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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, 36,601 to 36,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
36,601CoralaoMajayjay, Laguna531about 553about 0.961 km²1.70% a yearRural
36,602ItbudUyugan, Batanes531about 133about 3.98 km²0.05% a yearRural
36,603MarawiTagoloan II, Lanao del Sur531about 56about 9.42 km²0.46% a yearRural
36,604Pinantan DielAjuy, Iloilo531about 474about 1.12 km²no 2020 countRural
36,605Sagrada FamiliaSipocot, Camarines Sur531about 112about 4.76 km²0.60% a yearRural
36,606SaliponganBubong, Lanao del Sur531about 2,709about 0.196 km²1.45% a yearRural
36,607San IsidroLiliw, Laguna531about 712about 0.746 km²2.00% a yearRural
36,608SinagaranJovellar, Albay531about 131about 4.05 km²0.36% a yearRural
36,609TasvillaAllen, Northern Samar531about 555about 0.957 km²0.60% a yearRural
36,610TotongonMutia, Zamboanga del Norte531about 102about 5.20 km²2.00% a yearRural
36,611UlayanCalinog, Iloilo531about 680about 0.781 km²0.32% a yearRural
36,612AbejaoSalcedo, Eastern Samar530about 74about 7.16 km²−2.06% a yearRural
36,613AnahawanCalauag, Quezon530about 103about 5.14 km²0.69% a yearRural
36,614ApalengSan Fernando City, La Union530about 149about 3.55 km²1.70% a yearRural
36,615Barangay IIAlfonso, Cavite530about 2,849about 0.186 km²−1.31% a yearUrban
36,616CaliligawanMalolos City, Bulacan530about 531about 0.998 km²1.50% a yearRural
36,617GibatanganLaoang, Northern Samar530about 111about 4.76 km²0.93% a yearRural
36,618LinaoBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo530about 319about 1.66 km²−1.35% a yearRural
36,619Lumbac Bubong MaindangTaraka, Lanao del Sur530about 3,193about 0.166 km²2.77% a yearRural
36,620LupasangManukan, Zamboanga del Norte530about 125about 4.25 km²0.64% a yearRural
36,621Mama-an PagalonganTagoloan II, Lanao del Sur530about 82about 6.43 km²0.27% a yearRural
36,622MatahimikPuerto Princesa City, Palawan530about 3,464about 0.153 km²no 2020 countUrban
36,623Munting CoralCalaca City, Batangas530about 142about 3.74 km²1.17% a yearRural
36,624PaniquihanBaras, Catanduanes530about 329about 1.61 km²−1.77% a yearRural
36,625Poblacion 5Catbalogan City, Samar530about 9,689about 0.0547 km²−0.31% a yearUrban
36,626San Jorge IISan Jorge, Samar530about 2,294about 0.231 km²1.36% a yearRural
36,627VictoriaAurora, Isabela530about 199about 2.67 km²−0.93% a yearRural
36,628AntalonSan Joaquin, Iloilo529about 194about 2.73 km²−1.86% a yearRural
36,629BañoPakil, Laguna529about 2,251about 0.235 km²−2.70% a yearRural
36,630CabagahanMatnog, Sorsogon529about 207about 2.55 km²1.75% a yearRural
36,631CuliTalacogon, Agusan del Sur529about 41about 12.98 km²−1.61% a yearRural
36,632DukaBarugo, Leyte529about 192about 2.75 km²0.69% a yearRural
36,633IgburiSan Joaquin, Iloilo529about 317about 1.67 km²0.65% a yearRural
36,634KinawitanDaraga, Albay529about 301about 1.76 km²5.69% a yearRural
36,635Mt. AraratBayugan City, Agusan del Sur529about 50about 10.49 km²no 2020 countRural
36,636Poblacion IIIRoxas City, Capiz529about 5,763about 0.0918 km²0.27% a yearUrban
36,637SalvacionPanganiban, Catanduanes529about 280about 1.89 km²3.25% a yearRural
36,638San DiegoPidigan, Abra529about 292about 1.81 km²2.51% a yearRural
36,639San IsidroDueñas, Iloilo529about 280about 1.89 km²2.05% a yearRural
36,640San JoaquinBasco, Batanes529about 33about 15.99 km²−0.49% a yearRural
36,641San VicenteCulasi, Antique529about 239about 2.21 km²1.31% a yearRural
36,642Sangay DiotOzamiz City, Misamis Occidental529about 445about 1.19 km²no 2020 countRural
36,643BilabilaSallapadan, Abra528about 39about 13.47 km²−2.67% a yearRural
36,644CabuyaoSipocot, Camarines Sur528about 193about 2.73 km²1.86% a yearRural
36,645CanituanLaua-An, Antique528about 284about 1.86 km²0.41% a yearRural
36,646CantongtongJiabong, Samar528about 186about 2.84 km²−3.33% a yearRural
36,647DagaraKabugao, Apayao528about 11about 49.38 km²4.64% a yearRural
36,648DansalanBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur528about 2,120about 0.249 km²no 2020 countRural
36,649Del PilarSocorro, Surigao del Norte528about 78about 6.77 km²0.79% a yearRural
36,650IlongbukidBadiangan, Iloilo528about 463about 1.14 km²0.60% 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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