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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, 36,351 to 36,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
36,351JavellanaIloilo City, Iloilo545about 18,412about 0.0296 km²no 2020 countUrban
36,352LawanAlcantara, Romblon545about 478about 1.14 km²−8.32% a yearRural
36,353LudiongDinas, Zamboanga del Sur545about 175about 3.12 km²−4.03% a yearRural
36,354MantulangPassi City, Iloilo545about 260about 2.10 km²−0.69% a yearRural
36,355NagsabaranClaveria, Cagayan545about 88about 6.19 km²1.23% a yearRural
36,356PedulonanPagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur545about 209about 2.61 km²7.64% a yearRural
36,357RosarioMauban, Quezon545about 35about 15.60 km²−6.24% a yearRural
36,358SantanderTudela, Cebu545about 171about 3.18 km²−2.36% a yearRural
36,359TabbuganClaveria, Cagayan545about 67about 8.16 km²0.67% a yearRural
36,360WagdasSan Andres, Catanduanes545about 2,163about 0.252 km²−4.73% a yearRural
36,361Barangay 2Bantay, Ilocos Sur544about 6,860about 0.0793 km²1.66% a yearRural
36,362Barangay 690Manila544about 41,846about 0.013 km²2.24% a yearUrban
36,363Barangay 7Calbiga, Samar544about 2,667about 0.204 km²0.04% a yearRural
36,364Barangay 879Manila544about 12,681about 0.0429 km²0.27% a yearUrban
36,365BunacanSan Julian, Eastern Samar544about 63about 8.64 km²1.56% a yearRural
36,366CabangtalanSinait, Ilocos Sur544about 564about 0.964 km²0.36% a yearRural
36,367CanaanBadoc, Ilocos Norte544about 2,176about 0.25 km²−2.44% a yearRural
36,368GallegoTarangnan, Samar544about 145about 3.76 km²5.33% a yearRural
36,369Guinhan-AyanPlacer, Masbate544about 97about 5.63 km²−1.11% a yearRural
36,370GuintampilanDaram, Samar544about 240about 2.27 km²0.18% a yearRural
36,371IlisanPlaridel, Misamis Occidental544about 523about 1.04 km²−2.40% a yearRural
36,372KaganhaoSanta Cruz, Marinduque544about 58about 9.34 km²−0.82% a yearRural
36,373PagaoBombon, Camarines Sur544about 61about 8.95 km²−1.65% a yearRural
36,374PulangbatoTagapul-An, Samar544about 269about 2.02 km²−0.61% a yearRural
36,375SinapanganSan Juan, La Union544about 1,026about 0.53 km²−0.52% a yearRural
36,376Valentin GrasparilSibalom, Antique544about 68about 8.00 km²1.37% a yearRural
36,377AduyonganMayoyao, Ifugao543about 156about 3.47 km²1.00% a yearRural
36,378Bario-anTagudin, Ilocos Sur543about 1,030about 0.527 km²0.18% a yearRural
36,379CairatanMulondo, Lanao del Sur543about 1,188about 0.457 km²4.22% a yearRural
36,380DalisayAloran, Misamis Occidental543about 2,235about 0.243 km²−2.37% a yearRural
36,381KampootTuburan, Cebu543about 75about 7.22 km²0.77% a yearRural
36,382KauswaganSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte543about 165about 3.30 km²−5.19% a yearRural
36,383LucabanBurgos, Ilocos Sur543about 663about 0.819 km²2.85% a yearRural
36,384MagsaysayViga, Catanduanes543about 78about 7.00 km²−2.87% a yearRural
36,385ManduyogAlimodian, Iloilo543about 399about 1.36 km²0.63% a yearRural
36,386MotongSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte543about 65about 8.41 km²3.90% a yearRural
36,387NatividadLambunao, Iloilo543about 309about 1.76 km²−1.24% a yearRural
36,388PungtoBacarra, Ilocos Norte543about 600about 0.905 km²−0.48% a yearRural
36,389San AndresDelfin Albano, Isabela543about 2,263about 0.24 km²−1.24% a yearRural
36,390San BernardoLimasawa, Southern Leyte543about 522about 1.04 km²0.31% a yearRural
36,391Santa CruzSan Jacinto, Pangasinan543about 239about 2.27 km²−1.28% a yearRural
36,392SerranoDulag, Leyte543about 3,311about 0.164 km²1.47% a yearRural
36,393SudmonSilago, Southern Leyte543about 67about 8.14 km²1.47% a yearRural
36,394TubodMerida, Leyte543about 97about 5.58 km²1.85% a yearRural
36,395BacolodBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur542about 2,751about 0.197 km²5.53% a yearRural
36,396Barangay 6Dapa, Surigao del Norte542about 6,491about 0.0835 km²0.86% a yearRural
36,397Barangay VMercedes, Camarines Norte542about 6,166about 0.0879 km²−6.89% a yearRural
36,398Bia-oSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur542about 938about 0.578 km²0.45% a yearRural
36,399BoklaoanKapangan, Benguet542about 73about 7.40 km²3.74% a yearRural
36,400BulalaMagallanes, Sorsogon542about 133about 4.06 km²0.54% 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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