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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, 37,151 to 37,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
37,151SiainBuenavista, Quezon501about 119about 4.21 km²4.20% a yearRural
37,152SurngitSan Juan, Ilocos Sur501about 418about 1.20 km²−1.07% a yearRural
37,153TagadtaranBurauen, Leyte501about 155about 3.23 km²2.07% a yearRural
37,154TininduganLibertad, Antique501about 94about 5.31 km²−0.93% a yearRural
37,155UbojanAntequera, Bohol501about 190about 2.63 km²−2.30% a yearRural
37,156AgunodPlaridel, Misamis Occidental500about 95about 5.25 km²0.19% a yearRural
37,157CamangSan Ricardo, Southern Leyte500about 229about 2.18 km²−0.61% a yearRural
37,158ColvoBauan, Batangas500about 1,008about 0.496 km²0.73% a yearRural
37,159DevillaSanta Cruz, Marinduque500about 62about 8.02 km²−2.97% a yearRural
37,160LaoaPaoay, Ilocos Norte500about 1,701about 0.294 km²8.56% a yearRural
37,161LibtongLibon, Albay500about 116about 4.31 km²−8.65% a yearRural
37,162LumalantangZumarraga, Samar500about 230about 2.17 km²−1.87% a yearRural
37,163MacalpiayPastrana, Leyte500about 327about 1.53 km²3.97% a yearRural
37,164MalingBalbalan, Kalinga500about 51about 9.77 km²1.76% a yearRural
37,165Nueva Estrella SurPintuyan, Southern Leyte500about 103about 4.86 km²4.57% a yearRural
37,166SalvacionCan-Avid, Eastern Samar500about 24about 20.67 km²1.39% a yearRural
37,167San JoseLavezares, Northern Samar500about 182about 2.75 km²1.34% a yearRural
37,168San PedroJaro, Leyte500about 153about 3.27 km²7.56% a yearRural
37,169San VicenteDimasalang, Masbate500about 84about 5.93 km²2.02% a yearRural
37,170Santo NiñoOcampo, Camarines Sur500about 99about 5.04 km²no 2020 countRural
37,171SantosSan Agustin, Isabela500about 32about 15.50 km²−1.16% a yearRural
37,172ShiolanKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay500about 10about 49.01 km²−1.25% a yearRural
37,173TulanMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur500about 151about 3.31 km²−1.83% a yearRural
37,174Villa BelenCapalonga, Camarines Norte500about 38about 13.28 km²−4.35% a yearRural
37,175Araw At BituinLubang, Occidental Mindoro499about 132about 3.78 km²5.45% a yearRural
37,176BalugangBurgos, Ilocos Sur499about 280about 1.78 km²2.18% a yearRural
37,177Barangay 23Batangas City, Batangas499about 19,341about 0.0258 km²−7.73% a yearUrban
37,178Barangay IAlfonso, Cavite499about 4,664about 0.107 km²−1.39% a yearRural
37,179Belong ManubalTinglayan, Kalinga499about 67about 7.43 km²−1.21% a yearRural
37,180CabreraDimasalang, Masbate499about 359about 1.39 km²4.95% a yearRural
37,181GagabutanCauayan City, Isabela499about 154about 3.23 km²−1.35% a yearRural
37,182Indag-anMiagao, Iloilo499about 195about 2.56 km²−5.18% a yearRural
37,183Maab-abacaPiddig, Ilocos Norte499about 205about 2.44 km²0.10% a yearRural
37,184MampasValencia, Negros Oriental499about 160about 3.11 km²−0.66% a yearRural
37,185Minanga NorteLasam, Cagayan499about 195about 2.56 km²0.59% a yearRural
37,186Poblacion III-BImus City, Cavite499about 15,167about 0.0329 km²−6.28% a yearRural
37,187PungsodLambunao, Iloilo499about 916about 0.545 km²2.02% a yearRural
37,188San GregorioCulasi, Antique499about 978about 0.51 km²1.19% a yearRural
37,189Santa FilomenaSan Juan, Southern Leyte499about 364about 1.37 km²5.32% a yearRural
37,190Santa RosaVillareal, Samar499about 93about 5.39 km²2.84% a yearRural
37,191Tamis-acConcepcion, Iloilo499about 387about 1.29 km²1.50% a yearRural
37,192WenceslaoCaba, La Union499about 1,512about 0.33 km²1.71% a yearRural
37,193AtabayAlimodian, Iloilo498about 214about 2.33 km²0.24% a yearRural
37,194Barangay 25Pasay City498about 18,109about 0.0275 km²−4.18% a yearUrban
37,195Barangay 6San Jose, Antique498about 5,349about 0.0931 km²0.15% a yearUrban
37,196Barangay VII - Upper PolaoTangub City, Misamis Occidental498about 1,342about 0.371 km²−3.47% a yearRural
37,197Binaba-an PortigoLambunao, Iloilo498about 364about 1.37 km²−1.35% a yearRural
37,198CabayoVintar, Ilocos Norte498about 8about 62.09 km²−2.73% a yearRural
37,199CalongbuyanGalimuyod, Ilocos Sur498about 862about 0.578 km²−1.48% a yearRural
37,200CanlambongDimiao, Bohol498about 244about 2.04 km²4.71% 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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