlayaUnisan, Quezon641about 143about 4.49 km²−2.19% a yearRural
34,509Canhangdon OrientalLoon, Bohol641about 888about 0.722 km²0.15% a yearRural
34,510DeporehanBayog, Zamboanga del Sur641about 37about 17.50 km²−1.99% a yearRural
34,511Don LuisCalubian, Leyte641about 2,074about 0.309 km²1.72% a yearRural
34,512KulasiSumilao, Bukidnon641about 51about 12.50 km²0.92% a yearRural
34,513LangobLaoang, Northern Samar641about 334about 1.92 km²2.47% a yearRural
34,514MabiniPanganiban, Catanduanes641about 209about 3.07 km²1.76% a yearRural
34,515MaunladGumaca, Quezon641about 13,905about 0.0461 km²−1.72% a yearUrban
34,516NabasanDaraga, Albay641about 231about 2.77 km²0.26% a yearRural
34,517Natividad NorthCabiao, Nueva Ecija641about 9,610about 0.0667 km²2.64% a yearRural
34,518PaningayanCulasi, Antique641about 39about 16.26 km²no 2020 countRural
34,519San JuanDumaran, Palawan641about 46about 14.06 km²−2.26% a yearRural
34,520Santa IsabelJones, Isabela641about 29about 22.49 km²0.57% a yearRural
34,521Santa RitaPaoay, Ilocos Norte641about 225about 2.85 km²−6.22% a yearRural
34,522TalisaySan Fernando, Masbate641about 197about 3.25 km²0.04% a yearRural
34,523Tib-oAbuyog, Leyte641about 144about 4.46 km²−0.73% a yearRural
34,524TibangSan Andres, Catanduanes641about 51about 12.49 km²−0.52% a yearRural
34,525Barangay 332Manila640about 51,200about 0.0125 km²2.30% a yearUrban
34,526Barangay IVSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental640about 3,497about 0.183 km²−6.92% a yearUrban
34,527BitaDao, Capiz640about 438about 1.46 km²1.08% a yearRural
34,528CamburoCaramoran, Catanduanes640about 295about 2.17 km²−4.01% a yearRural
34,529CampamentoPola, Oriental Mindoro640about 571about 1.12 km²0.34% a yearRural
34,530Danuman EastSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur640about 1,083about 0.591 km²8.64% a yearRural
34,531JologEstancia, Iloilo640about 1,844about 0.347 km²1.89% a yearRural
34,532LangaoanSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur640about 388about 1.65 km²−0.48% a yearRural
34,533MacarthurIloilo City, Iloilo640about 14,382about 0.0445 km²2.52% a yearRural
34,534MaputiSan Isidro, Davao Oriental640about 60about 10.65 km²2.60% a yearRural
34,535PantaonMadamba, Lanao del Sur640about 332about 1.93 km²1.56% a yearRural
34,536PinascohanMaasin City, Southern Leyte640about 287about 2.23 km²3.61% a yearRural
34,537Pong-olVigan City, Ilocos Sur640about 2,520about 0.254 km²1.56% a yearRural
34,538PoodGuinobatan, Albay640about 164about 3.90 km²no 2020 countRural
34,539PualasBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur640about 1,147about 0.558 km²3.70% a yearRural
34,540QuirinoTagudin, Ilocos Sur640about 5,000about 0.128 km²−0.95% a yearRural
34,541RetabloLibertad, Misamis Oriental640about 295about 2.17 km²4.30% a yearRural
34,542San AgustinLimasawa, Southern Leyte640about 303about 2.11 km²1.60% a yearRural
34,543Santo TomasCandon City, Ilocos Sur640about 660about 0.97 km²0.19% a yearUrban
34,544TamboanBesao, Mountain Province640about 33about 19.25 km²−5.13% a yearRural
34,545TiguihanPola, Oriental Mindoro640about 204about 3.13 km²−7.25% a yearRural
34,546ValparaisoSan Fernando, Masbate640about 209about 3.06 km²1.76% a yearRural
34,547BalaganSanto Niño, Cagayan639about 13about 48.83 km²1.44% a yearRural
34,548Barangay 5Catanauan, Quezon639about 16,427about 0.0389 km²0.88% a yearRural
34,549CalimagAlfonso Lista, Ifugao639about 546about 1.17 km²−1.41% a yearRural
34,550DecretoUmingan, Pangasinan639about 163about 3.92 km²0.65% 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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