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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, 36,001 to 36,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
36,001BunnayAngadanan, Isabela563about 81about 6.91 km²−0.46% a yearRural
36,002CotcotonDumanjug, Cebu563about 216about 2.61 km²0.56% a yearRural
36,003Daan CampoMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte563about 125about 4.49 km²−6.35% a yearRural
36,004DalamaPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay563about 112about 5.03 km²−1.55% a yearRural
36,005DaoAlimodian, Iloilo563about 1,175about 0.479 km²0.04% a yearRural
36,006KanluranLooc, Occidental Mindoro563about 45about 12.38 km²4.53% a yearRural
36,007Kinabag-anCalape, Bohol563about 579about 0.973 km²−3.39% a yearRural
36,008LapnagBanga, Aklan563about 557about 1.01 km²0.13% a yearRural
36,009Lico-anMaria, Siquijor563about 242about 2.33 km²3.09% a yearRural
36,010MadongoSagada, Mountain Province563about 179about 3.15 km²1.69% a yearRural
36,011MagahisMargosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur563about 315about 1.79 km²−4.63% a yearRural
36,012MandaraDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur563about 2,366about 0.238 km²0.56% a yearRural
36,013MapantaoMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte563about 356about 1.58 km²4.16% a yearRural
36,014PongonMacarthur, Leyte563about 254about 2.22 km²−2.81% a yearRural
36,015San AgustinSarrat, Ilocos Norte563about 3,011about 0.187 km²−0.09% a yearRural
36,016San PedroPalompon, Leyte563about 205about 2.75 km²3.09% a yearRural
36,017San Simon IBacarra, Ilocos Norte563about 3,254about 0.173 km²−2.92% a yearRural
36,018SipayIlagan City, Isabela563about 339about 1.66 km²0.83% a yearRural
36,019Sisilang na LigayaBongabon, Nueva Ecija563about 9,608about 0.0586 km²−1.00% a yearRural
36,020TausionValencia, Bohol563about 151about 3.73 km²−0.21% a yearRural
36,021UtolBangui, Ilocos Norte563about 414about 1.36 km²−2.99% a yearRural
36,022Villa SanchezSan Guillermo, Isabela563about 103about 5.46 km²0.26% a yearRural
36,023AlipasiawanDumarao, Capiz562about 251about 2.24 km²0.39% a yearRural
36,024AlomanayPalanan, Isabela562about 60about 9.32 km²−2.14% a yearRural
36,025BagubadGingoog City, Misamis Oriental562about 96about 5.85 km²−1.98% a yearRural
36,026BayabasSan Gabriel, La Union562about 41about 13.66 km²−2.06% a yearRural
36,027BialaanBayang, Lanao del Sur562about 692about 0.812 km²0.30% a yearRural
36,028BulanSipocot, Camarines Sur562about 115about 4.89 km²−0.17% a yearRural
36,029DocolBaleno, Masbate562about 128about 4.40 km²−0.67% a yearRural
36,030EspinosaCalubian, Leyte562about 3,722about 0.151 km²8.05% a yearRural
36,031EstacaDagohoy, Bohol562about 115about 4.88 km²0.74% a yearRural
36,032FactoriaOras, Eastern Samar562about 299about 1.88 km²0.65% a yearRural
36,033LaskigPidigan, Abra562about 327about 1.72 km²−1.16% a yearRural
36,034LewingAnahawan, Southern Leyte562about 525about 1.07 km²2.60% a yearRural
36,035LumbanTangub City, Misamis Occidental562about 220about 2.55 km²0.04% a yearRural
36,036LutacCabatuan, Iloilo562about 285about 1.97 km²−0.09% a yearRural
36,037MacabetasJiabong, Samar562about 229about 2.45 km²0.52% a yearRural
36,038NagtuangLoon, Bohol562about 240about 2.34 km²1.88% a yearRural
36,039PandanLeon, Iloilo562about 1,341about 0.419 km²−4.02% a yearRural
36,040PasigayCalbiga, Samar562about 296about 1.90 km²−0.34% a yearRural
36,041PoblacionTanudan, Kalinga562about 44about 12.70 km²no 2020 countRural
36,042Poblacion I AMaragondon, Cavite562about 7,280about 0.0772 km²0.52% a yearRural
36,043Poblacion WestNagbukel, Ilocos Sur562about 1,986about 0.283 km²−0.67% a yearRural
36,044RinaborBayang, Lanao del Sur562about 3,958about 0.142 km²0.34% a yearRural
36,045SalagsagSalay, Misamis Oriental562about 356about 1.58 km²−1.71% a yearRural
36,046SuyoLuna, La Union562about 608about 0.924 km²0.39% a yearRural
36,047BacauanMiagao, Iloilo561about 425about 1.32 km²−2.52% a yearRural
36,048Bagong TubigTagaytay City, Cavite561about 282about 1.99 km²no 2020 countUrban
36,049Barangay VI Pob.Roxas, Palawan561about 3,243about 0.173 km²−1.72% a yearRural
36,050BatbatoAlilem, Ilocos Sur561about 31about 18.07 km²−0.21% 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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