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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, 36,901 to 36,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
36,901San JuanGuiuan, Eastern Samar514about 375about 1.37 km²0.28% a yearRural
36,902San MiguelMaslog, Eastern Samar514about 42about 12.23 km²−0.19% a yearRural
36,903Santo DomingoPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon514about 281about 1.83 km²no 2020 countRural
36,904TibiaoCalinog, Iloilo514about 202about 2.54 km²4.37% a yearRural
36,905AmbacanBaybay City, Leyte513about 266about 1.93 km²−0.14% a yearRural
36,906AnajawanGeneral Luna, Surigao del Norte513about 634about 0.809 km²1.76% a yearRural
36,907BenglenBasilisa, Dinagat Islands513about 122about 4.21 km²no 2020 countRural
36,908BuriraoLambunao, Iloilo513about 527about 0.973 km²−0.91% a yearRural
36,909Calanigan NorteSanto Tomas, Isabela513about 1,103about 0.465 km²1.61% a yearRural
36,910CalumbayaDolores, Abra513about 354about 1.45 km²−0.05% a yearRural
36,911CandavidMaribojoc, Bohol513about 126about 4.07 km²−2.86% a yearRural
36,912ConalumArgao, Cebu513about 99about 5.20 km²−4.11% a yearRural
36,913Ibabang PacatinPitogo, Quezon513about 81about 6.32 km²−0.91% a yearRural
36,914KumaoKabugao, Apayao513about 8about 68.05 km²−2.70% a yearRural
36,915LomboyAngadanan, Isabela513about 751about 0.683 km²0.05% a yearRural
36,916MabangugCabagan, Isabela513about 8about 61.58 km²4.27% a yearRural
36,917MaypangeMotiong, Samar513about 176about 2.91 km²6.79% a yearRural
36,918PansaanMaasin City, Southern Leyte513about 446about 1.15 km²−1.31% a yearRural
36,919Poblacion SurGregorio del Pilar, Ilocos Sur513about 777about 0.66 km²1.46% a yearRural
36,920San VicenteBacarra, Ilocos Norte513about 4,933about 0.104 km²−7.90% a yearRural
36,921SantolAlangalang, Leyte513about 120about 4.28 km²0.76% a yearRural
36,922SipitanTigbauan, Iloilo513about 420about 1.22 km²−4.40% a yearRural
36,923TamogongBais City, Negros Oriental513about 300about 1.71 km²−3.02% a yearRural
36,924Villa CruzPatnongon, Antique513about 132about 3.89 km²0.14% a yearRural
36,925Barangay 58Caloocan City512about 10,385about 0.0493 km²0.91% a yearUrban
36,926CabugaoBacnotan, La Union512about 312about 1.64 km²−0.19% a yearRural
36,927Cantoria No. 1Luna, La Union512about 1,510about 0.339 km²−2.04% a yearRural
36,928Dela Paz Pulot ItaasBatangas City, Batangas512about 253about 2.02 km²4.33% a yearRural
36,929DulaoLagawe, Ifugao512about 18about 28.63 km²2.44% a yearRural
36,930EfeCalubian, Leyte512about 1,759about 0.291 km²2.34% a yearRural
36,931LibugananSan Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur512about 196about 2.61 km²−5.63% a yearRural
36,932Liya-liyaLaua-An, Antique512about 457about 1.12 km²1.31% a yearRural
36,933MagdawatPinabacdao, Samar512about 91about 5.60 km²1.06% a yearRural
36,934MahayahaySultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte512about 103about 4.99 km²4.69% a yearRural
36,935PalanasCalbayog City, Samar512about 1,118about 0.458 km²2.02% a yearRural
36,936PapanTangcal, Lanao del Norte512about 353about 1.45 km²0.62% a yearRural
36,937Phil-AmBaguio City, Benguet512about 10,622about 0.0482 km²−0.23% a yearRural
36,938PiliMogpog, Marinduque512about 175about 2.92 km²−0.78% a yearRural
36,939PuspusSan Fernando City, La Union512about 198about 2.59 km²−2.87% a yearRural
36,940San AntonioBulusan, Sorsogon512about 237about 2.16 km²−4.26% a yearRural
36,941San VicenteAngadanan, Isabela512about 210about 2.44 km²0.76% a yearRural
36,942TalahidAlmagro, Samar512about 388about 1.32 km²0.33% a yearRural
36,943Tan-awanSan Policarpo, Eastern Samar512about 72about 7.13 km²−0.69% a yearRural
36,944Upper LibasTagana-An, Surigao del Norte512about 406about 1.26 km²0.47% a yearRural
36,945BagsacMadrid, Surigao del Sur511about 121about 4.21 km²0.62% a yearRural
36,946BanaySanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur511about 589about 0.867 km²0.67% a yearRural
36,947Barangay 2Batangas City, Batangas511about 7,684about 0.0665 km²0.48% a yearUrban
36,948Barangay 34Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental511about 16,809about 0.0304 km²−0.83% a yearUrban
36,949BayaanDolores, Abra511about 330about 1.55 km²0.19% a yearRural
36,950Bino-onganEnrique Villanueva, Siquijor511about 775about 0.659 km²0.62% 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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