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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, 35,351 to 35,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
35,351Calomboyan NorteMangatarem, Pangasinan599about 407about 1.47 km²0.12% a yearRural
35,352GuilinganBenito Soliven, Isabela599about 47about 12.83 km²2.11% a yearRural
35,353MalibangPudtol, Apayao599about 156about 3.83 km²−2.08% a yearRural
35,354PatagGubat, Sorsogon599about 153about 3.91 km²1.89% a yearRural
35,355Poblacion Dist. IIIBarugo, Leyte599about 2,178about 0.275 km²−0.75% a yearRural
35,356Putican-CabuloBaco, Oriental Mindoro599about 230about 2.60 km²4.33% a yearRural
35,357San JuanRamos, Tarlac599about 367about 1.63 km²0.04% a yearRural
35,358Sta. IsabelNatonin, Mountain Province599about 136about 4.41 km²−3.83% a yearRural
35,359TigbaoCarigara, Leyte599about 248about 2.42 km²0.61% a yearRural
35,360Antipolo Del SurVirac, Catanduanes598about 592about 1.01 km²−0.90% a yearRural
35,361Bita SurOton, Iloilo598about 383about 1.56 km²2.03% a yearRural
35,362BungcagDingras, Ilocos Norte598about 440about 1.36 km²0.82% a yearRural
35,363BuninanMayoyao, Ifugao598about 88about 6.79 km²−0.82% a yearRural
35,364CadoldolanSibalom, Antique598about 203about 2.95 km²0.24% a yearRural
35,365CalanutianSan Nicolas, Pangasinan598about 926about 0.646 km²0.32% a yearRural
35,366CapacuanSanta Praxedes, Cagayan598about 680about 0.88 km²2.03% a yearRural
35,367DebolocPlaridel, Misamis Occidental598about 149about 4.02 km²0.45% a yearRural
35,368Linno-CRizal, Cagayan598about 72about 8.28 km²0.04% a yearRural
35,369Poblacion NorteGregorio del Pilar, Ilocos Sur598about 247about 2.42 km²1.59% a yearRural
35,370RirayMadalum, Lanao del Sur598about 83about 7.21 km²0.08% a yearRural
35,371San Mariano SurSan Guillermo, Isabela598about 134about 4.47 km²−0.40% a yearRural
35,372San Vicente WestCalapan City, Oriental Mindoro598about 14,802about 0.0404 km²3.08% a yearRural
35,373Upper SumilongPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay598about 138about 4.34 km²−2.44% a yearRural
35,374Zone 3 Pob.Iba, Zambales598about 10,755about 0.0556 km²2.07% a yearRural
35,375Barangay Zone ILuisiana, Laguna597about 17,304about 0.0345 km²1.50% a yearRural
35,376BaybayabasSantiago, Ilocos Sur597about 353about 1.69 km²−0.67% a yearRural
35,377BiyabidSison, Surigao del Norte597about 69about 8.64 km²0.57% a yearRural
35,378BosigonTagkawayan, Quezon597about 33about 18.26 km²7.77% a yearRural
35,379CabunturanMalinao, Albay597about 335about 1.78 km²1.24% a yearRural
35,380HimyanganVillareal, Samar597about 640about 0.933 km²−1.65% a yearRural
35,381JibongBarcelona, Sorsogon597about 553about 1.08 km²−0.90% a yearRural
35,382KikiloAbuyog, Leyte597about 35about 16.88 km²−0.28% a yearRural
35,383KilaitAtimonan, Quezon597about 107about 5.59 km²0.41% a yearRural
35,384LacarayanTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur597about 66about 8.98 km²1.16% a yearRural
35,385Marana IIIlagan City, Isabela597about 210about 2.84 km²0.12% a yearRural
35,386MasiglaPuerto Princesa City, Palawan597about 17,507about 0.0341 km²0.49% a yearRural
35,387MonponDueñas, Iloilo597about 478about 1.25 km²3.18% a yearRural
35,388NasidmanAjuy, Iloilo597about 1,192about 0.501 km²0.04% a yearRural
35,389NotonganNunungan, Lanao del Norte597about 115about 5.19 km²4.10% a yearRural
35,390Poblacion 2Paranas, Samar597about 13,150about 0.0454 km²1.03% a yearRural
35,391San IsidroBulalacao, Oriental Mindoro597about 46about 13.09 km²−0.71% a yearRural
35,392San JoseTagapul-An, Samar597about 412about 1.45 km²1.90% a yearRural
35,393TalahibDaraga, Albay597about 169about 3.53 km²1.50% a yearRural
35,394TubelAllacapan, Cagayan597about 96about 6.24 km²0.74% a yearRural
35,395TubodClarin, Bohol597about 219about 2.72 km²3.27% a yearRural
35,396ApayaAlilem, Ilocos Sur596about 51about 11.74 km²−0.08% a yearRural
35,397Bagacay EastMaasin, Iloilo596about 842about 0.708 km²0.20% a yearRural
35,398BalingasagOras, Eastern Samar596about 45about 13.16 km²0.86% a yearRural
35,399BaugoMaasin City, Southern Leyte596about 343about 1.74 km²1.55% a yearRural
35,400BinanderahanCamalig, Albay596about 279about 2.14 km²0.04% 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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