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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, 34,801 to 34,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
34,801DalayapAllacapan, Cagayan626about 99about 6.33 km²0.15% a yearRural
34,802GuintomoyanJimenez, Misamis Occidental626about 145about 4.32 km²0.54% a yearRural
34,803JebiocPototan, Iloilo626about 661about 0.947 km²−0.71% a yearRural
34,804LinamonDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur626about 288about 2.17 km²0.12% a yearRural
34,805MabuhayJipapad, Eastern Samar626about 82about 7.61 km²4.21% a yearRural
34,806MapulaRomblon, Romblon626about 435about 1.44 km²−1.04% a yearRural
34,807MasadagSinait, Ilocos Sur626about 482about 1.30 km²−0.08% a yearRural
34,808MasalukotSanta Cruz, Marinduque626about 86about 7.28 km²−0.79% a yearRural
34,809MoalboalTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay626about 464about 1.35 km²0.82% a yearRural
34,810NangobonganSan Juan, Abra626about 501about 1.25 km²6.84% a yearRural
34,811OsmeñaBaras, Catanduanes626about 770about 0.813 km²2.75% a yearRural
34,812PamuticPidigan, Abra626about 485about 1.29 km²1.18% a yearRural
34,813PandanPanukulan, Quezon626about 24about 25.93 km²0.62% a yearRural
34,814SalvadorCalamba, Misamis Occidental626about 173about 3.62 km²0.86% a yearRural
34,815San FernandoRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur626about 162about 3.86 km²1.35% a yearRural
34,816San PedroBuenavista, Quezon626about 78about 8.03 km²−1.19% a yearRural
34,817SaranayAurora, Isabela626about 266about 2.35 km²2.14% a yearRural
34,818SinagCalauag, Quezon626about 295about 2.12 km²1.85% a yearRural
34,819AglibacaoCalinog, Iloilo625about 342about 1.83 km²−1.33% a yearRural
34,820Bagacay EastLa Paz, Leyte625about 466about 1.34 km²−0.34% a yearRural
34,821BalogoPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay625about 128about 4.88 km²1.77% a yearRural
34,822DalupiriCalayan, Cagayan625about 10about 65.20 km²0.15% a yearRural
34,823De VeraDonsol, Sorsogon625about 230about 2.72 km²0.19% a yearRural
34,824Del RosarioJovellar, Albay625about 169about 3.70 km²−1.72% a yearRural
34,825LatabanSierra Bullones, Bohol625about 251about 2.49 km²−0.42% a yearRural
34,826LobbotDipaculao, Aurora625about 220about 2.84 km²0.12% a yearRural
34,827LumangbayanPaluan, Occidental Mindoro625about 19about 33.30 km²−3.17% a yearRural
34,828MacpacCatanauan, Quezon625about 408about 1.53 km²−0.11% a yearRural
34,829ManabocBurgos, Ilocos Sur625about 98about 6.39 km²−1.05% a yearRural
34,830RoxasViga, Catanduanes625about 488about 1.28 km²−2.48% a yearRural
34,831San Andres UnoBauan, Batangas625about 6,263about 0.0998 km²0.74% a yearRural
34,832San Dionisio IMaddela, Quirino625about 2about 306.79 km²−0.34% a yearRural
34,833San JoseMerida, Leyte625about 195about 3.21 km²0.35% a yearRural
34,834Santa CruzLagonoy, Camarines Sur625about 68about 9.18 km²−0.27% a yearRural
34,835Santa RosaSan Juan, La Union625about 1,033about 0.605 km²4.03% a yearRural
34,836SarawagJaniuay, Iloilo625about 1,157about 0.54 km²−1.12% a yearRural
34,837TiaweLucban, Quezon625about 131about 4.77 km²1.15% a yearRural
34,838TinahOld Panamao, Sulu625about 275about 2.27 km²0.94% a yearRural
34,839TinocawanRapu-Rapu, Albay625about 166about 3.77 km²−0.75% a yearRural
34,840TuburanHinunangan, Southern Leyte625about 152about 4.12 km²1.52% a yearRural
34,841BacalonMagallanes, Sorsogon624about 119about 5.23 km²0.23% a yearRural
34,842BacgongCaramoan, Camarines Sur624about 209about 2.98 km²−0.11% a yearRural
34,843CairohanBingawan, Iloilo624about 374about 1.67 km²−0.27% a yearRural
34,844Can-aporongAbuyog, Leyte624about 817about 0.764 km²3.99% a yearRural
34,845CapizAlangalang, Leyte624about 134about 4.64 km²0.08% a yearRural
34,846DancelDingras, Ilocos Norte624about 2,400about 0.26 km²−1.12% a yearRural
34,847LucbananCapalonga, Camarines Norte624about 22about 28.56 km²−4.59% a yearRural
34,848MagdalenaSan Remigio, Antique624about 52about 12.05 km²2.85% a yearRural
34,849Oaqui No. 3Luna, La Union624about 696about 0.896 km²−1.44% a yearRural
34,850San FranciscoDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte624about 106about 5.88 km²1.35% 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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