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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, 35,651 to 35,700 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
35,651Barangay 444Manila582about 35,706about 0.0163 km²no 2020 countUrban
35,652CabayoKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya582about 10about 55.83 km²0.21% a yearRural
35,653CansayangSan Juan, Siquijor582about 166about 3.50 km²1.37% a yearRural
35,654DinaiganTubaran, Lanao del Sur582about 285about 2.04 km²0.93% a yearRural
35,655KatangtangCalauag, Quezon582about 287about 2.03 km²−0.85% a yearRural
35,656MabuhayPio V. Corpus, Masbate582about 138about 4.21 km²−0.33% a yearRural
35,657Malabo-KalantukanLiliw, Laguna582about 1,257about 0.463 km²0.63% a yearRural
35,658Mocaboc IslandTubigon, Bohol582about 19,596about 0.0297 km²−3.32% a yearRural
35,659PagbabangnanGuiuan, Eastern Samar582about 23about 25.52 km²0.97% a yearRural
35,660Poblacion IVMendez, Cavite582about 17,908about 0.0325 km²−0.41% a yearRural
35,661QuezonLibjo, Dinagat Islands582about 233about 2.50 km²1.81% a yearRural
35,662San AndresCandon City, Ilocos Sur582about 375about 1.55 km²−3.04% a yearRural
35,663SulsuganBadian, Cebu582about 235about 2.48 km²0.29% a yearRural
35,664Talibong PequeñoMina, Iloilo582about 396about 1.47 km²1.41% a yearRural
35,665TawaganCagwait, Surigao del Sur582about 428about 1.36 km²0.84% a yearRural
35,666UbbogBacnotan, La Union582about 706about 0.824 km²−0.57% a yearRural
35,667Villa Jose V YlananMaddela, Quirino582about 17about 34.09 km²2.41% a yearRural
35,66850th DistrictOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental581about 3,677about 0.158 km²−5.73% a yearUrban
35,669Bal-MarcovilleBaguio City, Benguet581about 10,229about 0.0568 km²−6.47% a yearUrban
35,670BalatgutiSanto Niño, Samar581about 454about 1.28 km²0.63% a yearRural
35,671BayanihanDolores, Quezon581about 2,617about 0.222 km²1.91% a yearRural
35,672GamayBurauen, Leyte581about 492about 1.18 km²5.27% a yearRural
35,673LabnigParacale, Camarines Norte581about 106about 5.49 km²−2.47% a yearRural
35,674LoccongTinglayan, Kalinga581about 26about 22.57 km²3.47% a yearRural
35,675MaragongdongDagami, Leyte581about 283about 2.05 km²−0.61% a yearRural
35,676MaxvillaVictoria, Northern Samar581about 110about 5.28 km²1.19% a yearRural
35,677NagsipitSan Joaquin, Iloilo581about 208about 2.79 km²−0.53% a yearRural
35,678PinonoyLibacao, Aklan581about 141about 4.12 km²−2.76% a yearRural
35,679San AgustinSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental581about 115about 5.05 km²4.37% a yearRural
35,680San JoseMondragon, Northern Samar581about 5about 110.04 km²no 2020 countRural
35,681VillafloresMakilala, Cotabato581about 78about 7.41 km²0.08% a yearRural
35,682AbacaDupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya580about 21about 27.89 km²0.17% a yearRural
35,683BangonBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur580about 446about 1.30 km²4.49% a yearRural
35,684BannawagAngadanan, Isabela580about 117about 4.97 km²2.23% a yearRural
35,685BayanihanMabitac, Laguna580about 21,324about 0.0272 km²1.82% a yearRural
35,686BongcanawayBalud, Masbate580about 267about 2.17 km²−0.12% a yearRural
35,687BuenasuerteLupi, Camarines Sur580about 89about 6.54 km²1.02% a yearRural
35,688BulaoSan Jorge, Samar580about 352about 1.65 km²2.23% a yearRural
35,689Cagbalete IIMauban, Quezon580about 59about 9.85 km²−0.89% a yearRural
35,690CalilicSibutad, Zamboanga del Norte580about 95about 6.08 km²0.85% a yearRural
35,691Can MariaLapinig, Northern Samar580about 129about 4.51 km²−2.41% a yearRural
35,692CanaromDaraga, Albay580about 210about 2.76 km²1.91% a yearRural
35,693Danac WestBoliney, Abra580about 33about 17.83 km²−3.78% a yearRural
35,694DayanoMainit, Surigao del Norte580about 172about 3.37 km²1.50% a yearRural
35,695Iraya SurOas, Albay580about 7,652about 0.0758 km²−0.81% a yearRural
35,696LinagaCanaman, Camarines Sur580about 367about 1.58 km²−0.45% a yearRural
35,697Lumbac PitakusTaraka, Lanao del Sur580about 3,258about 0.178 km²1.24% a yearRural
35,698MabnangClaveria, Cagayan580about 132about 4.41 km²0.08% a yearRural
35,699MabuhayPilar, Surigao del Norte580about 50about 11.62 km²1.82% a yearRural
35,700MacalinganLila, Bohol580about 1,016about 0.571 km²−0.41% 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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