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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, 35,501 to 35,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
35,501Canibungan ProperTudela, Misamis Occidental591about 143about 4.14 km²1.74% a yearRural
35,502DionumPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte591about 100about 5.92 km²−1.56% a yearRural
35,503E. LaodenioMapanas, Northern Samar591about 11,088about 0.0533 km²3.79% a yearRural
35,504GayakayTagoloan II, Lanao del Sur591about 36about 16.42 km²0.45% a yearRural
35,505JawodSan Joaquin, Iloilo591about 217about 2.72 km²−1.60% a yearRural
35,506KatipunanDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte591about 85about 6.95 km²1.78% a yearRural
35,507MagsaysayLibjo, Dinagat Islands591about 645about 0.916 km²1.34% a yearRural
35,508MagsinoQuezon, Quezon591about 171about 3.45 km²−1.56% a yearRural
35,509MetokongDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur591about 176about 3.36 km²2.10% a yearRural
35,510PuntaUnisan, Quezon591about 169about 3.50 km²0.91% a yearRural
35,511SagradaViga, Catanduanes591about 39about 15.32 km²−3.65% a yearRural
35,512San IsidroHilongos, Leyte591about 97about 6.07 km²0.00% a yearRural
35,513San IsidroPitogo, Zamboanga del Sur591about 225about 2.63 km²−7.17% a yearRural
35,514SombradoBasilisa, Dinagat Islands591about 585about 1.01 km²−5.00% a yearRural
35,515TiguisLila, Bohol591about 1,290about 0.458 km²−7.17% a yearRural
35,516VillafriaAgutaya, Palawan591about 109about 5.44 km²−0.28% a yearRural
35,517ApaleRagay, Camarines Sur590about 144about 4.09 km²−0.24% a yearRural
35,518Barangay 2Casiguran, Aurora590about 15,206about 0.0388 km²−2.48% a yearRural
35,519BuluanCalbiga, Samar590about 50about 11.74 km²−1.64% a yearRural
35,520DanaoAntequera, Bohol590about 349about 1.69 km²4.61% a yearRural
35,521De La PazLuisiana, Laguna590about 160about 3.68 km²0.41% a yearRural
35,522LamputongCulasi, Antique590about 1,245about 0.474 km²0.58% a yearRural
35,523LubacanGuimbal, Iloilo590about 532about 1.11 km²−1.60% a yearRural
35,524MercedesMadalag, Aklan590about 182about 3.24 km²0.12% a yearRural
35,525PiwanMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur590about 22about 27.04 km²3.95% a yearRural
35,526Poblacion Zone 17Baybay City, Leyte590about 15,526about 0.038 km²−1.78% a yearRural
35,527SaluganCurrimao, Ilocos Norte590about 578about 1.02 km²0.16% a yearRural
35,528San RamonPambujan, Northern Samar590about 188about 3.13 km²−1.14% a yearRural
35,529Taglibas ImeldaMatalom, Leyte590about 333about 1.77 km²1.61% a yearRural
35,530Bactul IIMaasin City, Southern Leyte589about 147about 4.02 km²0.33% a yearRural
35,531Barangay 3Camalig, Albay589about 6,857about 0.0859 km²0.08% a yearRural
35,532Bgy. No. 9, Santa AngelaLaoag City, Ilocos Norte589about 7,029about 0.0838 km²−0.36% a yearUrban
35,533BasiaoGarcia Hernandez, Bohol589about 710about 0.83 km²1.97% a yearRural
35,534BetaniaLaur, Nueva Ecija589about 206about 2.86 km²−1.41% a yearRural
35,535BuedCuyapo, Nueva Ecija589about 325about 1.81 km²0.87% a yearRural
35,536BuenavistaCaramoran, Catanduanes589about 75about 7.83 km²−1.60% a yearRural
35,537CabaroanPinili, Ilocos Norte589about 191about 3.08 km²3.56% a yearRural
35,538Carandangan-MipagaLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur589about 31about 19.07 km²3.47% a yearRural
35,539DalacutanCabanglasan, Bukidnon589about 61about 9.67 km²3.27% a yearRural
35,540KitambisBinuangan, Misamis Oriental589about 375about 1.57 km²8.57% a yearRural
35,541L. EmponLas Navas, Northern Samar589about 231about 2.55 km²1.17% a yearRural
35,542MalibcongMalibcong, Abra589about 21about 28.34 km²0.75% a yearRural
35,543Maria ClaraIloilo City, Iloilo589about 9,800about 0.0601 km²0.58% a yearUrban
35,544NagbobtacPalapag, Northern Samar589about 143about 4.13 km²−1.30% a yearRural
35,545New LumbacaingudTamparan, Lanao del Sur589about 1,824about 0.323 km²2.06% a yearRural
35,546TacdogSiquijor, Siquijor589about 460about 1.28 km²1.00% a yearRural
35,547TangcalBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur589about 83about 7.13 km²5.56% a yearRural
35,548Tig-ohotSibalom, Antique589about 158about 3.73 km²3.13% a yearRural
35,549TombadorMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte589about 234about 2.52 km²3.22% a yearRural
35,550TongdolDonsol, Sorsogon589about 310about 1.90 km²−1.79% 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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