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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, 34,551 to 34,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
34,551LibaBayog, Zamboanga del Sur639about 68about 9.38 km²0.46% a yearRural
34,552Madua NorteDuero, Bohol639about 1,660about 0.385 km²2.78% a yearRural
34,553MahayahayMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental639about 159about 4.03 km²−1.52% a yearRural
34,554NaatangJagna, Bohol639about 872about 0.733 km²−0.04% a yearRural
34,555PangiLibagon, Southern Leyte639about 72about 8.82 km²3.89% a yearRural
34,556Poblacion UbosLoay, Bohol639about 3,195about 0.20 km²−1.27% a yearRural
34,557San AntonioAglipay, Quirino639about 109about 5.84 km²1.40% a yearRural
34,558San FranciscoBenito Soliven, Isabela639about 174about 3.67 km²0.49% a yearRural
34,559San MarcelinoGuimba, Nueva Ecija639about 248about 2.58 km²2.10% a yearRural
34,560Tag-AnitoCarrascal, Surigao del Sur639about 324about 1.97 km²5.16% a yearRural
34,561TalambanJimalalud, Negros Oriental639about 174about 3.67 km²−2.16% a yearRural
34,562TambongonBacacay, Albay639about 166about 3.86 km²−3.80% a yearRural
34,563TapolLeyte, Leyte639about 28about 22.86 km²−2.69% a yearRural
34,564YungodSalay, Misamis Oriental639about 150about 4.25 km²−1.79% a yearRural
34,565Alang-alangLapinig, Northern Samar638about 226about 2.82 km²4.55% a yearRural
34,566Barangay ITiaong, Quezon638about 2,967about 0.215 km²−6.25% a yearRural
34,567CambucadValencia, Negros Oriental638about 281about 2.27 km²1.93% a yearRural
34,568Cañogan Abajo SurSanto Tomas, Isabela638about 391about 1.63 km²−1.02% a yearRural
34,569ConstantinoVirac, Catanduanes638about 2,065about 0.309 km²−5.59% a yearUrban
34,570DivisoriaCataingan, Masbate638about 180about 3.55 km²2.35% a yearRural
34,571General FullonSan Remigio, Antique638about 28about 22.72 km²0.85% a yearRural
34,572LarayCalubian, Leyte638about 206about 3.09 km²−3.18% a yearRural
34,573LinukBayang, Lanao del Sur638about 2,900about 0.22 km²0.04% a yearRural
34,574MinaulonBacolod, Lanao del Norte638about 502about 1.27 km²−3.24% a yearRural
34,575Navatas GutiTalalora, Samar638about 434about 1.47 km²2.83% a yearRural
34,576PaloCanaman, Camarines Sur638about 273about 2.34 km²−2.30% a yearRural
34,577PandanPresident Roxas, Capiz638about 716about 0.891 km²−2.00% a yearRural
34,578Poblacion Barangay 4Taft, Eastern Samar638about 3,239about 0.197 km²1.77% a yearRural
34,579RailesCalubian, Leyte638about 1,603about 0.398 km²no 2020 countRural
34,580BalunoDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur637about 126about 5.06 km²0.15% a yearRural
34,581Binaba-an LabaynoLambunao, Iloilo637about 792about 0.804 km²1.16% a yearRural
34,582Calinaoan NorteSanto Tomas, Isabela637about 1,478about 0.431 km²0.93% a yearRural
34,583CanjawayBorongan City, Eastern Samar637about 373about 1.71 km²1.20% a yearRural
34,584CanjumadalPambujan, Northern Samar637about 109about 5.85 km²−0.95% a yearRural
34,585CatangArgao, Cebu637about 332about 1.92 km²−0.30% a yearRural
34,586DilausanDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur637about 1,370about 0.465 km²2.96% a yearRural
34,587JacoponDaram, Samar637about 171about 3.73 km²0.89% a yearRural
34,588LomogomGodod, Zamboanga del Norte637about 57about 11.15 km²4.18% a yearRural
34,589MabiniManay, Davao Oriental637about 188about 3.38 km²7.13% a yearRural
34,590MatambagPalapag, Northern Samar637about 59about 10.79 km²7.02% a yearRural
34,591MinaCamalig, Albay637about 366about 1.74 km²−2.37% a yearRural
34,592Munlawin SurAlitagtag, Batangas637about 726about 0.878 km²−4.89% a yearRural
34,593ParadaSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur637about 282about 2.26 km²−1.86% a yearRural
34,594Poblacion 4Paranas, Samar637about 909about 0.701 km²−1.17% a yearRural
34,595Poblacion Barangay 3San Sebastian, Samar637about 1,311about 0.486 km²1.81% a yearRural
34,596Poblacion SurMaria, Siquijor637about 2,042about 0.312 km²−0.70% a yearRural
34,597Ragondingan EastBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur637about 4,275about 0.149 km²5.83% a yearRural
34,598San LucasMagsingal, Ilocos Sur637about 1,924about 0.331 km²−0.99% a yearRural
34,599San LuisPagsanghan, Samar637about 138about 4.60 km²−0.81% a yearRural
34,600San MiguelBaras, Catanduanes637about 228about 2.80 km²−0.26% 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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