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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, 35,601 to 35,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
35,601TinabalanGingoog City, Misamis Oriental586about 180about 3.25 km²−2.20% a yearRural
35,602ValdeconchaBinuangan, Misamis Oriental586about 175about 3.34 km²1.14% a yearRural
35,603Villa MagsaysayBabatngon, Leyte586about 40about 14.68 km²0.46% a yearRural
35,604BacquiBacnotan, La Union585about 649about 0.901 km²2.12% a yearRural
35,605BaludTobias Fornier, Antique585about 522about 1.12 km²0.71% a yearRural
35,606CabasaranTamparan, Lanao del Sur585about 1,477about 0.396 km²2.63% a yearRural
35,607Cag-anibongCalbayog City, Samar585about 58about 10.01 km²0.54% a yearRural
35,608Cam-boayonGigaquit, Surigao del Norte585about 127about 4.62 km²7.07% a yearRural
35,609CapuyhanSigma, Capiz585about 600about 0.975 km²−2.02% a yearRural
35,610LipilipSipocot, Camarines Sur585about 172about 3.40 km²0.46% a yearRural
35,611Maranat BontalisMasiu, Lanao del Sur585about 117about 5.00 km²3.15% a yearRural
35,612San MartinJose Panganiban, Camarines Norte585about 75about 7.76 km²−4.44% a yearRural
35,613Sta. Mesa Pob.Dagami, Leyte585about 3,197about 0.183 km²−0.92% a yearRural
35,614TaguiporoBangui, Ilocos Norte585about 241about 2.43 km²4.29% a yearRural
35,615West PoblacionNampicuan, Nueva Ecija585about 7,863about 0.0744 km²−5.60% a yearRural
35,616AñatoPagbilao, Quezon584about 175about 3.33 km²0.63% a yearRural
35,617BalagtasinSan Luis, Batangas584about 567about 1.03 km²0.46% a yearRural
35,618Barangay I-ASan Pablo City, Laguna584about 5,078about 0.115 km²0.29% a yearUrban
35,619Datu BakalShariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur584about 279about 2.09 km²4.10% a yearRural
35,620IgcagayLibertad, Antique584about 54about 10.75 km²1.67% a yearRural
35,621JamislaganSorsogon City, Sorsogon584about 172about 3.39 km²−0.80% a yearRural
35,622Jibao-anSanta Barbara, Iloilo584about 1,185about 0.493 km²−1.12% a yearRural
35,623KatipunanLoreto, Agusan del Sur584about 13about 44.03 km²−1.91% a yearRural
35,624KatipunanSan Miguel, Catanduanes584about 33about 17.61 km²1.14% a yearRural
35,625KinuartilanPolangui, Albay584about 149about 3.93 km²−6.03% a yearRural
35,626LuplupaTinglayan, Kalinga584about 84about 6.99 km²−0.88% a yearRural
35,627LuzaranLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental584about 195about 3.00 km²3.79% a yearRural
35,628NavalasDueñas, Iloilo584about 199about 2.93 km²0.75% a yearRural
35,629PoblacionSan Isidro, Abra584about 223about 2.62 km²−0.88% a yearRural
35,630Poblacion District IIBabatngon, Leyte584about 3,395about 0.172 km²0.84% a yearRural
35,631QuezonDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte584about 86about 6.83 km²0.21% a yearRural
35,632San Antonio, Isla VerdeBatangas City, Batangas584about 81about 7.18 km²no 2020 countRural
35,633San JuanSolsona, Ilocos Norte584about 167about 3.50 km²0.84% a yearRural
35,634TadocAbuyog, Leyte584about 262about 2.23 km²3.21% a yearRural
35,635AnayoAritao, Nueva Vizcaya583about 48about 12.17 km²6.24% a yearRural
35,636Barangay 721Manila583about 4,351about 0.134 km²0.25% a yearUrban
35,637Barangay 8Catubig, Northern Samar583about 6,717about 0.0868 km²−1.99% a yearRural
35,638GaputTubaran, Lanao del Sur583about 258about 2.26 km²0.93% a yearRural
35,639LinaoTanauan, Leyte583about 663about 0.879 km²4.31% a yearRural
35,640LumbacPualas, Lanao del Sur583about 917about 0.636 km²5.09% a yearRural
35,641Nangan-nanganTigbao, Zamboanga del Sur583about 41about 14.26 km²−4.26% a yearRural
35,642PandananCalauag, Quezon583about 343about 1.70 km²−2.03% a yearRural
35,643PandayanSan Juan, Ilocos Sur583about 2,524about 0.231 km²0.25% a yearRural
35,644Sabang DaguitanDulag, Leyte583about 857about 0.68 km²0.17% a yearRural
35,645Salvacion Que GatosNabua, Camarines Sur583about 269about 2.17 km²−0.25% a yearRural
35,646San AntonioPasacao, Camarines Sur583about 133about 4.37 km²−1.20% a yearRural
35,647VictorySilvino Lobos, Northern Samar583about 192about 3.04 km²0.97% a yearRural
35,648Zone IIVictoria, Northern Samar583about 17,097about 0.0341 km²0.93% a yearRural
35,649AcabanCulaba, Biliran582about 51about 11.32 km²1.28% a yearRural
35,650ApuaoMercedes, Camarines Norte582about 244about 2.39 km²−2.07% 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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