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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, 35,701 to 35,750 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
35,701Pagsanaan NorteMagsingal, Ilocos Sur580about 333about 1.74 km²2.89% a yearRural
35,702Poblacion District ISan Vicente, Camarines Norte580about 9,105about 0.0637 km²−3.16% a yearRural
35,703PolvoristaSorsogon City, Sorsogon580about 8,909about 0.0651 km²0.59% a yearUrban
35,704San AntonioSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur580about 84about 6.90 km²1.55% a yearRural
35,705Upper BangadTinglayan, Kalinga580about 143about 4.07 km²1.91% a yearRural
35,706AmpuaganSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur579about 705about 0.821 km²−1.85% a yearRural
35,707AndilLala, Lanao del Norte579about 397about 1.46 km²−2.15% a yearRural
35,708BalangiganDueñas, Iloilo579about 261about 2.22 km²0.12% a yearRural
35,709Barangay 52Tacloban City, Leyte579about 13,041about 0.0444 km²−0.61% a yearUrban
35,710Barangay 613Manila579about 22,015about 0.0263 km²0.46% a yearUrban
35,711BarangobongNueva Era, Ilocos Norte579about 13about 44.76 km²6.63% a yearRural
35,712BawangMadamba, Lanao del Sur579about 66about 8.75 km²3.28% a yearRural
35,713BaybayaoasMayantoc, Tarlac579about 423about 1.37 km²5.45% a yearRural
35,714BobonLeon, Iloilo579about 271about 2.14 km²0.93% a yearRural
35,715Bon-otSan Andres, Catanduanes579about 378about 1.53 km²−0.89% a yearRural
35,716BontudClarin, Bohol579about 192about 3.01 km²−2.34% a yearRural
35,717CagpoTorrijos, Marinduque579about 237about 2.44 km²2.14% a yearRural
35,718CanibonganNunungan, Lanao del Norte579about 104about 5.57 km²0.85% a yearRural
35,719LiloanCatarman, Camiguin579about 73about 7.96 km²0.46% a yearRural
35,720MawiDuero, Bohol579about 733about 0.79 km²2.56% a yearRural
35,721Palid IILeyte, Leyte579about 109about 5.33 km²−2.52% a yearRural
35,722PappatAngadanan, Isabela579about 391about 1.48 km²0.50% a yearRural
35,723QuirinoBatuan, Bohol579about 190about 3.05 km²2.14% a yearRural
35,724SagnapLoay, Bohol579about 991about 0.584 km²1.06% a yearRural
35,725San IsidroPalanas, Masbate579about 63about 9.13 km²−0.77% a yearRural
35,726SongkitMadrid, Surigao del Sur579about 211about 2.74 km²1.15% a yearRural
35,727AntolonCaramoan, Camarines Sur578about 67about 8.68 km²−0.73% a yearRural
35,728ApidInopacan, Leyte578about 1,284about 0.45 km²−1.40% a yearRural
35,729BahianLoboc, Bohol578about 550about 1.05 km²0.21% a yearRural
35,730BongaMaria, Siquijor578about 323about 1.79 km²0.98% a yearRural
35,731Luna (La Paz)Iloilo City, Iloilo578about 5,255about 0.11 km²0.00% a yearUrban
35,732MaisogSan Lorenzo Ruiz, Camarines Norte578about 35about 16.50 km²1.07% a yearRural
35,733Matue-ButaragGregorio del Pilar, Ilocos Sur578about 36about 15.84 km²−4.06% a yearRural
35,734Salvacion PoblacionAlangalang, Leyte578about 10,906about 0.053 km²no 2020 countRural
35,735San FranciscoTabina, Zamboanga del Sur578about 159about 3.63 km²−6.24% a yearRural
35,736San JoseSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur578about 303about 1.91 km²−1.13% a yearRural
35,737San VictorayLa Paz, Leyte578about 633about 0.913 km²0.29% a yearRural
35,738To-ogLavezares, Northern Samar578about 64about 9.04 km²−0.21% a yearRural
35,739BongawisanSan Francisco, Southern Leyte577about 791about 0.729 km²no 2020 countRural
35,740BonotbonotBuenavista, Bohol577about 451about 1.28 km²−8.92% a yearRural
35,741CullitCamalaniugan, Cagayan577about 241about 2.39 km²0.17% a yearRural
35,742DangleyAgno, Pangasinan577about 343about 1.68 km²0.21% a yearRural
35,743DivisoriaAurora, Isabela577about 108about 5.33 km²0.25% a yearRural
35,744EstrellaJovellar, Albay577about 111about 5.22 km²1.33% a yearRural
35,745KalilanganPantar, Lanao del Norte577about 515about 1.12 km²2.29% a yearRural
35,746LalabDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur577about 180about 3.20 km²0.34% a yearRural
35,747LambanoganAmai Manabilang, Lanao del Sur577about 157about 3.67 km²3.40% a yearRural
35,748MatamboOas, Albay577about 337about 1.71 km²4.31% a yearRural
35,749PadaoilSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur577about 382about 1.51 km²−0.45% a yearRural
35,750PalacioDagami, Leyte577about 260about 2.22 km²8.04% 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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