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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, 35,951 to 36,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
35,951CabanoyoanDimasalang, Masbate566about 113about 5.01 km²−2.61% a yearRural
35,952DammaoGamu, Isabela566about 160about 3.54 km²−1.15% a yearRural
35,953IpilBatan, Aklan566about 299about 1.89 km²0.34% a yearRural
35,954LaperianSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur566about 158about 3.58 km²2.39% a yearRural
35,955PataguelegPeñablanca, Cagayan566about 101about 5.59 km²−4.97% a yearRural
35,956Poblacion IIISanta Teresita, Batangas566about 890about 0.636 km²−0.42% a yearRural
35,957Quinayangan DiotayBalud, Masbate566about 735about 0.77 km²−1.07% a yearRural
35,958Santa MonicaDumalag, Capiz566about 108about 5.26 km²0.34% a yearRural
35,959SilanganMogpog, Marinduque566about 950about 0.596 km²−3.62% a yearRural
35,960SugnodMalinao, Aklan566about 49about 11.60 km²0.78% a yearRural
35,961SulangaCabatuan, Iloilo566about 339about 1.67 km²3.27% a yearRural
35,962BannawagJones, Isabela565about 89about 6.33 km²−0.83% a yearRural
35,963Barangay 36Tacloban City, Leyte565about 42,803about 0.0132 km²0.04% a yearRural
35,964BinalayanOras, Eastern Samar565about 109about 5.17 km²2.06% a yearRural
35,965BulajoCavinti, Laguna565about 247about 2.29 km²1.59% a yearRural
35,966BulalacaoCaramoran, Catanduanes565about 52about 10.95 km²−0.83% a yearRural
35,967CandalicanSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur565about 1,464about 0.386 km²1.55% a yearRural
35,968CodiongLibertad, Antique565about 205about 2.76 km²0.34% a yearRural
35,969DirisanBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur565about 234about 2.41 km²7.37% a yearRural
35,970ElefanteBanayoyo, Ilocos Sur565about 203about 2.78 km²−2.13% a yearRural
35,971Imelda MarcosHilongos, Leyte565about 360about 1.57 km²2.68% a yearRural
35,972KerikiteAlmagro, Samar565about 601about 0.94 km²−1.67% a yearRural
35,973ParasanDaram, Samar565about 232about 2.44 km²0.34% a yearRural
35,974TavernaPlacer, Masbate565about 183about 3.08 km²2.93% a yearRural
35,975Villa IlayaAtimonan, Quezon565about 33about 17.04 km²0.30% a yearRural
35,976Zone 14Talisay City, Negros Occidental565about 3,247about 0.174 km²1.32% a yearRural
35,977Bgy. 2 Pob.San Miguel, Iloilo564about 8,234about 0.0685 km²0.17% a yearRural
35,978Barangay IIIGasan, Marinduque564about 5,127about 0.11 km²−0.04% a yearRural
35,979Barangay Poblacion IISanta Magdalena, Sorsogon564about 13,590about 0.0415 km²0.26% a yearRural
35,980Cantaroc BMaria, Siquijor564about 248about 2.27 km²2.88% a yearRural
35,981CawayananBontoc, Southern Leyte564about 135about 4.19 km²0.78% a yearRural
35,982Gimiranat WestLa Paz, Leyte564about 289about 1.95 km²8.14% a yearRural
35,983LiberatoLaua-An, Antique564about 189about 2.99 km²0.39% a yearRural
35,984LogpondMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay564about 265about 2.13 km²0.17% a yearRural
35,985PatongSan Miguel, Leyte564about 184about 3.06 km²0.13% a yearRural
35,986Poblacion EastOcampo, Camarines Sur564about 7,520about 0.075 km²−7.88% a yearRural
35,987Ponong PequeñoDueñas, Iloilo564about 187about 3.01 km²1.32% a yearRural
35,988Puting BuhanginMogpog, Marinduque564about 108about 5.20 km²−3.38% a yearRural
35,989QuinoguitanLoboc, Bohol564about 571about 0.987 km²0.09% a yearRural
35,990Remedios IMauban, Quezon564about 279about 2.02 km²1.00% a yearRural
35,991Sagrada NacacaleBalatan, Camarines Sur564about 364about 1.55 km²−2.21% a yearRural
35,992San Agustin Silangan, Isla VerdeBatangas City, Batangas564about 499about 1.13 km²−5.69% a yearRural
35,993TamocolBadiangan, Iloilo564about 155about 3.63 km²−2.84% a yearRural
35,994TiboPanganiban, Catanduanes564about 308about 1.83 km²−1.98% a yearRural
35,995TrinidadTagbina, Surigao del Sur564about 105about 5.38 km²3.84% a yearRural
35,996ZaragozaSurigao City, Surigao del Norte564about 264about 2.14 km²−1.12% a yearRural
35,997AnonanginGumaca, Quezon563about 90about 6.28 km²2.26% a yearRural
35,998BalatasanCalabanga, Camarines Sur563about 86about 6.54 km²−0.04% a yearRural
35,999Barangay 19Cavite City, Cavite563about 8,530about 0.066 km²−0.75% a yearRural
36,000BululacaoSibalom, Antique563about 243about 2.32 km²5.24% 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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