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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, 36,551 to 36,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
36,551Barangay 6Tigbauan, Iloilo533about 10,114about 0.0527 km²−0.66% a yearRural
36,552Cagdara-oGuiuan, Eastern Samar533about 860about 0.62 km²−0.22% a yearRural
36,553Central West No. 3Bangar, La Union533about 11,638about 0.0458 km²−0.22% a yearRural
36,554HitomaCaramoran, Catanduanes533about 494about 1.08 km²−1.09% a yearRural
36,555IgcalawaganTobias Fornier, Antique533about 236about 2.26 km²0.23% a yearRural
36,556InodaranTagoloan II, Lanao del Sur533about 162about 3.29 km²0.36% a yearRural
36,557KinachawaSan Ricardo, Southern Leyte533about 216about 2.47 km²0.97% a yearRural
36,558LabuonCalape, Bohol533about 459about 1.16 km²−2.17% a yearRural
36,559Little BaguioKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay533about 59about 9.10 km²−0.75% a yearRural
36,560MarupangdanDaram, Samar533about 179about 2.98 km²−1.72% a yearRural
36,561MaslogBalilihan, Bohol533about 186about 2.87 km²1.16% a yearRural
36,562MontericoAloran, Misamis Occidental533about 116about 4.58 km²−1.01% a yearRural
36,563PanabangLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte533about 128about 4.18 km²1.40% a yearRural
36,564PangarulongLaur, Nueva Ecija533about 217about 2.46 km²3.65% a yearRural
36,565PindolonanTaraka, Lanao del Sur533about 5,351about 0.0996 km²0.14% a yearRural
36,566Poblacion IIIBalangkayan, Eastern Samar533about 736about 0.724 km²4.14% a yearRural
36,567PudpudMiagao, Iloilo533about 240about 2.22 km²−2.72% a yearRural
36,568Raya NiondasTamparan, Lanao del Sur533about 4,759about 0.112 km²1.89% a yearRural
36,569SangcolLaoang, Northern Samar533about 239about 2.23 km²1.64% a yearRural
36,570Santa LuciaSorsogon City, Sorsogon533about 308about 1.73 km²0.41% a yearRural
36,571Santa RitaCagdianao, Dinagat Islands533about 298about 1.79 km²0.14% a yearRural
36,572South BalioagPilar, Abra533about 255about 2.09 km²1.06% a yearRural
36,573Sumadel 1Tinglayan, Kalinga533about 71about 7.54 km²0.50% a yearRural
36,574TabatTubungan, Iloilo533about 183about 2.91 km²−0.97% a yearRural
36,575Ulay-BugangAlimodian, Iloilo533about 196about 2.72 km²0.23% a yearRural
36,576VisitacionDelfin Albano, Isabela533about 804about 0.663 km²0.78% a yearRural
36,577Barangay 34Cavite City, Cavite532about 15,331about 0.0347 km²−0.45% a yearRural
36,578Barangay 48Pasay City532about 27,423about 0.0194 km²1.07% a yearUrban
36,579BayanPassi City, Iloilo532about 699about 0.761 km²−7.46% a yearRural
36,580CalirocanGandara, Samar532about 636about 0.837 km²1.45% a yearRural
36,581Catug-aValencia, Bohol532about 776about 0.686 km²4.83% a yearRural
36,582CogonLila, Bohol532about 527about 1.01 km²4.04% a yearRural
36,583LigayaOdiongan, Romblon532about 3,523about 0.151 km²no 2020 countRural
36,584Mabini Pob.Jovellar, Albay532about 5,216about 0.102 km²−2.88% a yearRural
36,585MasigunBurgos, Isabela532about 84about 6.35 km²1.55% a yearRural
36,586NipaCalubian, Leyte532about 4,030about 0.132 km²−0.45% a yearRural
36,587Pinantan ElizaldeAjuy, Iloilo532about 207about 2.57 km²0.05% a yearRural
36,588San PabloUmingan, Pangasinan532about 141about 3.77 km²1.79% a yearRural
36,589San RamonSigay, Ilocos Sur532about 36about 14.86 km²−0.22% a yearRural
36,590SudmonSan Francisco, Southern Leyte532about 108about 4.91 km²−3.64% a yearRural
36,591TalisayMatag-Ob, Leyte532about 2,474about 0.215 km²−3.30% a yearRural
36,592Taongon CabatuanDimiao, Bohol532about 1,215about 0.438 km²−1.14% a yearRural
36,593Tomoy-tomoyMaasin City, Southern Leyte532about 150about 3.54 km²1.94% a yearRural
36,594TorilAloran, Misamis Occidental532about 224about 2.37 km²0.60% a yearRural
36,595UbayPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte532about 116about 4.58 km²−1.14% a yearRural
36,596Zone 4San Roque, Northern Samar532about 12,881about 0.0413 km²−3.94% a yearRural
36,597AlojaBatuan, Bohol531about 204about 2.60 km²1.36% a yearRural
36,598Barangay 3-ADavao City, Davao del Sur531about 2,616about 0.203 km²6.59% a yearUrban
36,599BughoLoboc, Bohol531about 166about 3.20 km²−0.22% a yearRural
36,600CalabadDimasalang, Masbate531about 121about 4.39 km²−1.85% 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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