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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, 35,851 to 35,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
35,851San JuanSan Jorge, Samar572about 607about 0.943 km²0.13% a yearRural
35,852Santa BarbaraSarrat, Ilocos Norte572about 3,945about 0.145 km²0.13% a yearRural
35,853Santa ElenaVirac, Catanduanes572about 12,489about 0.0458 km²−5.15% a yearUrban
35,854TaboSan Policarpo, Eastern Samar572about 175about 3.26 km²1.12% a yearRural
35,855TomarompongPualas, Lanao del Sur572about 469about 1.22 km²7.57% a yearRural
35,856Tulgao EastTinglayan, Kalinga572about 33about 17.24 km²0.08% a yearRural
35,857TupaxJones, Isabela572about 286about 2.00 km²−0.21% a yearRural
35,858UnionTagana-An, Surigao del Norte572about 130about 4.41 km²4.45% a yearRural
35,859VictoryCalbayog City, Samar572about 123about 4.64 km²3.33% a yearRural
35,860Villa MendezMogpog, Marinduque572about 5,553about 0.103 km²−3.02% a yearRural
35,861Villa VictoriaEchague, Isabela572about 208about 2.75 km²2.89% a yearRural
35,862Binongto-anTanauan, Leyte571about 261about 2.19 km²2.60% a yearRural
35,863BongdoSan Benito, Surigao del Norte571about 25about 22.73 km²1.62% a yearRural
35,864CagaasanLaoang, Northern Samar571about 279about 2.05 km²−2.40% a yearRural
35,865DelapaSibutad, Zamboanga del Norte571about 182about 3.14 km²2.41% a yearRural
35,866GadonganTubaran, Lanao del Sur571about 294about 1.94 km²0.95% a yearRural
35,867IbaBasey, Samar571about 128about 4.47 km²−1.92% a yearRural
35,868IyasanGuimbal, Iloilo571about 328about 1.74 km²−0.46% a yearRural
35,869LacadonDueñas, Iloilo571about 310about 1.84 km²−2.99% a yearRural
35,870LaguanRizal, Laguna571about 630about 0.906 km²2.70% a yearRural
35,871LeglegBacnotan, La Union571about 197about 2.90 km²−0.29% a yearRural
35,872MagallanesBasey, Samar571about 281about 2.03 km²−1.34% a yearRural
35,873MindanaoMalabuyoc, Cebu571about 103about 5.57 km²1.67% a yearRural
35,874SugodBayang, Lanao del Sur571about 625about 0.913 km²0.21% a yearRural
35,875TaguiteTangub City, Misamis Occidental571about 219about 2.61 km²0.51% a yearRural
35,876BabayoanSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur570about 410about 1.39 km²−1.34% a yearRural
35,877BalasBacolor, Pampanga570about 82about 6.97 km²0.69% a yearRural
35,878Barangay 47Caloocan City570about 15,922about 0.0358 km²0.47% a yearUrban
35,879Barangay 799Manila570about 34,969about 0.0163 km²1.13% a yearUrban
35,880BuenasuerteSan Fernando, Masbate570about 167about 3.41 km²−0.50% a yearRural
35,881Cadingilan OrientalBayang, Lanao del Sur570about 419about 1.36 km²0.86% a yearRural
35,882Camp 1Maigo, Lanao del Norte570about 442about 1.29 km²−1.18% a yearRural
35,883Dela PazPanaon, Misamis Occidental570about 886about 0.643 km²0.21% a yearRural
35,884IgdurarogTobias Fornier, Antique570about 404about 1.41 km²0.86% a yearRural
35,885JubangCapul, Northern Samar570about 589about 0.968 km²0.38% a yearRural
35,886LagdoSibalom, Antique570about 247about 2.31 km²0.13% a yearRural
35,887LaylayanAlimodian, Iloilo570about 231about 2.47 km²1.35% a yearRural
35,888LukuanLakewood, Zamboanga del Sur570about 49about 11.67 km²3.00% a yearRural
35,889LuyaCalatagan, Batangas570about 135about 4.23 km²−0.54% a yearRural
35,890MayatbaFamy, Laguna570about 274about 2.08 km²5.61% a yearRural
35,891NatbaBacarra, Ilocos Norte570about 571about 0.998 km²0.43% a yearRural
35,892PoblacionEnrique Villanueva, Siquijor570about 649about 0.878 km²1.76% a yearRural
35,893PunongSanta Cruz, Marinduque570about 219about 2.60 km²0.38% a yearRural
35,894PuragSinait, Ilocos Sur570about 1,098about 0.519 km²−0.17% a yearRural
35,895SandayongTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte570about 148about 3.85 km²−2.52% a yearRural
35,896TinaanMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental570about 311about 1.83 km²−0.08% a yearRural
35,897Villa ImeldaMacarthur, Leyte570about 176about 3.23 km²0.13% a yearRural
35,898Vinisitahan-NapaoBacacay, Albay570about 315about 1.81 km²no 2020 countRural
35,899AlagatanGingoog City, Misamis Oriental569about 60about 9.48 km²−2.08% a yearRural
35,900BaluyanImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay569about 124about 4.59 km²0.69% 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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