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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, 36,851 to 36,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
36,851RawisGandara, Samar517about 89about 5.81 km²−4.67% a yearRural
36,852San AntonioNaujan, Oriental Mindoro517about 265about 1.95 km²1.29% a yearRural
36,853San RoqueBarugo, Leyte517about 529about 0.977 km²0.56% a yearRural
36,854Zone VI Pob.Cabatuan, Iloilo517about 2,624about 0.197 km²3.06% a yearRural
36,855Agay-aySan Juan, Southern Leyte516about 218about 2.37 km²−3.40% a yearRural
36,856AlegriaBacolod, Lanao del Norte516about 156about 3.31 km²−1.39% a yearRural
36,857AmagaPatnanungan, Quezon516about 41about 12.70 km²−4.38% a yearRural
36,858BalhaanBadian, Cebu516about 445about 1.16 km²1.85% a yearRural
36,859BalonkanSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte516about 58about 8.94 km²5.67% a yearRural
36,860BarasanLeon, Iloilo516about 453about 1.14 km²−2.03% a yearRural
36,861BulhoSan Joaquin, Iloilo516about 371about 1.39 km²2.90% a yearRural
36,862CahayagSierra Bullones, Bohol516about 420about 1.23 km²0.19% a yearRural
36,863CanaanLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte516about 253about 2.04 km²−2.81% a yearRural
36,864CanduraSan Juan, Siquijor516about 178about 2.90 km²2.74% a yearRural
36,865CatooganSanta Fe, Leyte516about 267about 1.93 km²−5.77% a yearRural
36,866GeraliGandara, Samar516about 182about 2.84 km²5.24% a yearRural
36,867HernandoAnao, Tarlac516about 1,000about 0.516 km²2.90% a yearRural
36,868LogohonMadalag, Aklan516about 397about 1.30 km²0.95% a yearRural
36,869MagubahayBatan, Aklan516about 518about 0.997 km²0.71% a yearRural
36,870MahalingebLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur516about 83about 6.23 km²2.69% a yearRural
36,871MahanayGetafe, Bohol516about 154about 3.35 km²−3.82% a yearRural
36,872PagsabanganGumaca, Quezon516about 88about 5.87 km²−0.91% a yearRural
36,873PinaglubayanPolillo, Quezon516about 47about 11.08 km²−0.95% a yearRural
36,874PugosSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte516about 473about 1.09 km²−0.82% a yearRural
36,875RojasAjuy, Iloilo516about 501about 1.03 km²1.05% a yearRural
36,876San AndresLas Navas, Northern Samar516about 78about 6.61 km²0.90% a yearRural
36,877Tan-aganMiagao, Iloilo516about 1,344about 0.384 km²−2.32% a yearRural
36,878TulaParanas, Samar516about 8about 68.68 km²5.42% a yearRural
36,879AndarayanCauayan City, Isabela515about 468about 1.10 km²1.40% a yearRural
36,880AnitapLaak, Davao de Oro515about 35about 14.91 km²1.65% a yearRural
36,881Barangay 33Bacolod City, Negros Occidental515about 6,462about 0.0797 km²−4.09% a yearUrban
36,882BatoMaripipi, Biliran515about 252about 2.04 km²−1.04% a yearRural
36,883BudiaoDaraga, Albay515about 270about 1.91 km²6.44% a yearUrban
36,884BuntayZumarraga, Samar515about 1,846about 0.279 km²−0.64% a yearRural
36,885CamansiMayorga, Leyte515about 373about 1.38 km²0.09% a yearRural
36,886GarciaSanta Monica, Surigao del Norte515about 252about 2.04 km²0.81% a yearRural
36,887IgtumaromAnini-Y, Antique515about 111about 4.64 km²3.40% a yearRural
36,888PanlaganganSibalom, Antique515about 406about 1.27 km²1.55% a yearRural
36,889ParinaJiabong, Samar515about 57about 9.05 km²1.20% a yearRural
36,890Ponglo-BalegMangatarem, Pangasinan515about 339about 1.52 km²0.14% a yearRural
36,891San RoqueSagbayan, Bohol515about 153about 3.37 km²2.53% a yearRural
36,892SoledadVillareal, Samar515about 2,464about 0.209 km²−1.00% a yearRural
36,893TanvalCalbayog City, Samar515about 68about 7.56 km²2.43% a yearRural
36,894BanayonDagami, Leyte514about 418about 1.23 km²0.42% a yearRural
36,895CanibonganDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur514about 53about 9.77 km²−4.62% a yearRural
36,896CantabonSiquijor, Siquijor514about 104about 4.92 km²1.55% a yearRural
36,897CatagbacanVillaba, Leyte514about 99about 5.20 km²−1.95% a yearRural
36,898DanawanTobias Fornier, Antique514about 279about 1.84 km²0.62% a yearRural
36,899Del CarmenDulag, Leyte514about 248about 2.07 km²0.57% a yearRural
36,900NaburosBaliangao, Misamis Occidental514about 1,060about 0.485 km²0.47% 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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