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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, 36,401 to 36,450 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
36,401CabagakianDimiao, Bohol542about 150about 3.62 km²0.77% a yearRural
36,402CabalagnanTanauan, Leyte542about 547about 0.99 km²3.11% a yearRural
36,403CallanPototan, Iloilo542about 789about 0.687 km²1.76% a yearRural
36,404Daja SurBanga, Aklan542about 327about 1.66 km²0.63% a yearRural
36,405Datu SaililaSiocon, Zamboanga del Norte542about 272about 1.99 km²−6.14% a yearRural
36,406Dina-ayanBurauen, Leyte542about 106about 5.10 km²2.05% a yearRural
36,407GebonawanLope De Vega, Northern Samar542about 19about 28.44 km²0.77% a yearRural
36,408Hugpa WestBurauen, Leyte542about 308about 1.76 km²0.36% a yearRural
36,409IntusanPalanas, Masbate542about 105about 5.14 km²−1.41% a yearRural
36,410TiwalesLakewood, Zamboanga del Sur542about 40about 13.44 km²−2.87% a yearRural
36,411AgagaBurgos, Ilocos Norte541about 13about 41.09 km²−2.80% a yearRural
36,412AnibongMagallanes, Sorsogon541about 112about 4.81 km²1.28% a yearRural
36,413AntipoloIsabel, Leyte541about 668about 0.81 km²1.09% a yearRural
36,414Bagong BarrioMakato, Aklan541about 137about 3.94 km²−3.51% a yearRural
36,415Bagong SilangBauan, Batangas541about 466about 1.16 km²3.22% a yearRural
36,416Carabatan PuntaCauayan City, Isabela541about 936about 0.578 km²1.52% a yearRural
36,417Clarin SettlementOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental541about 155about 3.49 km²2.40% a yearRural
36,418DibarusanMadamba, Lanao del Sur541about 525about 1.03 km²4.46% a yearRural
36,419District 1Pastrana, Leyte541about 4,546about 0.119 km²no 2020 countRural
36,420GuiwanonMaribojoc, Bohol541about 218about 2.48 km²−2.72% a yearRural
36,421HilawanSan Andres, Catanduanes541about 78about 6.97 km²−0.13% a yearRural
36,422IgdulacaMiagao, Iloilo541about 309about 1.75 km²−6.25% a yearRural
36,423IgpuroMiagao, Iloilo541about 1,546about 0.35 km²0.13% a yearRural
36,424LoperoJose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte541about 126about 4.28 km²2.96% a yearRural
36,425NapoSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur541about 756about 0.716 km²1.09% a yearRural
36,426Oya-oyBacnotan, La Union541about 143about 3.79 km²−0.87% a yearRural
36,427PagdildilanSan Juan, La Union541about 487about 1.11 km²−0.26% a yearRural
36,428Poblacion Zone 2Baybay City, Leyte541about 7,762about 0.0697 km²−4.66% a yearRural
36,429San MiguelaySanta Fe, Leyte541about 112about 4.81 km²5.72% a yearRural
36,430Santo NiñoTangub City, Misamis Occidental541about 246about 2.20 km²7.64% a yearRural
36,431SidemGattaran, Cagayan541about 65about 8.28 km²2.40% a yearRural
36,432TagbobongaHinatuan, Surigao del Sur541about 53about 10.18 km²−2.41% a yearRural
36,433Afunan CabayuCamalaniugan, Cagayan540about 201about 2.69 km²2.41% a yearRural
36,434AuroraPilar, Bohol540about 331about 1.63 km²5.21% a yearRural
36,435BinitaganBinangonan, Rizal540about 1,078about 0.501 km²−1.37% a yearRural
36,436BorowaTaraka, Lanao del Sur540about 4,954about 0.109 km²0.09% a yearRural
36,437CabugoBayabas, Surigao del Sur540about 231about 2.34 km²1.72% a yearRural
36,438Calzada Pob.Jovellar, Albay540about 3,418about 0.158 km²0.36% a yearRural
36,439Cantoria No. 4Luna, La Union540about 1,259about 0.429 km²0.27% a yearRural
36,440CatdonganSan Juan, La Union540about 753about 0.717 km²3.12% a yearRural
36,441DamacanBacacay, Albay540about 207about 2.61 km²1.05% a yearRural
36,442FlorminaMondragon, Northern Samar540about 82about 6.59 km²0.04% a yearRural
36,443GuiGanassi, Lanao del Sur540about 1,067about 0.506 km²1.91% a yearRural
36,444KabugawanCalanasan, Apayao540about 14about 39.20 km²4.47% a yearRural
36,445KahayagCalape, Bohol540about 936about 0.577 km²−0.31% a yearRural
36,446Matab-angDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur540about 239about 2.26 km²−0.57% a yearRural
36,447MaybacongBorongan City, Eastern Samar540about 378about 1.43 km²0.09% a yearRural
36,448Northwest PoblacionNampicuan, Nueva Ecija540about 4,463about 0.121 km²1.24% a yearRural
36,449PamalianGanassi, Lanao del Sur540about 9,375about 0.0576 km²1.96% a yearRural
36,450San PedroTapaz, Capiz540about 614about 0.88 km²3.70% 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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