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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, 36,651 to 36,700 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
36,651KauswaganMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental528about 51about 10.40 km²0.41% a yearRural
36,652LaboSanta Cruz, Marinduque528about 70about 7.51 km²−0.32% a yearRural
36,653LipugaAlfonso Castaneda, Nueva Vizcaya528about 7about 76.93 km²2.88% a yearRural
36,654MadaragLambunao, Iloilo528about 543about 0.973 km²−2.94% a yearRural
36,655PiasSalcedo, Ilocos Sur528about 444about 1.19 km²2.06% a yearRural
36,656Poblacion VBalabac, Palawan528about 359about 1.47 km²−0.76% a yearRural
36,657San Rafael Pob.Santo Domingo, Albay528about 6,804about 0.0776 km²−1.06% a yearRural
36,658Santo NiñoKatipunan, Zamboanga del Norte528about 222about 2.38 km²−1.86% a yearRural
36,659Villa AgullanaMaddela, Quirino528about 30about 17.62 km²−0.49% a yearRural
36,660AdlawanValencia, Bohol527about 180about 2.93 km²−1.32% a yearRural
36,661AlojipanCulasi, Antique527about 32about 16.23 km²1.22% a yearRural
36,662Barangay 3Catubig, Northern Samar527about 10,253about 0.0514 km²−1.57% a yearRural
36,663CabagnganLaoang, Northern Samar527about 147about 3.59 km²−0.32% a yearRural
36,664CadaclanCalanasan, Apayao527about 3about 164.62 km²no 2020 countRural
36,665CawayninInfanta, Quezon527about 725about 0.727 km²−0.71% a yearRural
36,666DagumLakewood, Zamboanga del Sur527about 24about 21.99 km²−0.14% a yearRural
36,667GuedayBesao, Mountain Province527about 49about 10.68 km²−3.90% a yearRural
36,668IwayanOras, Eastern Samar527about 71about 7.38 km²−2.31% a yearRural
36,669JusonCalubian, Leyte527about 536about 0.984 km²7.22% a yearRural
36,670KaliboCalauag, Quezon527about 148about 3.57 km²7.75% a yearRural
36,671MarcosSanta, Ilocos Sur527about 1,089about 0.484 km²2.27% a yearRural
36,672MataasBacacay, Albay527about 127about 4.16 km²−2.15% a yearRural
36,673Santa MonicaBasilisa, Dinagat Islands527about 1,082about 0.487 km²−6.42% a yearRural
36,674ValladolidLoboc, Bohol527about 532about 0.99 km²0.37% a yearRural
36,675VeteranosAlangalang, Leyte527about 83about 6.35 km²−3.82% a yearRural
36,676An-anHinundayan, Southern Leyte526about 64about 8.17 km²0.00% a yearRural
36,677Balenciagao SurPasil, Kalinga526about 77about 6.82 km²2.32% a yearRural
36,678Barangay 325Manila526about 53,078about 0.00991 km²0.18% a yearUrban
36,679CamandaganTobias Fornier, Antique526about 271about 1.94 km²0.41% a yearRural
36,680CaroyocanCalubian, Leyte526about 262about 2.01 km²0.51% a yearRural
36,681CogonMalinao, Aklan526about 319about 1.65 km²0.32% a yearRural
36,682MabuhaySultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte526about 115about 4.59 km²2.12% a yearRural
36,683MalalaoTabuk City, Kalinga526about 14about 36.75 km²−1.74% a yearRural
36,684NalasinSantiago, Ilocos Sur526about 306about 1.72 km²−1.83% a yearRural
36,685Sabang PirisBuenavista, Quezon526about 821about 0.641 km²3.32% a yearRural
36,686TagaytaySiocon, Zamboanga del Norte526about 408about 1.29 km²2.58% a yearRural
36,687Tuba-onSilago, Southern Leyte526about 87about 6.03 km²2.27% a yearRural
36,688Tugop MuslimTitay, Zamboanga Sibugay526about 37about 14.08 km²−0.09% a yearRural
36,689Ap-apayaVillaviciosa, Abra525about 116about 4.52 km²−0.76% a yearRural
36,690ApoArgao, Cebu525about 227about 2.31 km²−5.13% a yearRural
36,691Barangay 9Bacacay, Albay525about 3,977about 0.132 km²−4.50% a yearRural
36,692Barangay Zone VILuisiana, Laguna525about 31,818about 0.0165 km²−0.27% a yearRural
36,693KianibongTagoloan II, Lanao del Sur525about 263about 2.00 km²0.46% a yearRural
36,694LaboyDipaculao, Aurora525about 124about 4.23 km²0.46% a yearRural
36,695LomboyanSan Joaquin, Iloilo525about 81about 6.51 km²0.56% a yearRural
36,696Mabini IlayaMacalelon, Quezon525about 401about 1.31 km²−3.46% a yearRural
36,697MalabagoSanto Tomas, La Union525about 3,500about 0.15 km²2.90% a yearRural
36,698MalibayoBatangas City, Batangas525about 166about 3.17 km²1.92% a yearRural
36,699MontabiongLagawe, Ifugao525about 37about 14.24 km²1.18% a yearRural
36,700Pisa ItomSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte525about 69about 7.66 km²3.49% 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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