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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, 34,651 to 34,700 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
34,651CababuyanHingyon, Ifugao634about 184about 3.44 km²−1.39% a yearRural
34,652Cabanbanan SurGonzaga, Cagayan634about 685about 0.925 km²0.23% a yearRural
34,653CabatacMaasin, Iloilo634about 551about 1.15 km²−0.49% a yearUrban
34,654CadongdonganSanta Praxedes, Cagayan634about 18about 35.35 km²1.86% a yearRural
34,655CamanseSinacaban, Misamis Occidental634about 216about 2.93 km²1.17% a yearRural
34,656CardinalGuimba, Nueva Ecija634about 311about 2.04 km²2.46% a yearRural
34,657DorolBalilihan, Bohol634about 186about 3.40 km²−3.48% a yearRural
34,658J. M. AlbertoSan Miguel, Catanduanes634about 13about 47.03 km²−6.42% a yearRural
34,659Kokoy RomualdezCalubian, Leyte634about 170about 3.73 km²0.42% a yearRural
34,660LengaTadian, Mountain Province634about 207about 3.06 km²−1.91% a yearRural
34,661LinobayanTigbauan, Iloilo634about 303about 2.09 km²2.41% a yearRural
34,662MadayaMulondo, Lanao del Sur634about 1,664about 0.381 km²0.11% a yearRural
34,663MarabananMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur634about 149about 4.25 km²−0.81% a yearRural
34,664MaravillaMangatarem, Pangasinan634about 2,620about 0.242 km²−3.89% a yearRural
34,665NaulayanMatag-Ob, Leyte634about 470about 1.35 km²3.07% a yearRural
34,666PatalunanRagay, Camarines Sur634about 63about 10.00 km²−0.49% a yearRural
34,667RomblonDueñas, Iloilo634about 315about 2.01 km²−1.14% a yearRural
34,668San LuisDiadi, Nueva Vizcaya634about 105about 6.02 km²0.30% a yearRural
34,669San Rafael EastSanta Maria, Isabela634about 314about 2.02 km²0.42% a yearRural
34,670TiguibBadian, Cebu634about 69about 9.13 km²3.02% a yearRural
34,671Villa MagsaysayBuenavista, Quezon634about 59about 10.77 km²−0.41% a yearRural
34,672Villa VeronicaBuenavista, Quezon634about 135about 4.71 km²0.69% a yearRural
34,673AmbasaLamut, Ifugao633about 216about 2.93 km²−1.18% a yearRural
34,674Balut MaitoBinidayan, Lanao del Sur633about 12,535about 0.0505 km²0.93% a yearRural
34,675BubongMaguing, Lanao del Sur633about 1,978about 0.32 km²2.12% a yearRural
34,676CampakeritMaydolong, Eastern Samar633about 428about 1.48 km²1.17% a yearRural
34,677ElizabethLeyte, Leyte633about 219about 2.89 km²1.58% a yearRural
34,678FeJamindan, Capiz633about 320about 1.98 km²3.88% a yearRural
34,679IntaluanPototan, Iloilo633about 364about 1.74 km²−0.41% a yearRural
34,680LindonganTamparan, Lanao del Sur633about 5,364about 0.118 km²9.72% a yearRural
34,681Lobe-Lobe EastDagami, Leyte633about 5,602about 0.113 km²0.38% a yearRural
34,682New GumiadDupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya633about 10about 64.04 km²2.12% a yearRural
34,683PinamoghaanSan Fernando, Masbate633about 411about 1.54 km²1.17% a yearRural
34,684PoblacionHinunangan, Southern Leyte633about 3,576about 0.177 km²−0.19% a yearUrban
34,685Poblacion 1Paranas, Samar633about 781about 0.811 km²3.61% a yearRural
34,686RubokunPagayawan, Lanao del Sur633about 684about 0.926 km²0.93% a yearRural
34,687San MacarioDelfin Albano, Isabela633about 27about 23.65 km²0.04% a yearRural
34,688San RoqueMadrid, Surigao del Sur633about 61about 10.42 km²0.97% a yearRural
34,689SasaNabunturan, Davao de Oro633about 155about 4.09 km²0.54% a yearRural
34,690ZaragosaBacnotan, La Union633about 398about 1.59 km²−0.63% a yearRural
34,691BalaoBurauen, Leyte632about 183about 3.46 km²2.04% a yearRural
34,692BaliisSanta Cruz, Marinduque632about 214about 2.95 km²−1.39% a yearRural
34,693BaluarteSalcedo, Ilocos Sur632about 57about 11.10 km²−0.96% a yearRural
34,694Barangay 32Bacolod City, Negros Occidental632about 8,327about 0.0759 km²−1.81% a yearUrban
34,695Barangay IISanta Maria, Laguna632about 7,542about 0.0838 km²0.19% a yearRural
34,696BasdioLoon, Bohol632about 585about 1.08 km²2.46% a yearRural
34,697BulwangTuburan, Cebu632about 55about 11.47 km²−0.26% a yearRural
34,698CatambanPandan, Catanduanes632about 250about 2.53 km²0.00% a yearRural
34,699Centro 4Tuguegarao City, Cagayan632about 7,642about 0.0827 km²1.62% a yearUrban
34,700DipaludaAngadanan, Isabela632about 229about 2.76 km²0.27% 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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