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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, 37,201 to 37,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
37,201DapdapanLemery, Iloilo498about 52about 9.51 km²−3.55% a yearRural
37,202EsparagozaTibiao, Antique498about 268about 1.86 km²2.19% a yearRural
37,203Kangha-asHilongos, Leyte498about 479about 1.04 km²3.35% a yearRural
37,204LuzongSiquijor, Siquijor498about 242about 2.06 km²0.79% a yearRural
37,205MarongLambunao, Iloilo498about 290about 1.72 km²−2.23% a yearRural
37,206Naguilayan EastMangatarem, Pangasinan498about 502about 0.993 km²−0.52% a yearRural
37,207Pili IrayaBacacay, Albay498about 601about 0.829 km²no 2020 countRural
37,208Pisa PutiSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte498about 182about 2.73 km²7.74% a yearRural
37,209Poblacion EastTaysan, Batangas498about 1,046about 0.476 km²no 2020 countUrban
37,210Poblacion IICurrimao, Ilocos Norte498about 1,427about 0.349 km²−2.94% a yearRural
37,211SicotTangub City, Misamis Occidental498about 128about 3.90 km²−1.21% a yearRural
37,212TalinhugonDagami, Leyte498about 956about 0.521 km²1.24% a yearRural
37,213AlibabaCalbayog City, Samar497about 292about 1.70 km²4.91% a yearRural
37,214AuroraQuezon, Isabela497about 91about 5.46 km²1.35% a yearRural
37,215BacongGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte497about 44about 11.21 km²2.63% a yearRural
37,216BailanSanta Monica, Surigao del Norte497about 93about 5.32 km²2.74% a yearRural
37,217BalanacanUnisan, Quezon497about 97about 5.12 km²−3.40% a yearRural
37,218Barangay 25Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental497about 3,601about 0.138 km²−6.61% a yearUrban
37,219BitaCulasi, Antique497about 2,824about 0.176 km²3.36% a yearRural
37,220BuyasyasKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya497about 20about 24.51 km²0.59% a yearRural
37,221CabariwanDagami, Leyte497about 549about 0.906 km²−2.19% a yearRural
37,222CanyomanaoLaoang, Northern Samar497about 407about 1.22 km²−1.57% a yearRural
37,223DagonalanTagoloan II, Lanao del Sur497about 41about 12.24 km²1.04% a yearRural
37,224DappigSan Agustin, Isabela497about 106about 4.69 km²−1.40% a yearRural
37,225GayonggayongMayantoc, Tarlac497about 68about 7.28 km²2.85% a yearRural
37,226KalaoBurauen, Leyte497about 111about 4.47 km²2.19% a yearRural
37,227Lipay ProperSan Gabriel, La Union497about 127about 3.90 km²−0.38% a yearRural
37,228MajlongAguinaldo, Ifugao497about 31about 16.18 km²−1.49% a yearRural
37,229Malanggam-CalubacanCardona, Rizal497about 232about 2.14 km²9.07% a yearRural
37,230MatiyagaPuerto Princesa City, Palawan497about 9,960about 0.0499 km²3.88% a yearUrban
37,231NagcasunogBindoy, Negros Oriental497about 315about 1.58 km²−3.64% a yearRural
37,232PanglanMajayjay, Laguna497about 606about 0.82 km²2.91% a yearRural
37,233Poblacion 5Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte497about 3,428about 0.145 km²no 2020 countUrban
37,234Poblacion Barangay 3Capul, Northern Samar497about 1,373about 0.362 km²−0.10% a yearRural
37,235Sampoli ADiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay497about 190about 2.62 km²0.94% a yearRural
37,236San AntonioSan Lorenzo Ruiz, Camarines Norte497about 411about 1.21 km²0.54% a yearRural
37,237San IsidroLupi, Camarines Sur497about 103about 4.83 km²1.50% a yearRural
37,238San JuanAllacapan, Cagayan497about 33about 14.96 km²0.19% a yearRural
37,239San NicolasSan Antonio, Northern Samar497about 189about 2.63 km²−0.80% a yearRural
37,240Santa TeresaBagamanoc, Catanduanes497about 530about 0.937 km²−5.13% a yearRural
37,241TalangbanMadalag, Aklan497about 191about 2.60 km²0.29% a yearRural
37,242BagacayBarcelona, Sorsogon496about 84about 5.89 km²2.36% a yearRural
37,243Barangay 31Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental496about 1,824about 0.272 km²−3.48% a yearUrban
37,244Barangay 36Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental496about 8,626about 0.0575 km²2.53% a yearUrban
37,245Barangay IIISilang, Cavite496about 15,452about 0.0321 km²6.80% a yearUrban
37,246BuenavistaNagcarlan, Laguna496about 410about 1.21 km²0.49% a yearRural
37,247BulaanBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay496about 87about 5.72 km²0.99% a yearRural
37,248Cade-anGamay, Northern Samar496about 382about 1.30 km²−1.97% a yearRural
37,249DagsaSogod, Southern Leyte496about 120about 4.15 km²−1.35% a yearRural
37,250KinamaliganCalauag, Quezon496about 78about 6.36 km²−3.72% 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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