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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, 35,251 to 35,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
35,251NagaBato, Leyte604about 313about 1.93 km²0.69% a yearRural
35,252ParatongSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur604about 239about 2.53 km²−2.03% a yearRural
35,253RawisCalbiga, Samar604about 516about 1.17 km²−0.08% a yearRural
35,254San IsidroTinambac, Camarines Sur604about 3,683about 0.164 km²−0.59% a yearRural
35,255San IsidroMaasin City, Southern Leyte604about 221about 2.73 km²1.48% a yearRural
35,256Santa AnaAloran, Misamis Occidental604about 250about 2.42 km²3.85% a yearRural
35,257TapiCantilan, Surigao del Sur604about 253about 2.39 km²0.00% a yearRural
35,258TontonanLoon, Bohol604about 525about 1.15 km²−3.31% a yearRural
35,259VillaricoPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte604about 150about 4.02 km²4.94% a yearRural
35,260AdaoayKabayan, Benguet603about 45about 13.34 km²−3.25% a yearRural
35,261ApiatAurora, Isabela603about 153about 3.94 km²0.36% a yearRural
35,262ArellanoLibjo, Dinagat Islands603about 35about 17.19 km²−1.23% a yearRural
35,263Barangay 236Manila603about 20,938about 0.0288 km²−6.58% a yearUrban
35,264CabbunanSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte603about 29about 20.54 km²1.66% a yearRural
35,265CapasnanManay, Davao Oriental603about 58about 10.47 km²−1.64% a yearRural
35,266JamoogRosario, Northern Samar603about 945about 0.638 km²2.68% a yearRural
35,267LodiongBonifacio, Misamis Occidental603about 247about 2.44 km²3.52% a yearRural
35,268Lower SogodCarigara, Leyte603about 585about 1.03 km²−0.74% a yearRural
35,269MadduangKabugao, Apayao603about 36about 16.78 km²−0.89% a yearRural
35,270MagsaysayCabatuan, Isabela603about 494about 1.22 km²−1.57% a yearRural
35,271MagugbaLibacao, Aklan603about 98about 6.13 km²0.04% a yearRural
35,272Navatas DakuTalalora, Samar603about 789about 0.764 km²4.75% a yearRural
35,273Pisa-anDinas, Zamboanga del Sur603about 66about 9.14 km²−0.59% a yearRural
35,274Poblacion IIMendez, Cavite603about 10,186about 0.0592 km²−0.66% a yearRural
35,275San PabloBuenavista, Quezon603about 182about 3.32 km²4.54% a yearRural
35,276San RamonBaao, Camarines Sur603about 11,146about 0.0541 km²6.76% a yearRural
35,277Santa LuciaMauban, Quezon603about 48about 12.44 km²1.66% a yearRural
35,278TubiganZumarraga, Samar603about 450about 1.34 km²1.15% a yearRural
35,279AnnabuculanAmulung, Cagayan602about 103about 5.87 km²0.08% a yearRural
35,280AntaganSanto Tomas, Isabela602about 300about 2.01 km²4.55% a yearRural
35,281Baclayan RayaDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur602about 2,853about 0.211 km²0.04% a yearRural
35,282Bagong NayonConcepcion, Misamis Occidental602about 281about 2.14 km²no 2020 countRural
35,283BalutBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur602about 9,480about 0.0635 km²0.00% a yearRural
35,284BanteyTadian, Mountain Province602about 70about 8.65 km²−4.23% a yearRural
35,285Barangay 58Tacloban City, Leyte602about 20,407about 0.0295 km²1.84% a yearRural
35,286BaybayBalud, Masbate602about 266about 2.26 km²−2.98% a yearRural
35,287CaiticanSiquijor, Siquijor602about 333about 1.81 km²1.62% a yearRural
35,288CombisAbuyog, Leyte602about 119about 5.08 km²−0.90% a yearRural
35,289DimalamaTagoloan II, Lanao del Sur602about 74about 8.10 km²0.48% a yearRural
35,290MacupitBacarra, Ilocos Norte602about 821about 0.733 km²−1.71% a yearRural
35,291ManggahanPuerto Princesa City, Palawan602about 3,056about 0.197 km²1.36% a yearUrban
35,292MauylabBontoc, Southern Leyte602about 485about 1.24 km²0.61% a yearRural
35,293NaclubMiagao, Iloilo602about 291about 2.07 km²1.02% a yearRural
35,294North PoblacionNampicuan, Nueva Ecija602about 2,221about 0.271 km²2.15% a yearRural
35,295NungulunanHungduan, Ifugao602about 30about 20.02 km²4.75% a yearRural
35,296ParasanJaro, Leyte602about 247about 2.44 km²2.37% a yearRural
35,297Poblacion WestSan Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur602about 4,561about 0.132 km²−0.55% a yearRural
35,298San JuanMatalom, Leyte602about 112about 5.39 km²−1.46% a yearRural
35,299San RamonLupi, Camarines Sur602about 303about 1.99 km²1.53% a yearRural
35,300Villahermosa OrientalPagsanghan, Samar602about 271about 2.22 km²2.60% 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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