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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, 36,151 to 36,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
36,151EmiliaPudtol, Apayao556about 460about 1.21 km²2.48% a yearRural
36,152FusinaLal-Lo, Cagayan556about 135about 4.12 km²0.35% a yearRural
36,153GawisanMaasin City, Southern Leyte556about 158about 3.51 km²1.52% a yearRural
36,154KinagdanIgbaras, Iloilo556about 217about 2.56 km²−0.04% a yearRural
36,155LogeroMarabut, Samar556about 85about 6.53 km²1.67% a yearRural
36,156MaliwaliwDagami, Leyte556about 381about 1.46 km²−1.41% a yearRural
36,157NangkaDanao City, Cebu556about 240about 2.32 km²1.48% a yearRural
36,158Pantalan NavarroAjuy, Iloilo556about 329about 1.69 km²1.39% a yearRural
36,159PinamanaganAbuyog, Leyte556about 71about 7.82 km²0.13% a yearRural
36,160Poblacion Barangay 6Lipa City, Batangas556about 6,465about 0.086 km²−0.09% a yearUrban
36,161Poblacion Ward 4-AGuiuan, Eastern Samar556about 4,520about 0.123 km²−2.77% a yearUrban
36,162SalubsobKinoguitan, Misamis Oriental556about 460about 1.21 km²5.66% a yearRural
36,163SebodPres. Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte556about 177about 3.14 km²−1.65% a yearRural
36,164AllangiganConner, Apayao555about 46about 11.96 km²−0.60% a yearRural
36,165AsuncionViga, Catanduanes555about 4,625about 0.12 km²−2.12% a yearRural
36,166Bacsay Cataraoan SurClaveria, Cagayan555about 582about 0.953 km²2.39% a yearRural
36,167BalimbingCalaca City, Batangas555about 338about 1.64 km²−2.24% a yearRural
36,168BanogaoMatnog, Sorsogon555about 399about 1.39 km²0.57% a yearRural
36,169Barangay 664Manila555about 3,854about 0.144 km²4.82% a yearUrban
36,170Barangay IV-CSan Pablo City, Laguna555about 9,840about 0.0564 km²−1.21% a yearUrban
36,171BolocTubungan, Iloilo555about 253about 2.19 km²−0.93% a yearRural
36,172Bongbongan IISibalom, Antique555about 98about 5.69 km²0.75% a yearRural
36,173Busel-buselSantiago, Ilocos Sur555about 343about 1.62 km²1.11% a yearRural
36,174CanalSiquijor, Siquijor555about 1,067about 0.52 km²0.57% a yearRural
36,175FatimaCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija555about 14,683about 0.0378 km²−7.75% a yearRural
36,176FatimaPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay555about 90about 6.15 km²−0.60% a yearRural
36,177LawitGingoog City, Misamis Oriental555about 74about 7.53 km²0.22% a yearRural
36,178Panpanan IISan Remigio, Antique555about 22about 25.39 km²0.30% a yearRural
36,179PinarigusanSan Miguel, Leyte555about 1,212about 0.458 km²1.34% a yearRural
36,180San JuanBuguey, Cagayan555about 142about 3.92 km²1.39% a yearRural
36,181Santa FeCarigara, Leyte555about 356about 1.56 km²0.22% a yearRural
36,182TagaytayMahaplag, Leyte555about 77about 7.20 km²8.56% a yearRural
36,183TuburanSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte555about 95about 5.87 km²−1.93% a yearRural
36,184BadbadOas, Albay554about 139about 3.98 km²−0.97% a yearRural
36,185Barasan OesteSanta Barbara, Iloilo554about 518about 1.07 km²−0.72% a yearRural
36,186BugaongBuenavista, Bohol554about 283about 1.96 km²2.20% a yearRural
36,187BungaPadre Burgos, Southern Leyte554about 573about 0.966 km²1.07% a yearRural
36,188DagatanLiliw, Laguna554about 598about 0.926 km²1.25% a yearRural
36,189DalumpinasSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental554about 131about 4.22 km²1.67% a yearRural
36,190IgcadlumSan Joaquin, Iloilo554about 357about 1.55 km²−0.30% a yearRural
36,191MontserratDapa, Surigao del Norte554about 248about 2.23 km²2.05% a yearRural
36,192Pajo BaguioVirac, Catanduanes554about 586about 0.946 km²0.62% a yearRural
36,193PindolonanBaroy, Lanao del Norte554about 377about 1.47 km²−1.86% a yearRural
36,194PoblacionCorcuera, Romblon554about 2,225about 0.249 km²−0.68% a yearRural
36,195RizalinoPitogo, Quezon554about 474about 1.17 km²−1.74% a yearRural
36,196SampornaBayang, Lanao del Sur554about 13,097about 0.0423 km²0.04% a yearRural
36,197SapnganBulusan, Sorsogon554about 2,651about 0.209 km²2.64% a yearRural
36,198South PoblacionValencia, Negros Oriental554about 3,847about 0.144 km²−0.13% a yearRural
36,199TamburanBato, Catanduanes554about 571about 0.971 km²−1.34% a yearRural
36,200AnonangSan Guillermo, Isabela553about 91about 6.06 km²1.77% 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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