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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, 36,501 to 36,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
36,501BolinsongBalindong, Lanao del Sur536about 2,929about 0.183 km²7.79% a yearRural
36,502District IILemery, Batangas536about 8,183about 0.0655 km²−2.90% a yearUrban
36,503Dorong-an DaplianSan Jacinto, Masbate536about 169about 3.18 km²0.54% a yearRural
36,504EstrellaMabini, Batangas536about 432about 1.24 km²−7.95% a yearRural
36,505GurainMadalum, Lanao del Sur536about 597about 0.898 km²0.09% a yearRural
36,506NaburacanMatnog, Sorsogon536about 305about 1.76 km²1.78% a yearRural
36,507NasandigBatuan, Masbate536about 323about 1.66 km²4.28% a yearRural
36,508PoblacionTubo, Abra536about 28about 19.19 km²−2.04% a yearRural
36,509RizalLemery, Batangas536about 13,708about 0.0391 km²−2.08% a yearRural
36,510SalvacionLibon, Albay536about 222about 2.41 km²1.20% a yearRural
36,511San Pedro Pob.Santo Domingo, Albay536about 17,867about 0.030 km²−2.63% a yearRural
36,512TeeDatu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur536about 357about 1.50 km²5.25% a yearRural
36,513Barangay 3Hernani, Eastern Samar535about 1,115about 0.48 km²−2.04% a yearRural
36,514BorionganTaraka, Lanao del Sur535about 5,388about 0.0993 km²2.74% a yearRural
36,515CataoganLavezares, Northern Samar535about 14,538about 0.0368 km²2.28% a yearRural
36,516GuinbonyuganCalinog, Iloilo535about 257about 2.08 km²−0.79% a yearRural
36,517IngwanAlimodian, Iloilo535about 292about 1.83 km²1.88% a yearRural
36,518MalonoyVillareal, Samar535about 108about 4.94 km²3.26% a yearRural
36,519NabbabalayanPeñablanca, Cagayan535about 52about 10.34 km²−6.66% a yearRural
36,520SilidBayang, Lanao del Sur535about 8,412about 0.0636 km²0.09% a yearRural
36,521SokolAtimonan, Quezon535about 163about 3.28 km²3.37% a yearRural
36,522TaglibasBayugan City, Agusan del Sur535about 178about 3.00 km²1.68% a yearRural
36,523TawaganArteche, Eastern Samar535about 50about 10.79 km²−4.39% a yearRural
36,524VigaAntequera, Bohol535about 207about 2.59 km²−1.17% a yearRural
36,525VillaflorClarin, Bohol535about 385about 1.39 km²5.44% a yearRural
36,526Zone IVLanuza, Surigao del Sur535about 2,908about 0.184 km²0.32% a yearRural
36,527Bantan MuntiPilar, Bataan534about 396about 1.35 km²2.39% a yearRural
36,528Bgy. 26 - DinagaanLegazpi City, Albay534about 11,762about 0.0454 km²−4.95% a yearUrban
36,529CalpiPilar, Sorsogon534about 72about 7.42 km²−3.81% a yearRural
36,530CanapuanJaro, Leyte534about 228about 2.34 km²−3.52% a yearRural
36,531Carikkikan NorteIlagan City, Isabela534about 100about 5.34 km²−0.44% a yearRural
36,532Claro M. RectoCatubig, Northern Samar534about 66about 8.15 km²2.85% a yearRural
36,533CorbadaSan Fernando, Masbate534about 161about 3.32 km²2.80% a yearRural
36,534CupisConner, Apayao534about 6about 82.49 km²3.86% a yearRural
36,535GuinihonMayoyao, Ifugao534about 95about 5.62 km²1.11% a yearRural
36,536ImmaculadaLabason, Zamboanga del Norte534about 70about 7.62 km²−8.71% a yearRural
36,537JonaTubungan, Iloilo534about 234about 2.28 km²2.95% a yearRural
36,538Maglaoi NorteCurrimao, Ilocos Norte534about 567about 0.942 km²−4.88% a yearRural
36,539MalatawanPalanas, Masbate534about 142about 3.77 km²−3.14% a yearRural
36,540MasantolOrani, Bataan534about 19,418about 0.0275 km²0.18% a yearRural
36,541NiningSan Nicolas, Pangasinan534about 376about 1.42 km²0.87% a yearRural
36,542PatihanCalauag, Quezon534about 277about 1.93 km²1.74% a yearRural
36,543QuinsorianoSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur534about 901about 0.593 km²−1.22% a yearRural
36,544Rizal IbarraIloilo City, Iloilo534about 18,225about 0.0293 km²−1.13% a yearRural
36,545San IsidroSan Jorge, Samar534about 185about 2.89 km²2.44% a yearRural
36,546San RoqueSan Juan, Southern Leyte534about 883about 0.605 km²−2.40% a yearRural
36,547San TeodoroAgoncillo, Batangas534about 2,136about 0.25 km²−0.92% a yearRural
36,548TabuanonBurauen, Leyte534about 204about 2.62 km²0.32% a yearRural
36,549AngilanDuero, Bohol533about 156about 3.42 km²0.97% a yearRural
36,550BacongBabatngon, Leyte533about 77about 6.95 km²0.18% 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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