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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, 35,401 to 35,450 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
35,401Bonkokan IlayaLila, Bohol596about 281about 2.12 km²−1.36% a yearRural
35,402CabugaoAglipay, Quirino596about 149about 3.99 km²0.08% a yearRural
35,403CambigsiBilar, Bohol596about 47about 12.80 km²−1.36% a yearRural
35,404Guindapunan WestCarigara, Leyte596about 9,356about 0.0637 km²−2.98% a yearRural
35,405HomesteadSiruma, Camarines Sur596about 192about 3.11 km²1.99% a yearRural
35,406KilangitGitagum, Misamis Oriental596about 270about 2.21 km²−0.48% a yearRural
35,407MaguibuayTagkawayan, Quezon596about 7about 89.19 km²0.65% a yearRural
35,408MapgapBaybay City, Leyte596about 183about 3.26 km²−2.63% a yearRural
35,409Mocpoc SurLoon, Bohol596about 1,494about 0.399 km²−0.32% a yearRural
35,410MontemayorNaujan, Oriental Mindoro596about 163about 3.66 km²0.16% a yearRural
35,411PalanoganCalbayog City, Samar596about 161about 3.70 km²6.02% a yearRural
35,412San Juan EvangelistaGoa, Camarines Sur596about 13,454about 0.0443 km²−7.58% a yearUrban
35,413Santa CruzSan Francisco, Southern Leyte596about 141about 4.22 km²−1.58% a yearRural
35,414TalalangBalbalan, Kalinga596about 8about 73.20 km²−0.28% a yearRural
35,415TalebNagbukel, Ilocos Sur596about 46about 12.88 km²−0.59% a yearRural
35,416TangboCatubig, Northern Samar596about 166about 3.60 km²1.90% a yearRural
35,417TiglawaSan Joaquin, Iloilo596about 191about 3.12 km²−0.79% a yearRural
35,418TiwiHinatuan, Surigao del Sur596about 46about 12.85 km²−0.79% a yearRural
35,419TrangueCatarman, Northern Samar596about 72about 8.33 km²0.28% a yearRural
35,420UmbayTago, Surigao del Sur596about 217about 2.75 km²7.03% a yearRural
35,421AgutayanHilongos, Leyte595about 123about 4.83 km²0.04% a yearRural
35,422Barangay 54Caloocan City595about 7,839about 0.0759 km²0.95% a yearUrban
35,423Barangay 6Pasay City595about 37,658about 0.0158 km²6.20% a yearUrban
35,424CasoocanVirac, Catanduanes595about 318about 1.87 km²1.95% a yearRural
35,425CentralCalbayog City, Samar595about 2,172about 0.274 km²3.67% a yearUrban
35,426DanaoMogpog, Marinduque595about 367about 1.62 km²−7.54% a yearRural
35,427DigkilaanManticao, Misamis Oriental595about 99about 6.04 km²4.01% a yearRural
35,428Genablan OccidentalMatnog, Sorsogon595about 247about 2.41 km²−5.22% a yearRural
35,429Hibod-hibodSogod, Southern Leyte595about 589about 1.01 km²8.34% a yearRural
35,430LimboBalindong, Lanao del Sur595about 214about 2.78 km²6.93% a yearRural
35,431LumacadAraceli, Palawan595about 47about 12.79 km²−2.10% a yearRural
35,432MagsaysayBaliangao, Misamis Occidental595about 183about 3.26 km²0.12% a yearRural
35,433PlaridelPalompon, Leyte595about 447about 1.33 km²−0.20% a yearRural
35,434San AntonioMacarthur, Leyte595about 290about 2.05 km²0.74% a yearRural
35,435TicaBugasong, Antique595about 365about 1.63 km²0.20% a yearRural
35,436AbundaMabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay594about 91about 6.52 km²no 2020 countRural
35,437Bag-ong AnonangBonifacio, Misamis Occidental594about 84about 7.03 km²−0.20% a yearRural
35,438BangbangolanSan Fernando City, La Union594about 207about 2.87 km²−1.55% a yearRural
35,439BinatiklanLaoang, Northern Samar594about 521about 1.14 km²2.91% a yearRural
35,440BuwangLambunao, Iloilo594about 319about 1.86 km²−0.79% a yearRural
35,441CabongTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte594about 139about 4.28 km²2.36% a yearRural
35,442CambanacBaclayon, Bohol594about 215about 2.76 km²7.70% a yearRural
35,443Caramian Alim RayaMasiu, Lanao del Sur594about 961about 0.618 km²2.31% a yearRural
35,444Carawisan IISan Remigio, Antique594about 136about 4.37 km²0.16% a yearRural
35,445GuitnaAgoncillo, Batangas594about 2,789about 0.213 km²4.07% a yearRural
35,446GuzonTayug, Pangasinan594about 2,000about 0.297 km²1.16% a yearRural
35,447HanoyCaramoan, Camarines Sur594about 343about 1.73 km²3.34% a yearRural
35,448Nasuli CAnini-Y, Antique594about 232about 2.56 km²0.66% a yearRural
35,449North AvanceñaIloilo City, Iloilo594about 6,049about 0.0982 km²−0.44% a yearUrban
35,450RoxasBasilisa, Dinagat Islands594about 1,024about 0.58 km²no 2020 countRural

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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