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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, 36,101 to 36,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
36,101Barangay 7Salcedo, Eastern Samar558about 2,906about 0.192 km²−2.23% a yearRural
36,102BucalanTaraka, Lanao del Sur558about 1,541about 0.362 km²1.75% a yearRural
36,103Canibungan PutolClarin, Misamis Occidental558about 638about 0.875 km²−0.51% a yearRural
36,104CatarauanAmulung, Cagayan558about 262about 2.13 km²−1.00% a yearRural
36,105Dabubu PequeñoSan Agustin, Isabela558about 473about 1.18 km²−0.43% a yearRural
36,106DalumpinesCalubian, Leyte558about 603about 0.926 km²0.35% a yearRural
36,107GuipisAnilao, Iloilo558about 66about 8.43 km²−3.42% a yearRural
36,108IgcoresSan Joaquin, Iloilo558about 261about 2.14 km²−0.84% a yearRural
36,109LabaanBucloc, Abra558about 55about 10.23 km²−3.38% a yearRural
36,110LubongCalanasan, Apayao558about 6about 95.39 km²2.18% a yearRural
36,111MaggokHungduan, Ifugao558about 26about 21.40 km²1.71% a yearRural
36,112MatabaoBatuan, Masbate558about 450about 1.24 km²0.61% a yearRural
36,113MimbuahanSugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental558about 134about 4.17 km²6.21% a yearRural
36,114NamatecSabangan, Mountain Province558about 92about 6.09 km²−8.55% a yearRural
36,115PangcaLa Libertad, Negros Oriental558about 236about 2.36 km²3.27% a yearRural
36,116PangyanTrento, Agusan del Sur558about 40about 14.12 km²0.13% a yearRural
36,117ProgresoSan Guillermo, Isabela558about 70about 8.01 km²−0.72% a yearRural
36,118ReboconMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay558about 147about 3.80 km²5.46% a yearRural
36,119San IsidroPlacer, Surigao del Norte558about 457about 1.22 km²0.22% a yearUrban
36,120San JoseSan Antonio, Nueva Ecija558about 15about 37.83 km²1.75% a yearRural
36,121Small PotonganConcepcion, Misamis Occidental558about 95about 5.88 km²−2.42% a yearRural
36,122Sultan PandapatanBayang, Lanao del Sur558about 1,005about 0.555 km²0.35% a yearRural
36,123TanagBuenavista, Guimaras558about 517about 1.08 km²−2.08% a yearRural
36,124AroboTobias Fornier, Antique557about 214about 2.60 km²1.02% a yearRural
36,125AuroraSan Jorge, Samar557about 384about 1.45 km²0.79% a yearRural
36,126BabuyanSanta Cruz, Zambales557about 56about 9.92 km²0.09% a yearRural
36,127Barangay 693Manila557about 19,893about 0.028 km²2.09% a yearUrban
36,128Barangay Poblacion VBalangiga, Eastern Samar557about 13,652about 0.0408 km²−3.78% a yearRural
36,129BinungaBoac, Marinduque557about 85about 6.54 km²−3.95% a yearRural
36,130BorongCalbiga, Samar557about 96about 5.79 km²1.62% a yearRural
36,131BuenavistaTudela, Cebu557about 136about 4.11 km²5.14% a yearRural
36,132CadoldolanCabatuan, Iloilo557about 260about 2.14 km²−0.76% a yearRural
36,133Calinaoan SurDelfin Albano, Isabela557about 101about 5.52 km²0.61% a yearRural
36,134Campao OccidentalGetafe, Bohol557about 1,439about 0.387 km²0.97% a yearRural
36,135DaigBoac, Marinduque557about 710about 0.784 km²−2.69% a yearRural
36,136Del PilarBaao, Camarines Sur557about 281about 1.98 km²2.82% a yearRural
36,137MabiniMangatarem, Pangasinan557about 8,491about 0.0656 km²−2.84% a yearRural
36,138ManipongolMaco, Davao de Oro557about 33about 16.79 km²−0.88% a yearRural
36,139MaunoLaua-An, Antique557about 640about 0.87 km²0.17% a yearRural
36,140NailoValencia, Bohol557about 502about 1.11 km²2.18% a yearRural
36,141SalvacionPio Duran, Albay557about 172about 3.24 km²−1.81% a yearRural
36,142San BenitoDagami, Leyte557about 530about 1.05 km²−0.76% a yearRural
36,143Talahib PayapaBatangas City, Batangas557about 213about 2.62 km²1.71% a yearRural
36,144TubiganUnisan, Quezon557about 277about 2.01 km²−4.37% a yearRural
36,145Victory IslandGuiuan, Eastern Samar557about 19,964about 0.0279 km²−1.69% a yearRural
36,146AlimoanClaveria, Cagayan556about 195about 2.85 km²0.79% a yearRural
36,147Barangay 44Caloocan City556about 15,487about 0.0359 km²1.20% a yearUrban
36,148BuenavistaIbajay, Aklan556about 266about 2.09 km²0.70% a yearRural
36,149CawaBuenavista, Quezon556about 244about 2.28 km²−2.16% a yearRural
36,150Central West No. 2Bangar, La Union556about 5,732about 0.097 km²−1.21% 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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