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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, 35,901 to 35,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
35,901BituHingyon, Ifugao569about 466about 1.22 km²−0.25% a yearRural
35,902BulbulalaSantiago, Ilocos Sur569about 499about 1.14 km²−1.65% a yearRural
35,903Cadagmayan SurSanta Barbara, Iloilo569about 1,699about 0.335 km²−3.21% a yearRural
35,904Canha-ayonHindang, Leyte569about 162about 3.52 km²1.53% a yearRural
35,905CantomimboBalilihan, Bohol569about 157about 3.62 km²−3.70% a yearRural
35,906DinulanSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte569about 10about 59.49 km²no 2020 countRural
35,907ErmitaPaete, Laguna569about 35,563about 0.016 km²0.56% a yearRural
35,908HubasanHinundayan, Southern Leyte569about 143about 3.98 km²−0.38% a yearRural
35,909MalaguiningTalalora, Samar569about 212about 2.68 km²4.01% a yearRural
35,910MalapaweCalinog, Iloilo569about 259about 2.20 km²−3.25% a yearRural
35,911NanermanSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur569about 1,208about 0.471 km²0.38% a yearRural
35,912Pag-asaMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental569about 87about 6.56 km²0.13% a yearRural
35,913Poblacion District IJulita, Leyte569about 3,647about 0.156 km²−0.50% a yearRural
35,914PunongPassi City, Iloilo569about 415about 1.37 km²1.63% a yearRural
35,915SinamponganAloran, Misamis Occidental569about 125about 4.55 km²−0.33% a yearRural
35,916Ud-udiaoSallapadan, Abra569about 24about 23.94 km²2.37% a yearRural
35,917AgsamanJipapad, Eastern Samar568about 60about 9.39 km²−1.23% a yearRural
35,918Barangay 140Manila568about 17,423about 0.0326 km²1.09% a yearUrban
35,919BoroborSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur568about 307about 1.85 km²1.26% a yearRural
35,920Buadiposo RayaBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur568about 3,463about 0.164 km²9.77% a yearRural
35,921BulakidGuimba, Nueva Ecija568about 197about 2.89 km²0.47% a yearRural
35,922BuriTapaz, Capiz568about 49about 11.68 km²−2.97% a yearRural
35,923FloraSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur568about 910about 0.624 km²0.69% a yearRural
35,924LanaoMaasin City, Southern Leyte568about 546about 1.04 km²0.91% a yearRural
35,925MalinaoMagdalena, Laguna568about 600about 0.947 km²−0.83% a yearRural
35,926NagbalioartianSinait, Ilocos Sur568about 447about 1.27 km²1.95% a yearRural
35,927NatawoPalapag, Northern Samar568about 213about 2.67 km²4.70% a yearRural
35,928Reina MercedesMaconacon, Isabela568about 8about 67.16 km²3.96% a yearRural
35,929Rizal UpperOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental568about 183about 3.10 km²1.36% a yearRural
35,930SinakanSabtang, Batanes568about 88about 6.42 km²0.21% a yearRural
35,931TabugAlimodian, Iloilo568about 145about 3.92 km²1.67% a yearRural
35,932AmorogtongIgbaras, Iloilo567about 391about 1.45 km²−0.29% a yearRural
35,933BantayMangatarem, Pangasinan567about 839about 0.676 km²3.41% a yearRural
35,934Camali-anUbay, Bohol567about 231about 2.45 km²−3.65% a yearRural
35,935GasaMedina, Misamis Oriental567about 49about 11.62 km²1.00% a yearRural
35,936KaleoBarlig, Mountain Province567about 46about 12.42 km²−4.70% a yearRural
35,937LuananLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur567about 147about 3.87 km²3.16% a yearRural
35,938New TaligueAbuyog, Leyte567about 23about 24.93 km²−0.13% a yearRural
35,939PaguraperSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur567about 550about 1.03 km²0.78% a yearRural
35,940ParagosBayambang, Pangasinan567about 89about 6.34 km²−1.62% a yearRural
35,941San AgustinAlburquerque, Bohol567about 1,009about 0.562 km²−1.70% a yearRural
35,942San QuintinRizal, Kalinga567about 66about 8.55 km²−1.23% a yearRural
35,943Santa VictoriaNaguilian, Isabela567about 142about 3.99 km²0.17% a yearRural
35,944SibulanNagcarlan, Laguna567about 556about 1.02 km²1.96% a yearRural
35,945SulucanSorsogon City, Sorsogon567about 16,108about 0.0352 km²−1.03% a yearUrban
35,946Villa VictoriaAlabat, Quezon567about 156about 3.64 km²3.82% a yearRural
35,947BairanVallehermoso, Negros Oriental566about 231about 2.45 km²−1.78% a yearRural
35,948BanbanabaSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur566about 365about 1.55 km²3.42% a yearRural
35,949Barangay Zone IIISanta Barbara, Iloilo566about 3,472about 0.163 km²−5.16% a yearUrban
35,950BurgosAloran, Misamis Occidental566about 488about 1.16 km²1.91% 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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