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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, 35,301 to 35,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
35,301AliguayDapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte601about 828about 0.726 km²−4.24% a yearRural
35,302BakidbakidGingoog City, Misamis Oriental601about 13about 46.28 km²−3.16% a yearRural
35,303Barangay 1Cavite City, Cavite601about 13,151about 0.0457 km²−0.71% a yearRural
35,304Barangay 82Pasay City601about 77,649about 0.00774 km²1.97% a yearUrban
35,305Barangay 876Manila601about 16,741about 0.0359 km²1.11% a yearUrban
35,306BasakMadalum, Lanao del Sur601about 395about 1.52 km²3.39% a yearRural
35,307Bubong DangiprampiaiDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur601about 4,061about 0.148 km²0.08% a yearRural
35,308BulakMatag-Ob, Leyte601about 185about 3.24 km²1.07% a yearRural
35,309BurgosDaram, Samar601about 406about 1.48 km²0.86% a yearRural
35,310Danuman WestSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur601about 706about 0.851 km²−0.74% a yearRural
35,311GawanaBarlig, Mountain Province601about 527about 1.14 km²−4.14% a yearRural
35,312MabiniCapalonga, Camarines Norte601about 68about 8.80 km²−2.71% a yearRural
35,313Magnesia Del NorteVirac, Catanduanes601about 423about 1.42 km²−5.77% a yearRural
35,314MalabaoganMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte601about 567about 1.06 km²4.71% a yearRural
35,315PanaganLagonoy, Camarines Sur601about 81about 7.45 km²1.88% a yearRural
35,316PararingaJaniuay, Iloilo601about 239about 2.51 km²1.36% a yearRural
35,317BaggaoCamalaniugan, Cagayan600about 197about 3.05 km²1.15% a yearRural
35,318BaniSan Carlos City, Pangasinan600about 731about 0.821 km²−3.30% a yearRural
35,319BayucoTigbauan, Iloilo600about 594about 1.01 km²−0.78% a yearRural
35,320BonbonSamboan, Cebu600about 420about 1.43 km²−0.51% a yearRural
35,321BonganMayoyao, Ifugao600about 611about 0.982 km²−0.08% a yearRural
35,322Burgos-GengosGuimbal, Iloilo600about 4,348about 0.138 km²1.71% a yearRural
35,323BuyoPassi City, Iloilo600about 211about 2.84 km²−6.01% a yearRural
35,324CamindoroanSan Nicolas, Pangasinan600about 153about 3.92 km²0.53% a yearRural
35,325Casili-onSalcedo, Eastern Samar600about 259about 2.32 km²−3.70% a yearRural
35,326ConcepcionSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur600about 153about 3.91 km²1.37% a yearRural
35,327GarretaPidigan, Abra600about 252about 2.38 km²0.04% a yearRural
35,328GuimotanBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte600about 113about 5.33 km²5.76% a yearRural
35,329ImeldaPudtol, Apayao600about 345about 1.74 km²−0.90% a yearRural
35,330LibjoSikatuna, Bohol600about 176about 3.40 km²2.06% a yearRural
35,331MaasinSibalom, Antique600about 236about 2.54 km²7.20% a yearRural
35,332Mag-alwaTuburan, Cebu600about 137about 4.38 km²−2.19% a yearRural
35,333MahagnaoBurauen, Leyte600about 33about 18.06 km²0.57% a yearRural
35,334MaligayaHinatuan, Surigao del Sur600about 68about 8.86 km²2.11% a yearRural
35,335NotongPualas, Lanao del Sur600about 178about 3.37 km²0.65% a yearRural
35,336NumnumTayasan, Negros Oriental600about 121about 4.97 km²6.25% a yearRural
35,337PinganGeneral Macarthur, Eastern Samar600about 182about 3.29 km²−0.04% a yearRural
35,338San JoseTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur600about 155about 3.87 km²−1.54% a yearRural
35,339San Jose-San PabloCamaligan, Camarines Sur600about 10,000about 0.060 km²−2.65% a yearRural
35,340San RoqueEsperanza, Masbate600about 102about 5.88 km²−2.61% a yearRural
35,341Santo NiñoMacrohon, Southern Leyte600about 733about 0.818 km²2.24% a yearRural
35,342SinaadSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte600about 52about 11.47 km²3.64% a yearRural
35,343TimbabButig, Lanao del Sur600about 335about 1.79 km²0.86% a yearRural
35,344TulangArgao, Cebu600about 54about 11.18 km²−5.39% a yearRural
35,345BalluaySablan, Benguet599about 130about 4.62 km²−2.55% a yearRural
35,346BanguitanBesao, Mountain Province599about 62about 9.72 km²−1.24% a yearRural
35,347Barangay 6 PoblacionIgbaras, Iloilo599about 326about 1.84 km²0.20% a yearRural
35,348BugabugaVillaba, Leyte599about 137about 4.36 km²0.90% a yearRural
35,349CagbungalonLiloan, Southern Leyte599about 352about 1.70 km²−1.58% a yearRural
35,350CallitongBurgos, Ilocos Sur599about 153about 3.92 km²0.69% 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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