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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, 36,701 to 36,750 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
36,701Poblacion 2Santa Maria, Isabela525about 3,547about 0.148 km²−1.11% a yearRural
36,702Poona KapataganTangcal, Lanao del Norte525about 211about 2.49 km²0.42% a yearRural
36,703RirikTaraka, Lanao del Sur525about 747about 0.703 km²1.97% a yearRural
36,704San Jose SurManabo, Abra525about 226about 2.32 km²−1.66% a yearRural
36,705Santa PetronilaTapaz, Capiz525about 72about 7.28 km²0.00% a yearRural
36,706SantiagoSan Luis, Agusan del Sur525about 127about 4.13 km²−1.87% a yearRural
36,707SocsoconPastrana, Leyte525about 330about 1.59 km²0.46% a yearRural
36,708TinaanSan Francisco, Southern Leyte525about 140about 3.76 km²0.00% a yearRural
36,709AlapascoBatad, Iloilo524about 109about 4.80 km²−1.41% a yearRural
36,710Bagong SilangPasacao, Camarines Sur524about 85about 6.15 km²−1.15% a yearRural
36,711BaguhanInabanga, Bohol524about 146about 3.58 km²−1.87% a yearRural
36,712Barangay IVSanta Maria, Laguna524about 6,583about 0.0796 km²0.94% a yearRural
36,713BerayDinas, Zamboanga del Sur524about 243about 2.16 km²−5.04% a yearRural
36,714CaduhaanPalompon, Leyte524about 146about 3.59 km²−1.83% a yearRural
36,715CagayanInabanga, Bohol524about 519about 1.01 km²6.06% a yearRural
36,716CometaQuezon, Quezon524about 161about 3.25 km²2.38% a yearRural
36,717GuardiaBanayoyo, Ilocos Sur524about 132about 3.98 km²3.94% a yearRural
36,718IgbalogoTobias Fornier, Antique524about 184about 2.85 km²0.28% a yearRural
36,719LimarayonCalbayog City, Samar524about 263about 1.99 km²0.60% a yearRural
36,720LotlotonEnrique Villanueva, Siquijor524about 145about 3.62 km²1.52% a yearRural
36,721PedaganSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte524about 123about 4.27 km²−2.00% a yearRural
36,722Poblacion IIBalabac, Palawan524about 3,910about 0.134 km²4.17% a yearRural
36,723Purok D1Borongan City, Eastern Samar524about 8,719about 0.0601 km²−4.75% a yearUrban
36,724Sagua-anAmai Manabilang, Lanao del Sur524about 13about 39.08 km²3.39% a yearRural
36,725San IsidroCataingan, Masbate524about 138about 3.79 km²−0.14% a yearRural
36,726San RamonDonsol, Sorsogon524about 151about 3.46 km²−0.09% a yearRural
36,727Villa ReyEchague, Isabela524about 104about 5.05 km²0.46% a yearRural
36,728Zone III Pob.Cabatuan, Iloilo524about 5,396about 0.0971 km²−3.50% a yearUrban
36,729Barangay 433Manila523about 42,177about 0.0124 km²2.91% a yearUrban
36,730Barangay 7Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental523about 4,218about 0.124 km²−1.24% a yearRural
36,731BatagVirac, Catanduanes523about 368about 1.42 km²0.94% a yearRural
36,732Carmelo ISan Remigio, Antique523about 164about 3.19 km²0.32% a yearRural
36,733Central 1Palompon, Leyte523about 6,731about 0.0777 km²−2.65% a yearRural
36,734GobonCorcuera, Romblon523about 632about 0.828 km²−6.20% a yearRural
36,735Libo-oMambusao, Capiz523about 161about 3.25 km²2.75% a yearRural
36,736LobongBato, Camarines Sur523about 86about 6.09 km²3.23% a yearRural
36,737MabuhaySiruma, Camarines Sur523about 184about 2.85 km²−0.05% a yearRural
36,738MalilaLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte523about 149about 3.51 km²2.18% a yearRural
36,739SowaSan Fernando, Masbate523about 199about 2.63 km²−1.88% a yearRural
36,740VegaflorLopez, Quezon523about 129about 4.05 km²−1.37% a yearRural
36,741AbinuanLagawe, Ifugao522about 14about 36.08 km²−2.54% a yearRural
36,742AguinaldoEsperanza, Agusan del Sur522about 127about 4.10 km²−7.70% a yearRural
36,743BalikyasLooc, Occidental Mindoro522about 29about 18.26 km²2.19% a yearRural
36,744Bonbon UpperLoboc, Bohol522about 98about 5.33 km²−4.95% a yearRural
36,745CabawaDapa, Surigao del Norte522about 193about 2.71 km²−4.37% a yearRural
36,746CabilawanMadalag, Aklan522about 363about 1.44 km²1.04% a yearRural
36,747CambubhoDanao City, Cebu522about 104about 5.00 km²−6.60% a yearRural
36,748DecoliatMaria Aurora, Aurora522about 18about 29.45 km²1.73% a yearRural
36,749GarabIguig, Cagayan522about 80about 6.53 km²2.19% a yearRural
36,750GutosanCalubian, Leyte522about 1,621about 0.322 km²−1.71% 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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