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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, 34,601 to 34,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
34,601TangbaoSan Isidro, Abra637about 81about 7.89 km²−0.88% a yearRural
34,602TawogHinunangan, Southern Leyte637about 569about 1.12 km²1.69% a yearRural
34,603Ulbujan EastGarcia Hernandez, Bohol637about 327about 1.95 km²0.30% a yearRural
34,604AnoyonValencia, Bohol636about 828about 0.768 km²1.33% a yearRural
34,605Bambong DiutRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur636about 226about 2.82 km²−0.11% a yearRural
34,606Barangay 92Caloocan City636about 12,848about 0.0495 km²0.61% a yearUrban
34,607BayobayBorongan City, Eastern Samar636about 275about 2.31 km²1.33% a yearRural
34,608Bita NorteOton, Iloilo636about 413about 1.54 km²−4.39% a yearRural
34,609BobonsuranLigao City, Albay636about 630about 1.01 km²−2.17% a yearRural
34,610BulawanMabini, Bohol636about 161about 3.94 km²−0.08% a yearRural
34,611DananaoTinglayan, Kalinga636about 58about 11.05 km²−0.37% a yearRural
34,612DioyoSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental636about 376about 1.69 km²0.57% a yearRural
34,613HitudpanHilongos, Leyte636about 109about 5.82 km²0.04% a yearRural
34,614KalawOras, Eastern Samar636about 65about 9.83 km²4.66% a yearRural
34,615MandaloqueDingras, Ilocos Norte636about 395about 1.61 km²−0.41% a yearRural
34,616MaruhomTaraka, Lanao del Sur636about 5,530about 0.115 km²1.49% a yearRural
34,617MiatanKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte636about 81about 7.82 km²−7.19% a yearRural
34,618PiñaplataGandara, Samar636about 74about 8.64 km²−0.52% a yearRural
34,619Poblacion 3Taal, Batangas636about 7,644about 0.0832 km²−2.61% a yearRural
34,620Poblacion Barangay 1Taft, Eastern Samar636about 11,932about 0.0533 km²−4.48% a yearRural
34,621SinaadSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental636about 82about 7.79 km²−0.99% a yearRural
34,622SituboSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte636about 179about 3.56 km²1.45% a yearRural
34,623TominawogSan Andres, Catanduanes636about 509about 1.25 km²2.62% a yearRural
34,624AgotBoac, Marinduque635about 599about 1.06 km²−0.59% a yearRural
34,625AraBenito Soliven, Isabela635about 82about 7.79 km²−0.41% a yearRural
34,626Barangay VII-BSan Pablo City, Laguna635about 14,174about 0.0448 km²0.57% a yearUrban
34,627BocalanTamparan, Lanao del Sur635about 3,872about 0.164 km²2.07% a yearRural
34,628CalamcanLibacao, Aklan635about 322about 1.97 km²0.34% a yearRural
34,629DesinPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte635about 93about 6.81 km²1.29% a yearRural
34,630District IHinundayan, Southern Leyte635about 3,470about 0.183 km²0.34% a yearRural
34,631GordonAlabat, Quezon635about 369about 1.72 km²0.34% a yearRural
34,632IgpalgeAnini-Y, Antique635about 305about 2.08 km²0.57% a yearRural
34,633Legaspi dela RamaIloilo City, Iloilo635about 5,381about 0.118 km²−4.34% a yearRural
34,634LibertadNaval, Biliran635about 238about 2.67 km²−7.48% a yearRural
34,635MagsaysaySinait, Ilocos Sur635about 988about 0.643 km²1.05% a yearRural
34,636MambulodLa Libertad, Negros Oriental635about 185about 3.44 km²−0.99% a yearRural
34,637MangayaoTagkawayan, Quezon635about 150about 4.23 km²−1.17% a yearRural
34,638ManlicoCortes, Surigao del Sur635about 158about 4.03 km²3.33% a yearRural
34,639MapuyoMobo, Masbate635about 97about 6.52 km²2.67% a yearRural
34,640NamarabarPeñarrubia, Abra635about 316about 2.01 km²−1.45% a yearRural
34,641Poblacion 6Catbalogan City, Samar635about 7,987about 0.0795 km²no 2020 countUrban
34,642San MarcialSan Isidro, Abra635about 39about 16.36 km²0.46% a yearRural
34,643San MiguelMagarao, Camarines Sur635about 980about 0.648 km²−3.97% a yearRural
34,644San SalvadorLuisiana, Laguna635about 74about 8.62 km²0.34% a yearRural
34,645South PoblacionBucay, Abra635about 821about 0.773 km²0.46% a yearRural
34,646TicuanLeon, Iloilo635about 165about 3.86 km²−4.04% a yearRural
34,647UbbogSantiago, Ilocos Sur635about 355about 1.79 km²0.11% a yearRural
34,648Bag-ong SilaoDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur634about 189about 3.36 km²−2.78% a yearRural
34,649Barangay 135Caloocan City634about 7,304about 0.0868 km²0.27% a yearUrban
34,650BaunosSan Isidro, Bohol634about 110about 5.74 km²5.31% 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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