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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, 34,701 to 34,750 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
34,701KianodanMaguing, Lanao del Sur632about 448about 1.41 km²0.00% a yearRural
34,702LawaanSan Roque, Northern Samar632about 45about 14.18 km²0.15% a yearRural
34,703MandugangSan Jose, Northern Samar632about 22about 28.60 km²2.25% a yearRural
34,704MatalutoTagapul-An, Samar632about 249about 2.54 km²−0.52% a yearRural
34,705NaglabrahanScience City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija632about 448about 1.41 km²1.91% a yearRural
34,706NanaguanIlagan City, Isabela632about 153about 4.12 km²0.66% a yearRural
34,707PiliPlacer, Masbate632about 123about 5.12 km²−1.28% a yearRural
34,708San AntonioBaggao, Cagayan632about 37about 17.13 km²0.77% a yearRural
34,709San PedroCandon City, Ilocos Sur632about 5,016about 0.126 km²−2.98% a yearRural
34,710San VicentePayao, Zamboanga Sibugay632about 118about 5.34 km²−2.55% a yearRural
34,711TalangdawanSalcedo, Eastern Samar632about 137about 4.63 km²−4.69% a yearRural
34,712TiongsonLigao City, Albay632about 141about 4.47 km²−4.74% a yearRural
34,713AgananDao, Capiz631about 222about 2.84 km²0.42% a yearRural
34,714BaritLuba, Abra631about 58about 10.83 km²−0.30% a yearRural
34,715BinayPalapag, Northern Samar631about 337about 1.87 km²−1.32% a yearRural
34,716CabaroanMagsingal, Ilocos Sur631about 249about 2.53 km²0.23% a yearRural
34,717CulpanAloran, Misamis Occidental631about 278about 2.27 km²1.38% a yearRural
34,718FloridaTalusan, Zamboanga Sibugay631about 235about 2.68 km²no 2020 countRural
34,719Himbubulo WesteGuinayangan, Quezon631about 93about 6.82 km²7.37% a yearRural
34,720InalusanLopez, Quezon631about 226about 2.79 km²0.66% a yearRural
34,721MabuhayCan-Avid, Eastern Samar631about 62about 10.21 km²−2.42% a yearRural
34,722PosoDaram, Samar631about 482about 1.31 km²2.86% a yearRural
34,723Pula BatoSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte631about 168about 3.75 km²2.34% a yearRural
34,724San RoqueLlorente, Eastern Samar631about 544about 1.16 km²−5.42% a yearRural
34,725SinaiSibagat, Agusan del Sur631about 92about 6.85 km²0.93% a yearRural
34,726SolanoTanauan, Leyte631about 1,803about 0.35 km²2.38% a yearRural
34,727CabianganTalugtug, Nueva Ecija630about 128about 4.91 km²−1.04% a yearRural
34,728CambolaoAlangalang, Leyte630about 477about 1.32 km²−3.79% a yearRural
34,729CansibuanAntequera, Bohol630about 164about 3.84 km²0.62% a yearRural
34,730HimamaaBato, Leyte630about 142about 4.45 km²−1.47% a yearRural
34,731LimogaoSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur630about 1,014about 0.621 km²2.00% a yearRural
34,732MagsaysayBuenavista, Guimaras630about 699about 0.901 km²0.54% a yearRural
34,733MaragayapBacnotan, La Union630about 2,530about 0.249 km²5.65% a yearRural
34,734MasagudSan Joaquin, Iloilo630about 1,182about 0.533 km²2.05% a yearRural
34,735MaybungaLaua-An, Antique630about 52about 12.04 km²4.71% a yearRural
34,736San VicenteViga, Catanduanes630about 219about 2.88 km²−3.28% a yearRural
34,737SantiagoLaua-An, Antique630about 90about 6.97 km²0.15% a yearRural
34,738Santo Niño IbabaLopez, Quezon630about 130about 4.86 km²0.46% a yearRural
34,739TaganghinTapaz, Capiz630about 89about 7.07 km²0.35% a yearRural
34,740Talibong GrandeMina, Iloilo630about 529about 1.19 km²−1.07% a yearRural
34,741Zone IILanuza, Surigao del Sur630about 2,972about 0.212 km²no 2020 countRural
34,742Barangay 6Malaybalay City, Bukidnon629about 8,489about 0.0741 km²7.02% a yearUrban
34,743CabulanglanganTagudin, Ilocos Sur629about 428about 1.47 km²3.27% a yearRural
34,744Calinga-anSevilla, Bohol629about 191about 3.29 km²−0.78% a yearRural
34,745CaputatanCaramoan, Camarines Sur629about 173about 3.64 km²−4.07% a yearRural
34,746D. MercaderCatubig, Northern Samar629about 384about 1.64 km²2.13% a yearRural
34,747DilausanPoona Bayabao, Lanao del Sur629about 7,615about 0.0826 km²1.14% a yearRural
34,748Dullan NorteOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental629about 125about 5.02 km²−0.86% a yearRural
34,749MagtibayNaujan, Oriental Mindoro629about 238about 2.64 km²−0.11% a yearRural
34,750MalobagoCalubian, Leyte629about 272about 2.31 km²5.11% 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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