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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, 35,751 to 35,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
35,751ParasanLeyte, Leyte577about 108about 5.33 km²3.64% a yearRural
35,752SalvadorMacrohon, Southern Leyte577about 92about 6.28 km²1.38% a yearRural
35,753SauiCabagan, Isabela577about 178about 3.25 km²0.85% a yearRural
35,754SinuzaTudela, Misamis Occidental577about 205about 2.82 km²0.13% a yearRural
35,755TultolanTabina, Zamboanga del Sur577about 214about 2.70 km²−4.06% a yearRural
35,756YapuBugasong, Antique577about 52about 11.02 km²0.38% a yearRural
35,757Abad SantosMabini, Bohol576about 213about 2.71 km²−1.17% a yearRural
35,758Baclayan LilodDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur576about 1,272about 0.453 km²0.17% a yearRural
35,759BalballosaSan Juan, La Union576about 480about 1.20 km²−0.12% a yearRural
35,760Barangay 632Manila576about 38,919about 0.0148 km²no 2020 countUrban
35,761Barangay 8Lucban, Quezon576about 10,323about 0.0558 km²−2.42% a yearUrban
35,762BoliraoDagami, Leyte576about 333about 1.73 km²1.03% a yearRural
35,763Buayaan RayaDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur576about 2,472about 0.233 km²0.13% a yearRural
35,764CacaoitenMangatarem, Pangasinan576about 37about 15.69 km²2.58% a yearRural
35,765Carawisan ISan Remigio, Antique576about 92about 6.26 km²2.82% a yearRural
35,766Centro NortePandan, Antique576about 1,215about 0.474 km²0.38% a yearRural
35,767GuadalupeMacrohon, Southern Leyte576about 281about 2.05 km²0.13% a yearRural
35,768HinanggayonMogpog, Marinduque576about 322about 1.79 km²0.29% a yearRural
35,769LumbacBayang, Lanao del Sur576about 2,420about 0.238 km²3.16% a yearRural
35,770Lunang IAlmagro, Samar576about 454about 1.27 km²0.04% a yearRural
35,771MaliwanagMaigo, Lanao del Norte576about 34about 16.85 km²−4.47% a yearRural
35,772MamaladCalamba, Misamis Occidental576about 173about 3.32 km²1.25% a yearRural
35,773NavillanTubungan, Iloilo576about 278about 2.07 km²−0.17% a yearRural
35,774PatagCulaba, Biliran576about 554about 1.04 km²1.97% a yearRural
35,775PindolonanSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur576about 1,901about 0.303 km²1.79% a yearRural
35,776Santo DomingoLuisiana, Laguna576about 184about 3.13 km²1.03% a yearRural
35,777Tayong OccidentalLoay, Bohol576about 269about 2.14 km²2.72% a yearRural
35,778TinopanRapu-Rapu, Albay576about 133about 4.33 km²−2.89% a yearRural
35,779Tutug-anBarugo, Leyte576about 291about 1.98 km²0.85% a yearRural
35,780AgusipanSanta Barbara, Iloilo575about 314about 1.83 km²0.90% a yearRural
35,781BantudIloilo City, Iloilo575about 4,528about 0.127 km²0.59% a yearRural
35,782Barangay 10Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental575about 10,728about 0.0536 km²0.77% a yearUrban
35,783CampaHinatuan, Surigao del Sur575about 340about 1.69 km²0.38% a yearRural
35,784CorazonGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte575about 111about 5.18 km²4.79% a yearRural
35,785MalobagoMarabut, Samar575about 105about 5.47 km²2.44% a yearRural
35,786MayanaGuiuan, Eastern Samar575about 700about 0.821 km²−0.41% a yearRural
35,787MinaplaTaytay, Palawan575about 17about 33.25 km²−2.83% a yearRural
35,788PacacDolores, Abra575about 318about 1.81 km²5.55% a yearRural
35,789PuritacPinili, Ilocos Norte575about 298about 1.93 km²0.04% a yearRural
35,790RagayanMaguing, Lanao del Sur575about 11about 53.69 km²1.79% a yearRural
35,791RebuconNunungan, Lanao del Norte575about 69about 8.39 km²−3.87% a yearRural
35,792San AntonioSan Enrique, Iloilo575about 99about 5.80 km²−6.08% a yearRural
35,793San PedroMacarthur, Leyte575about 504about 1.14 km²−0.29% a yearRural
35,794SigayanTagoloan II, Lanao del Sur575about 50about 11.49 km²0.08% a yearRural
35,795UdanganLa Paz, Abra575about 60about 9.59 km²0.72% a yearRural
35,796AbreDagami, Leyte574about 269about 2.13 km²0.94% a yearRural
35,797ApasanSampaloc, Quezon574about 73about 7.85 km²−1.06% a yearRural
35,798BalungayAlabat, Quezon574about 188about 3.06 km²0.64% a yearRural
35,799Barangay 105Pasay City574about 60,168about 0.00954 km²0.29% a yearUrban
35,800Barangay 127Manila574about 12,615about 0.0455 km²0.38% a yearUrban

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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