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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, 35,551 to 35,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
35,551Upper IchonMacrohon, Southern Leyte589about 577about 1.02 km²−0.88% a yearRural
35,552BagolibasSanta Rita, Samar588about 46about 12.78 km²−3.90% a yearRural
35,553Barangay 723Manila588about 26,133about 0.0225 km²2.06% a yearUrban
35,554Biga-aPalanas, Masbate588about 101about 5.81 km²−0.40% a yearRural
35,555BontodLarena, Siquijor588about 643about 0.915 km²0.71% a yearRural
35,556CagbobotoDaram, Samar588about 252about 2.33 km²2.15% a yearRural
35,557FatimaSindangan, Zamboanga del Norte588about 176about 3.35 km²2.71% a yearRural
35,558Gen. LunaDinalupihan, Bataan588about 20,137about 0.0292 km²2.61% a yearRural
35,559IbolCatbalogan City, Samar588about 916about 0.642 km²2.02% a yearRural
35,560LumbacKolambugan, Lanao del Norte588about 76about 7.70 km²0.33% a yearRural
35,561MinarogParanas, Samar588about 264about 2.23 km²4.93% a yearRural
35,562New UnidosMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur588about 176about 3.34 km²4.93% a yearRural
35,563Poblacion ICurrimao, Ilocos Norte588about 622about 0.946 km²−3.19% a yearRural
35,564QuimmarayanBantay, Ilocos Sur588about 1,960about 0.30 km²0.21% a yearRural
35,565San DiegoBauan, Batangas588about 332about 1.77 km²3.52% a yearRural
35,566Tubo-PaitDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur588about 102about 5.78 km²3.37% a yearRural
35,567TubunganLambunao, Iloilo588about 535about 1.10 km²0.75% a yearRural
35,568YabbiDupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya588about 25about 23.98 km²1.75% a yearRural
35,569YapoBarbaza, Antique588about 544about 1.08 km²0.25% a yearRural
35,570AddalamJones, Isabela587about 111about 5.30 km²0.88% a yearRural
35,571ArosipBacnotan, La Union587about 74about 7.88 km²−1.64% a yearRural
35,572BallaiguiSinait, Ilocos Sur587about 6,045about 0.0971 km²0.58% a yearRural
35,573Barangay 12Pasay City587about 28,775about 0.0204 km²2.02% a yearUrban
35,574Barangay 29-CDavao City, Davao del Sur587about 5,755about 0.102 km²−4.23% a yearUrban
35,575Barangay 5Batangas City, Batangas587about 16,260about 0.0361 km²0.75% a yearRural
35,576Bgy. No. 52-A, San MateoLaoag City, Ilocos Norte587about 642about 0.915 km²0.21% a yearRural
35,577Buadi AlaoDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur587about 8,921about 0.0658 km²1.57% a yearRural
35,578Bubong MadayaPantar, Lanao del Norte587about 1,186about 0.495 km²1.84% a yearRural
35,579CabunlawanLambunao, Iloilo587about 358about 1.64 km²1.49% a yearRural
35,580LantawanSominot, Zamboanga del Sur587about 170about 3.46 km²−5.59% a yearRural
35,581MaricumPastrana, Leyte587about 272about 2.16 km²0.45% a yearRural
35,582NipaSan Dionisio, Iloilo587about 950about 0.618 km²2.62% a yearRural
35,583Papan EsteJones, Isabela587about 150about 3.92 km²−1.68% a yearRural
35,584ParasanonAbuyog, Leyte587about 126about 4.67 km²2.34% a yearRural
35,585Picas SurAbuyog, Leyte587about 108about 5.45 km²3.92% a yearRural
35,586Poblacion Zone 21Baybay City, Leyte587about 10,558about 0.0556 km²−1.98% a yearRural
35,587SalincobBacnotan, La Union587about 608about 0.965 km²4.68% a yearRural
35,588San PedroGuiuan, Eastern Samar587about 559about 1.05 km²2.53% a yearRural
35,589San Vicente NorthCalapan City, Oriental Mindoro587about 9,215about 0.0637 km²0.71% a yearUrban
35,590Barangay 162Manila586about 24,831about 0.0236 km²1.27% a yearUrban
35,591Barangay 7Batangas City, Batangas586about 7,494about 0.0782 km²6.48% a yearUrban
35,592CanlahaoJimalalud, Negros Oriental586about 349about 1.68 km²4.85% a yearRural
35,593DataganBayog, Zamboanga del Sur586about 125about 4.67 km²no 2020 countRural
35,594GuingonaOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental586about 81about 7.26 km²4.49% a yearRural
35,595LabticCalubian, Leyte586about 480about 1.22 km²1.40% a yearRural
35,596MaligayaDolores, Quezon586about 4,216about 0.139 km²−1.94% a yearRural
35,597PanggalaanCalapan City, Oriental Mindoro586about 237about 2.47 km²−0.32% a yearRural
35,598SabnanganLuba, Abra586about 75about 7.80 km²−0.52% a yearRural
35,599SacyudSan Fernando City, La Union586about 127about 4.60 km²−0.84% a yearRural
35,600SimbalucaSanta Teresita, Cagayan586about 83about 7.02 km²0.37% 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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