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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, 34,851 to 34,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
34,851San MartinSan Luis, Batangas624about 328about 1.90 km²0.47% a yearRural
34,852San MateoCamaligan, Camarines Sur624about 4,426about 0.141 km²no 2020 countRural
34,853TinaplanLeon T. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte624about 89about 7.01 km²−4.47% a yearRural
34,854Upper NipaanSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte624about 111about 5.63 km²−5.41% a yearRural
34,855WagoTubaran, Lanao del Sur624about 332about 1.88 km²0.95% a yearRural
34,856BulalaanSudipen, La Union623about 113about 5.50 km²0.75% a yearRural
34,857BulodAlimodian, Iloilo623about 324about 1.92 km²−1.87% a yearRural
34,858CatigbianBuenavista, Bohol623about 53about 11.65 km²−1.27% a yearRural
34,859ColongcolongCorcuera, Romblon623about 358about 1.74 km²−2.76% a yearRural
34,860ImpalidanCalinog, Iloilo623about 392about 1.59 km²2.72% a yearRural
34,861Malag-itLambunao, Iloilo623about 491about 1.27 km²0.55% a yearRural
34,862MalasinMaconacon, Isabela623about 593about 1.05 km²0.39% a yearRural
34,863MasikilBangui, Ilocos Norte623about 140about 4.45 km²−0.98% a yearRural
34,864Ponglo-MuelagMangatarem, Pangasinan623about 572about 1.09 km²1.35% a yearRural
34,865Rima-RizalIloilo City, Iloilo623about 43,873about 0.0142 km²−0.38% a yearRural
34,866San Jose EastCanaman, Camarines Sur623about 375about 1.66 km²6.40% a yearRural
34,867San PedroBamban, Tarlac623about 204about 3.05 km²6.45% a yearUrban
34,868SangabMaco, Davao de Oro623about 26about 24.32 km²1.60% a yearRural
34,869Santo TomasMaddela, Quirino623about 82about 7.64 km²0.95% a yearRural
34,870TinibganMaribojoc, Bohol623about 192about 3.24 km²−1.23% a yearRural
34,871TungguiTumauini, Isabela623about 100about 6.20 km²1.15% a yearRural
34,872AlegriaSurigao City, Surigao del Norte622about 317about 1.96 km²−0.04% a yearRural
34,873CabetayanKabugao, Apayao622about 29about 21.22 km²0.99% a yearRural
34,874Cagdara-oLaoang, Northern Samar622about 172about 3.61 km²0.59% a yearRural
34,875CapinitanSabangan, Mountain Province622about 67about 9.26 km²−0.08% a yearRural
34,876GadonganMadalum, Lanao del Sur622about 1,474about 0.422 km²0.87% a yearRural
34,877Ilaya 1stDumangas, Iloilo622about 809about 0.769 km²−1.84% a yearRural
34,878LusongBuenavista, Bohol622about 176about 3.54 km²−8.26% a yearRural
34,879MaipaligBatac City, Ilocos Norte622about 38about 16.27 km²7.73% a yearRural
34,880MangogonLagonoy, Camarines Sur622about 164about 3.79 km²−0.19% a yearRural
34,881MaputiZumarraga, Samar622about 975about 0.638 km²−0.04% a yearRural
34,882MedicoNampicuan, Nueva Ecija622about 444about 1.40 km²−1.27% a yearRural
34,883MitazanAloran, Misamis Occidental622about 196about 3.17 km²7.06% a yearRural
34,884PlacerBenito Soliven, Isabela622about 144about 4.32 km²1.78% a yearRural
34,885AlegriaAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay621about 109about 5.71 km²−4.24% a yearRural
34,886Barangay 39Cavite City, Cavite621about 15,603about 0.0398 km²2.78% a yearRural
34,887Barangay 91Caloocan City621about 7,188about 0.0864 km²0.43% a yearUrban
34,888BelisongTabontabon, Leyte621about 383about 1.62 km²0.59% a yearRural
34,889DungegSanta Teresita, Cagayan621about 18about 34.63 km²0.08% a yearRural
34,890HinabaanGuinayangan, Quezon621about 142about 4.37 km²−0.57% a yearRural
34,891KalubihanCebu City, Cebu621about 3,833about 0.162 km²−1.56% a yearUrban
34,892LibertyCatarman, Northern Samar621about 157about 3.96 km²0.08% a yearRural
34,893NabangCalbayog City, Samar621about 182about 3.41 km²0.23% a yearRural
34,894Nuevo CampoSan Benito, Surigao del Norte621about 182about 3.42 km²3.09% a yearRural
34,895PagaypayPassi City, Iloilo621about 241about 2.58 km²−0.38% a yearRural
34,896SalocadSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur621about 353about 1.76 km²0.55% a yearRural
34,897San Jose De OroAraceli, Palawan621about 41about 14.97 km²0.55% a yearRural
34,898San PatricioDelfin Albano, Isabela621about 1,074about 0.578 km²0.35% a yearRural
34,899San Pedro IIBacarra, Ilocos Norte621about 6,317about 0.0983 km²1.44% a yearRural
34,900SaumaySalvador, Lanao del Norte621about 746about 0.832 km²3.00% 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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