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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, 35,201 to 35,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
35,201Torre 1stMangatarem, Pangasinan607about 1,246about 0.487 km²0.28% a yearRural
35,202AglibacaoJamindan, Capiz606about 470about 1.29 km²1.95% a yearRural
35,203AglucayMakato, Aklan606about 245about 2.47 km²0.64% a yearRural
35,204BantugCuyapo, Nueva Ecija606about 103about 5.87 km²0.40% a yearRural
35,205Barangay 2Malaybalay City, Bukidnon606about 5,363about 0.113 km²0.77% a yearUrban
35,206Barangay Poblacion 2Maydolong, Eastern Samar606about 1,007about 0.602 km²2.04% a yearRural
35,207Batuhon DacuDauin, Negros Oriental606about 305about 1.99 km²0.12% a yearRural
35,208CabungahanSan Andres, Catanduanes606about 42about 14.48 km²0.44% a yearRural
35,209CalumbogMalabang, Lanao del Sur606about 89about 6.79 km²3.60% a yearRural
35,210DanglaGarchitorena, Camarines Sur606about 59about 10.28 km²0.93% a yearRural
35,211KasigpitanTalusan, Zamboanga Sibugay606about 128about 4.75 km²no 2020 countRural
35,212La PurisimaPolangui, Albay606about 208about 2.91 km²5.33% a yearRural
35,213Libod ILibmanan, Camarines Sur606about 6,990about 0.0867 km²0.73% a yearUrban
35,214LipataPadre Burgos, Quezon606about 277about 2.19 km²0.24% a yearRural
35,215LuckyLemery, Batangas606about 10,202about 0.0594 km²no 2020 countRural
35,216LukayBabatngon, Leyte606about 279about 2.17 km²0.89% a yearRural
35,217LumabaVillaviciosa, Abra606about 55about 11.02 km²2.00% a yearRural
35,218Mambiranan PequeñoPassi City, Iloilo606about 379about 1.60 km²−1.34% a yearRural
35,219NumeroMabitac, Laguna606about 105about 5.77 km²1.06% a yearRural
35,220Pang-otPilar, Abra606about 141about 4.29 km²0.60% a yearRural
35,221SagudsuronCatubig, Northern Samar606about 308about 1.97 km²1.27% a yearRural
35,222San DiegoTagkawayan, Quezon606about 53about 11.34 km²4.17% a yearRural
35,223Santa Rita IDel Gallego, Camarines Sur606about 149about 4.07 km²−3.20% a yearRural
35,224BantogAnao, Tarlac605about 560about 1.08 km²−0.43% a yearRural
35,225Barangay 4Magallanes, Cavite605about 6,296about 0.0961 km²0.28% a yearRural
35,226BaritaoTagudin, Ilocos Sur605about 799about 0.757 km²−1.08% a yearRural
35,227DagnawanInabanga, Bohol605about 237about 2.55 km²−1.38% a yearRural
35,228DibarosanBubong, Lanao del Sur605about 438about 1.38 km²0.24% a yearRural
35,229EsperanzaSan Andres, Catanduanes605about 12,247about 0.0494 km²−2.76% a yearRural
35,230LagundiSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte605about 504about 1.20 km²5.60% a yearRural
35,231MacasipacSanta Maria, Laguna605about 504about 1.20 km²0.85% a yearRural
35,232MarilagCalauag, Quezon605about 246about 2.46 km²−6.00% a yearRural
35,233Pa-oBalaoan, La Union605about 639about 0.947 km²1.91% a yearRural
35,234PalisBotolan, Zambales605about 51about 11.98 km²7.07% a yearRural
35,235Pao NorteSan Fernando City, La Union605about 93about 6.52 km²−0.81% a yearRural
35,236QuinaspanAlimodian, Iloilo605about 508about 1.19 km²−0.74% a yearRural
35,237Rizal IICalbayog City, Samar605about 300about 2.02 km²1.06% a yearRural
35,238TiguibDingle, Iloilo605about 635about 0.953 km²0.32% a yearRural
35,239Barangay 35Cavite City, Cavite604about 20,685about 0.0292 km²−2.03% a yearRural
35,240BotongValencia, Bohol604about 165about 3.67 km²0.85% a yearRural
35,241CabuyoanPanganiban, Catanduanes604about 160about 3.78 km²−2.66% a yearRural
35,242DakuGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte604about 400about 1.51 km²4.29% a yearRural
35,243DalayapPinili, Ilocos Norte604about 220about 2.75 km²−0.66% a yearRural
35,244Danlagan CentralGuinayangan, Quezon604about 330about 1.83 km²no 2020 countRural
35,245DolosBulan, Sorsogon604about 135about 4.49 km²−0.20% a yearRural
35,246DuayDuero, Bohol604about 382about 1.58 km²2.91% a yearRural
35,247KatipunanMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental604about 103about 5.87 km²1.57% a yearRural
35,248LourdesPastrana, Leyte604about 525about 1.15 km²0.52% a yearRural
35,249MaghulodTanauan, Leyte604about 689about 0.876 km²3.04% a yearRural
35,250MambajogMatnog, Sorsogon604about 182about 3.31 km²0.20% 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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