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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, 36,251 to 36,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
36,251Kanluran KabubuhayanNagcarlan, Laguna550about 514about 1.07 km²3.37% a yearRural
36,252MagsaysayMapanas, Northern Samar550about 22about 24.77 km²−2.98% a yearRural
36,253MahagnaAbuyog, Leyte550about 169about 3.25 km²0.94% a yearRural
36,254Matin-aoHinunangan, Southern Leyte550about 53about 10.45 km²−0.04% a yearRural
36,255MotoSan Dionisio, Iloilo550about 573about 0.96 km²2.71% a yearRural
36,256NavarroTubajon, Dinagat Islands550about 31about 17.64 km²4.22% a yearRural
36,257Poblacion Barangay 6General Macarthur, Eastern Samar550about 9,786about 0.0562 km²−4.35% a yearRural
36,258San JoseLlorente, Eastern Samar550about 95about 5.76 km²−6.66% a yearRural
36,259San RoqueTubajon, Dinagat Islands550about 585about 0.94 km²3.01% a yearRural
36,260Santa BarbaraIgbaras, Iloilo550about 348about 1.58 km²1.88% a yearRural
36,261Santo TomasSan Nicolas, Pangasinan550about 455about 1.21 km²−1.71% a yearRural
36,262SimangValencia, Bohol550about 470about 1.17 km²−1.18% a yearRural
36,263TamlangPualas, Lanao del Sur550about 514about 1.07 km²3.84% a yearRural
36,264AblegPasil, Kalinga549about 245about 2.24 km²−2.22% a yearRural
36,265BahayPastrana, Leyte549about 331about 1.66 km²1.54% a yearRural
36,266BalungisanImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay549about 70about 7.83 km²−1.14% a yearRural
36,267BanbanDimiao, Bohol549about 826about 0.665 km²0.09% a yearRural
36,268Barangay 4Dapa, Surigao del Norte549about 12,708about 0.0432 km²1.36% a yearRural
36,269Barangay 68Tacloban City, Leyte549about 4,575about 0.12 km²no 2020 countUrban
36,270Barangay 9Bacolod City, Negros Occidental549about 2,905about 0.189 km²−0.04% a yearUrban
36,271BenguetGubat, Sorsogon549about 258about 2.13 km²−1.27% a yearRural
36,272Cansamada EastDagami, Leyte549about 495about 1.11 km²6.57% a yearRural
36,273CarmenPandan, Antique549about 3,249about 0.169 km²0.18% a yearRural
36,274Culing CentroCabatuan, Isabela549about 347about 1.58 km²−1.02% a yearRural
36,275CuyaUbay, Bohol549about 646about 0.85 km²0.58% a yearRural
36,276DingleAbuyog, Leyte549about 255about 2.15 km²−0.77% a yearRural
36,277DoloresBalasan, Iloilo549about 419about 1.31 km²0.09% a yearRural
36,278HiparayanGandara, Samar549about 78about 7.02 km²−2.46% a yearRural
36,279HoljogonMobo, Masbate549about 206about 2.66 km²0.67% a yearRural
36,280Igbangcal-BTobias Fornier, Antique549about 228about 2.41 km²0.49% a yearRural
36,281IyaoCaramoran, Catanduanes549about 75about 7.28 km²−1.99% a yearRural
36,282LimaPastrana, Leyte549about 255about 2.15 km²−0.98% a yearRural
36,283MabuhaySan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur549about 245about 2.24 km²−0.47% a yearRural
36,284Maindig DitsaanDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur549about 3,685about 0.149 km²1.31% a yearRural
36,285MalungunBubong, Lanao del Sur549about 1,538about 0.357 km²1.78% a yearRural
36,286Mambiranan GrandePassi City, Iloilo549about 267about 2.06 km²0.99% a yearRural
36,287NapoPalapag, Northern Samar549about 167about 3.28 km²2.02% a yearRural
36,288New CaaluanTinambac, Camarines Sur549about 972about 0.565 km²0.53% a yearRural
36,289San Jose NorteManabo, Abra549about 282about 1.95 km²−0.30% a yearRural
36,290San JuanSanta Praxedes, Cagayan549about 75about 7.32 km²1.31% a yearRural
36,291South Central PoblacionNampicuan, Nueva Ecija549about 6,066about 0.0905 km²0.35% a yearRural
36,292Tagabas IlayaCatanauan, Quezon549about 97about 5.66 km²1.69% a yearRural
36,293Barangay 349Manila548about 39,143about 0.014 km²−8.34% a yearUrban
36,294Barangay 633Manila548about 35,128about 0.0156 km²5.01% a yearUrban
36,295Barangay VI-ASan Pablo City, Laguna548about 4,419about 0.124 km²0.85% a yearUrban
36,296BualanPualas, Lanao del Sur548about 394about 1.39 km²3.59% a yearRural
36,297BunaganMangatarem, Pangasinan548about 32about 17.20 km²−2.31% a yearRural
36,298CabitoonanGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte548about 347about 1.58 km²2.72% a yearRural
36,299KalipayPuerto Princesa City, Palawan548about 9,928about 0.0552 km²2.22% a yearRural
36,300MandegLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur548about 115about 4.75 km²0.90% 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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