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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, 36,951 to 37,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
36,951Buenos AiresPagsanghan, Samar511about 100about 5.10 km²−3.23% a yearRural
36,952CananghanMaasin, Iloilo511about 460about 1.11 km²0.33% a yearRural
36,953CogonAnahawan, Southern Leyte511about 396about 1.29 km²4.58% a yearRural
36,954EscanoGuimba, Nueva Ecija511about 328about 1.56 km²3.32% a yearRural
36,955HilwanTapaz, Capiz511about 7about 74.27 km²4.28% a yearRural
36,956Malubibit SurFlora, Apayao511about 43about 12.00 km²−1.92% a yearRural
36,957MangiliolGasan, Marinduque511about 373about 1.37 km²−0.92% a yearRural
36,958Mountain ViewPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay511about 83about 6.12 km²−0.69% a yearRural
36,959NagyubuyubanSan Juan, La Union511about 780about 0.655 km²1.77% a yearRural
36,960OsmeñaHinabangan, Samar511about 217about 2.35 km²1.21% a yearRural
36,961PalongpongHinunangan, Southern Leyte511about 112about 4.58 km²1.11% a yearRural
36,962PudoPilar, Sorsogon511about 287about 1.78 km²8.55% a yearRural
36,963TabionDel Gallego, Camarines Sur511about 66about 7.74 km²0.28% a yearRural
36,964TalotoAraceli, Palawan511about 56about 9.17 km²−1.18% a yearRural
36,965TinapuayBanga, Aklan511about 197about 2.60 km²1.26% a yearRural
36,966Barangay 8Casiguran, Aurora510about 6,737about 0.0757 km²−3.82% a yearRural
36,967CubcubbuotCandon City, Ilocos Sur510about 246about 2.07 km²2.35% a yearRural
36,968Del PilarMaydolong, Eastern Samar510about 27about 18.88 km²3.95% a yearRural
36,969IlayaHinunangan, Southern Leyte510about 31about 16.46 km²2.67% a yearRural
36,970MagsaysayCordon, Isabela510about 2,227about 0.229 km²−0.87% a yearUrban
36,971PantarBayang, Lanao del Sur510about 1,043about 0.489 km²2.56% a yearRural
36,972Pao 2ndCamiling, Tarlac510about 432about 1.18 km²0.14% a yearRural
36,973Santa CruzMatungao, Lanao del Norte510about 125about 4.09 km²2.61% a yearRural
36,974SaprianaSinait, Ilocos Sur510about 255about 2.00 km²0.96% a yearRural
36,975TagumpayPuerto Princesa City, Palawan510about 4,146about 0.123 km²no 2020 countUrban
36,976TorilMaribojoc, Bohol510about 287about 1.78 km²−3.00% a yearRural
36,977AnapaoBurgos, Pangasinan509about 82about 6.23 km²−2.43% a yearRural
36,978ApangAlilem, Ilocos Sur509about 32about 15.80 km²2.73% a yearRural
36,979Cabul-anonanMalitbog, Southern Leyte509about 672about 0.757 km²−1.45% a yearRural
36,980DomogdogBarugo, Leyte509about 1,203about 0.423 km²0.28% a yearRural
36,981IboySan Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur509about 1,376about 0.37 km²2.09% a yearRural
36,982Imbesad-anSan Enrique, Iloilo509about 344about 1.48 km²−0.83% a yearRural
36,983MaelingNampicuan, Nueva Ecija509about 181about 2.81 km²1.47% a yearRural
36,984Pao SurSan Fernando City, La Union509about 173about 2.95 km²1.93% a yearRural
36,985PilipilCervantes, Ilocos Sur509about 45about 11.25 km²0.77% a yearRural
36,986Poblacion IV-BImus City, Cavite509about 8,236about 0.0618 km²−1.80% a yearRural
36,987PunongTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte509about 312about 1.63 km²1.47% a yearRural
36,988Raja SolimanUnisan, Quezon509about 891about 0.571 km²−1.41% a yearRural
36,989Santa CatalinaMondragon, Northern Samar509about 41about 12.29 km²0.05% a yearRural
36,990Santa Maria IbabaGeneral Luna, Quezon509about 195about 2.61 km²2.19% a yearRural
36,991Santo RosarioSigay, Ilocos Sur509about 45about 11.25 km²0.77% a yearRural
36,992SikatunaGuipos, Zamboanga del Sur509about 256about 1.99 km²4.60% a yearRural
36,993TagoranaoBayang, Lanao del Sur509about 599about 0.85 km²1.62% a yearRural
36,994Tongantongan-Tuca TimbangalanMarawi City, Lanao del Sur509about 6,476about 0.0786 km²no 2020 countRural
36,995Villa BelloJones, Isabela509about 16about 32.01 km²−1.23% a yearRural
36,996Villa CrespoPatnongon, Antique509about 190about 2.68 km²2.19% a yearRural
36,997Barangay 75Tacloban City, Leyte508about 3,409about 0.149 km²0.33% a yearUrban
36,998CalaocanSan Agustin, Isabela508about 56about 9.00 km²0.33% a yearRural
36,999Dan-anPintuyan, Southern Leyte508about 117about 4.35 km²0.92% a yearRural
37,000Dimayon ProperBubong, Lanao del Sur508about 862about 0.589 km²1.88% 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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