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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, 35,451 to 35,500 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
35,451SagcupLambunao, Iloilo594about 179about 3.31 km²no 2020 countRural
35,452San PelayoGandara, Samar594about 178about 3.33 km²2.18% a yearRural
35,453AbutSan Fernando City, La Union593about 427about 1.39 km²2.32% a yearRural
35,454AgtipalBacnotan, La Union593about 456about 1.30 km²0.87% a yearRural
35,455AmaraoSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur593about 827about 0.717 km²1.04% a yearRural
35,456BantudTigbauan, Iloilo593about 347about 1.71 km²3.06% a yearRural
35,457Barangay III-ESan Pablo City, Laguna593about 4,492about 0.132 km²0.08% a yearRural
35,458Bato IIMaasin City, Southern Leyte593about 243about 2.44 km²3.44% a yearRural
35,459Can-ipolJagna, Bohol593about 471about 1.26 km²3.98% a yearRural
35,460Casilagan NorteBanayoyo, Ilocos Sur593about 1,581about 0.375 km²0.29% a yearRural
35,461GalaTudela, Misamis Occidental593about 36about 16.48 km²0.78% a yearRural
35,462GegachacPassi City, Iloilo593about 315about 1.88 km²−3.80% a yearRural
35,463IlianTaraka, Lanao del Sur593about 4,861about 0.122 km²1.34% a yearRural
35,464KabasacanSagbayan, Bohol593about 174about 3.41 km²3.34% a yearRural
35,465LidongCaramoan, Camarines Sur593about 105about 5.67 km²−7.83% a yearRural
35,466MainguitBadiangan, Iloilo593about 415about 1.43 km²−2.32% a yearRural
35,467ManlimonsitoSan Lorenzo Ruiz, Camarines Norte593about 153about 3.88 km²−3.30% a yearRural
35,468MatiBacolod, Lanao del Norte593about 78about 7.65 km²0.08% a yearRural
35,469PawanMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur593about 50about 11.88 km²1.47% a yearRural
35,470PinagdapianDel Gallego, Camarines Sur593about 136about 4.35 km²−3.57% a yearRural
35,471Poblacion WestSanto Tomas, Pangasinan593about 701about 0.846 km²0.33% a yearRural
35,472San JuanSanta Marcela, Apayao593about 88about 6.75 km²−0.12% a yearRural
35,473San PedroPaoay, Ilocos Norte593about 687about 0.863 km²0.04% a yearRural
35,474Sto. NiñoAraceli, Palawan593about 37about 16.06 km²4.68% a yearRural
35,475UponPinili, Ilocos Norte593about 215about 2.76 km²0.29% a yearRural
35,476Bagani TocgoCandon City, Ilocos Sur592about 846about 0.70 km²1.39% a yearRural
35,477BalawegNagbukel, Ilocos Sur592about 603about 0.981 km²−0.72% a yearRural
35,478BucalMagdalena, Laguna592about 701about 0.844 km²4.59% a yearRural
35,479CasinaganOas, Albay592about 128about 4.63 km²−0.40% a yearRural
35,480Centro 2Tuguegarao City, Cagayan592about 10,764about 0.055 km²0.00% a yearUrban
35,481Deit De TuragSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar592about 45about 13.18 km²−0.48% a yearRural
35,482InaladanCabatuan, Iloilo592about 233about 2.54 km²2.92% a yearRural
35,483IpilCalauag, Quezon592about 144about 4.12 km²2.09% a yearRural
35,484Lower SambulawanRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur592about 342about 1.73 km²2.27% a yearRural
35,485MagsaysayBagamanoc, Catanduanes592about 125about 4.72 km²−0.48% a yearRural
35,486MahinhinBoac, Marinduque592about 175about 3.38 km²0.20% a yearRural
35,487OtamaHinunangan, Southern Leyte592about 200about 2.96 km²3.93% a yearRural
35,488PampaaralanPlaridel, Quezon592about 3,524about 0.168 km²−0.68% a yearRural
35,489PanoypoyCalbayog City, Samar592about 315about 1.88 km²1.82% a yearRural
35,490Poblacion 2Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte592about 16,043about 0.0369 km²−0.60% a yearRural
35,491Poblacion WestSan Nicolas, Pangasinan592about 3,795about 0.156 km²−0.72% a yearRural
35,492Ragondingan WestBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur592about 4,353about 0.136 km²9.99% a yearRural
35,493San RamonBarcelona, Sorsogon592about 68about 8.66 km²1.00% a yearRural
35,494SangkalPresident Roxas, Capiz592about 109about 5.42 km²3.74% a yearRural
35,495TambinganSabangan, Mountain Province592about 131about 4.53 km²−2.00% a yearRural
35,496VillaricaGeneral Luna, Quezon592about 117about 5.06 km²4.44% a yearRural
35,497BanuyoBorongan City, Eastern Samar591about 66about 8.96 km²1.83% a yearRural
35,498Barangay 551Manila591about 47,661about 0.0124 km²no 2020 countUrban
35,499Bequi-WalinLidlidda, Ilocos Sur591about 221about 2.68 km²1.52% a yearRural
35,500CaluctoganDagami, Leyte591about 422about 1.40 km²−2.47% 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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