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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, 36,801 to 36,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
36,801SaweDueñas, Iloilo520about 217about 2.40 km²0.37% a yearRural
36,802TambookInabanga, Bohol520about 850about 0.612 km²0.66% a yearRural
36,803TarugMogpog, Marinduque520about 140about 3.72 km²0.23% a yearRural
36,804VictoryJiabong, Samar520about 299about 1.74 km²2.04% a yearRural
36,805Barangay 13Batangas City, Batangas519about 15,175about 0.0342 km²10.06% a yearUrban
36,806Barangay 656Manila519about 1,607about 0.323 km²8.88% a yearUrban
36,807CabaroanDolores, Abra519about 373about 1.39 km²−0.14% a yearRural
36,808CabcaburaoBurgos, Ilocos Sur519about 619about 0.839 km²−1.47% a yearRural
36,809CalubeSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte519about 143about 3.63 km²−3.95% a yearRural
36,810Can-aponteSan Jose De Buan, Samar519about 83about 6.29 km²−0.59% a yearRural
36,811Can-ukbanOslob, Cebu519about 61about 8.51 km²−2.79% a yearRural
36,812CulasiGuiuan, Eastern Samar519about 135about 3.84 km²3.70% a yearRural
36,813LacubBatac City, Ilocos Norte519about 5,966about 0.087 km²5.09% a yearUrban
36,814LawangDilasag, Aurora519about 7about 75.01 km²2.25% a yearRural
36,815MagtulisBarbaza, Antique519about 564about 0.921 km²0.61% a yearRural
36,816OlaloPilar, Capiz519about 53about 9.73 km²0.90% a yearRural
36,817San IsidroJimenez, Misamis Occidental519about 292about 1.78 km²1.89% a yearRural
36,818SingonTubungan, Iloilo519about 777about 0.668 km²−2.18% a yearRural
36,819AnilawanIgbaras, Iloilo518about 471about 1.10 km²4.05% a yearRural
36,820Bagani GaborCandon City, Ilocos Sur518about 862about 0.601 km²−0.90% a yearRural
36,821Barangay 21Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental518about 12,160about 0.0426 km²8.90% a yearUrban
36,822Barangay 8Giporlos, Eastern Samar518about 4,427about 0.117 km²−5.16% a yearRural
36,823Binanua-anGuimbal, Iloilo518about 589about 0.88 km²−0.95% a yearRural
36,824BuenavistaTudela, Misamis Occidental518about 105about 4.94 km²0.09% a yearRural
36,825Cabunga-anSanta Rita, Samar518about 222about 2.33 km²0.42% a yearRural
36,826HinipaanBagamanoc, Catanduanes518about 60about 8.66 km²−1.85% a yearRural
36,827LaangLagangilang, Abra518about 228about 2.27 km²−5.37% a yearRural
36,828MongpongJimalalud, Negros Oriental518about 120about 4.30 km²no 2020 countRural
36,829Poblacion IPiat, Cagayan518about 480about 1.08 km²no 2020 countRural
36,830PuksuanOrani, Bataan518about 3,430about 0.151 km²−4.40% a yearRural
36,831RizalinaRizal, Zamboanga del Norte518about 106about 4.87 km²−1.89% a yearRural
36,832SampaguitaDagami, Leyte518about 428about 1.21 km²0.00% a yearRural
36,833San JulianBatac City, Ilocos Norte518about 5,546about 0.0934 km²2.62% a yearRural
36,834TalingtingCalauag, Quezon518about 44about 11.81 km²−4.69% a yearRural
36,835TambacanSan Isidro, Surigao del Norte518about 206about 2.51 km²3.43% a yearRural
36,836Villa CorazonBurauen, Leyte518about 63about 8.27 km²0.28% a yearRural
36,837BaaoBaleno, Masbate517about 110about 4.71 km²−0.50% a yearRural
36,838Bagong BuhayAlicia, Zamboanga Sibugay517about 82about 6.29 km²−3.93% a yearRural
36,839BuriLambunao, Iloilo517about 359about 1.44 km²1.20% a yearRural
36,840Cayan EsteLambunao, Iloilo517about 215about 2.41 km²−1.52% a yearRural
36,841ClibSulop, Davao del Sur517about 130about 3.99 km²3.06% a yearRural
36,842DangimprampiaiDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur517about 5,175about 0.0999 km²0.33% a yearRural
36,843Don Potenciano LarrazabalOrmoc City, Leyte517about 219about 2.36 km²no 2020 countRural
36,844Esperanza IISibalom, Antique517about 650about 0.795 km²2.89% a yearRural
36,845GuinadionganCapoocan, Leyte517about 304about 1.70 km²1.10% a yearRural
36,846ImeldaTolosa, Leyte517about 2,228about 0.232 km²−3.00% a yearRural
36,847KiatAlilem, Ilocos Sur517about 105about 4.92 km²3.83% a yearRural
36,848LapinigGubat, Sorsogon517about 214about 2.42 km²0.71% a yearRural
36,849PitogoBarugo, Leyte517about 174about 2.97 km²0.28% a yearRural
36,850Poblacion Zone 20Baybay City, Leyte517about 15,251about 0.0339 km²−5.72% 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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