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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, 36,451 to 36,500 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
36,451SapsapPastrana, Leyte540about 505about 1.07 km²0.72% a yearRural
36,452Barangay 140Pasay City539about 46,466about 0.0116 km²−2.14% a yearUrban
36,453Barangay 168Pasay City539about 20,417about 0.0264 km²0.82% a yearUrban
36,454Barangay 3General Luna, Quezon539about 18,780about 0.0287 km²4.37% a yearRural
36,455Barangay 7Llorente, Eastern Samar539about 5,827about 0.0925 km²−2.18% a yearRural
36,456CawayaninLopez, Quezon539about 37about 14.52 km²−1.25% a yearRural
36,457FerrerasMarabut, Samar539about 238about 2.26 km²0.59% a yearRural
36,458Juan M. AlbertoVirac, Catanduanes539about 262about 2.06 km²1.92% a yearRural
36,459LomanoyLila, Bohol539about 779about 0.692 km²−3.78% a yearRural
36,460MacArthurBiri, Northern Samar539about 238about 2.26 km²−0.35% a yearRural
36,461MetadicopTubaran, Lanao del Sur539about 243about 2.22 km²0.96% a yearRural
36,462Oaqui No. 1Luna, La Union539about 473about 1.14 km²−1.94% a yearRural
36,463Poblacion ItaasAngono, Rizal539about 24,954about 0.0216 km²−1.00% a yearRural
36,464San IsidroBalilihan, Bohol539about 204about 2.64 km²1.05% a yearRural
36,465SulpaVillaba, Leyte539about 257about 2.10 km²no 2020 countRural
36,466TipoloDueñas, Iloilo539about 203about 2.66 km²0.09% a yearRural
36,467Barangay 5Carmona City, Cavite538about 22,324about 0.0241 km²0.27% a yearRural
36,468BatangTulunan, Cotabato538about 53about 10.07 km²0.68% a yearRural
36,469BungroCabugao, Ilocos Sur538about 452about 1.19 km²5.29% a yearRural
36,470BusayMagallanes, Sorsogon538about 92about 5.85 km²−2.11% a yearRural
36,471GildoreSara, Iloilo538about 371about 1.45 km²3.35% a yearRural
36,472LaludBulusan, Sorsogon538about 92about 5.82 km²0.09% a yearRural
36,473MalasikDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur538about 338about 1.59 km²−1.54% a yearRural
36,474MolansongSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur538about 190about 2.83 km²1.29% a yearRural
36,475NapnotMadalag, Aklan538about 167about 3.22 km²0.87% a yearRural
36,476PatlabawonPatnongon, Antique538about 95about 5.65 km²1.87% a yearRural
36,477PontaconInitao, Misamis Oriental538about 341about 1.58 km²−2.81% a yearRural
36,478RizalQuinapondan, Eastern Samar538about 247about 2.18 km²1.72% a yearRural
36,479San TiburcioSalcedo, Ilocos Sur538about 430about 1.25 km²−2.43% a yearRural
36,480Sinaoangan NorteSan Agustin, Isabela538about 117about 4.59 km²−1.50% a yearRural
36,481Tag-abacaLeyte, Leyte538about 52about 10.31 km²−3.49% a yearRural
36,482BalingasaoValencia, Bohol537about 365about 1.47 km²0.77% a yearRural
36,483BanaganLeon, Iloilo537about 289about 1.86 km²−0.74% a yearRural
36,484BanogJimalalud, Negros Oriental537about 156about 3.45 km²no 2020 countRural
36,485Barangay 2Lian, Batangas537about 9,504about 0.0565 km²0.32% a yearRural
36,486BekiganSadanga, Mountain Province537about 18about 30.13 km²0.09% a yearRural
36,487Cabunga-anSan Remigio, Antique537about 105about 5.10 km²2.63% a yearRural
36,488Danao IICalbayog City, Samar537about 68about 7.89 km²2.68% a yearRural
36,489MalobagoMaydolong, Eastern Samar537about 52about 10.35 km²1.53% a yearRural
36,490San JoseDonsol, Sorsogon537about 243about 2.21 km²2.93% a yearRural
36,491San SalvadorMaddela, Quirino537about 82about 6.56 km²1.63% a yearRural
36,492Santo Niño IHinunangan, Southern Leyte537about 413about 1.30 km²1.10% a yearRural
36,493SinalmacanMatnog, Sorsogon537about 125about 4.30 km²1.06% a yearRural
36,494TabongtabongBarbaza, Antique537about 203about 2.65 km²1.48% a yearRural
36,495TulbongMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur537about 150about 3.59 km²1.10% a yearRural
36,496VilvarSan Remigio, Antique537about 378about 1.42 km²0.91% a yearRural
36,497Zone IIRosales, Pangasinan537about 6,447about 0.0833 km²−1.71% a yearRural
36,498AgbabadiangPanitan, Capiz536about 730about 0.734 km²1.34% a yearRural
36,499Bagong OponRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur536about 163about 3.29 km²−0.66% a yearRural
36,500BalingasagDueñas, Iloilo536about 425about 1.26 km²1.78% 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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