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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, 37,251 to 37,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
37,251Mataas Na BayanBoac, Marinduque496about 4,351about 0.114 km²−2.02% a yearRural
37,252OboobCalbayog City, Samar496about 179about 2.77 km²1.25% a yearRural
37,253ParianManaoag, Pangasinan496about 203about 2.44 km²−5.68% a yearRural
37,254San AntonioLaoang, Northern Samar496about 109about 4.57 km²−0.67% a yearRural
37,255San Vicente PequeñoDaraga, Albay496about 455about 1.09 km²0.94% a yearRural
37,256Sta. MariaClaveria, Cagayan496about 181about 2.74 km²0.05% a yearRural
37,257SiletSan Juan, Abra496about 171about 2.90 km²0.15% a yearRural
37,258Tuyabang BajoOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental496about 218about 2.28 km²2.91% a yearRural
37,259AnglitBasey, Samar495about 315about 1.57 km²−2.41% a yearRural
37,260BatuliPasuquin, Ilocos Norte495about 359about 1.38 km²2.20% a yearRural
37,261Calaboa EsteSanta Barbara, Iloilo495about 369about 1.34 km²3.20% a yearRural
37,262CatamboanLarena, Siquijor495about 115about 4.30 km²−2.28% a yearRural
37,263Danlagan ReservaGuinayangan, Quezon495about 434about 1.14 km²−0.90% a yearRural
37,264Dimalicu-licuPalanan, Isabela495about 248about 2.00 km²1.62% a yearRural
37,265GunoSanta Barbara, Iloilo495about 326about 1.52 km²0.15% a yearRural
37,266Kitaan DagatKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur495about 57about 8.65 km²0.34% a yearRural
37,267MalianGutalac, Zamboanga del Norte495about 56about 8.77 km²4.20% a yearRural
37,268MasonoySan Isidro, Bohol495about 129about 3.84 km²−0.57% a yearRural
37,269Nagbangi IISan Remigio, Antique495about 344about 1.44 km²0.10% a yearRural
37,270NebgaAbuyog, Leyte495about 110about 4.48 km²0.00% a yearRural
37,271NemeñoJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur495about 158about 3.13 km²−1.76% a yearRural
37,272Pandayan Pob.Santo Domingo, Albay495about 30,745about 0.0161 km²−0.19% a yearRural
37,273Poblacion II-BImus City, Cavite495about 15,000about 0.033 km²2.81% a yearRural
37,274RizalOras, Eastern Samar495about 44about 11.26 km²0.19% a yearRural
37,275San AgustinCorcuera, Romblon495about 563about 0.88 km²−2.02% a yearRural
37,276San MiguelDaram, Samar495about 442about 1.12 km²−0.24% a yearRural
37,277TalbekDupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya495about 9about 52.74 km²0.54% a yearRural
37,278AgtaLeon, Iloilo494about 422about 1.17 km²0.44% a yearRural
37,279BagoVintar, Ilocos Norte494about 86about 5.76 km²5.57% a yearRural
37,280Barangay 53Tacloban City, Leyte494about 19,073about 0.0259 km²−0.57% a yearRural
37,281CamiasCalape, Bohol494about 172about 2.87 km²1.72% a yearRural
37,282CanlubiPandan, Catanduanes494about 201about 2.46 km²−0.99% a yearRural
37,283CapudlosanMacarthur, Leyte494about 176about 2.80 km²−0.48% a yearRural
37,284Catandog 2Hilongos, Leyte494about 1,520about 0.325 km²5.70% a yearRural
37,285Del MarMabini, Bohol494about 154about 3.21 km²no 2020 countRural
37,286GandawanDon Victoriano, Misamis Occidental494about 22about 22.97 km²6.16% a yearRural
37,287GuindapunanPastrana, Leyte494about 503about 0.983 km²0.20% a yearRural
37,288HinaguimitanMahaplag, Leyte494about 21about 23.30 km²0.05% a yearRural
37,289IgcabugaoIgbaras, Iloilo494about 19about 25.48 km²0.00% a yearRural
37,290Ingud SurAngadanan, Isabela494about 141about 3.51 km²0.10% a yearRural
37,291KabatbatanDumanjug, Cebu494about 209about 2.36 km²1.20% a yearRural
37,292LiliputenPinili, Ilocos Norte494about 44about 11.30 km²−2.37% a yearRural
37,293OlagaSibalom, Antique494about 603about 0.819 km²0.95% a yearRural
37,294PalusaoSanto Niño, Cagayan494about 80about 6.14 km²0.89% a yearRural
37,295Poblacion IlawodPanay, Capiz494about 2,129about 0.232 km²−0.34% a yearRural
37,296San IsidroCalamba, Misamis Occidental494about 228about 2.17 km²−0.34% a yearRural
37,297San MateoSulat, Eastern Samar494about 110about 4.50 km²1.94% a yearRural
37,298Tidang VillageKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya494about 41about 11.95 km²1.20% a yearRural
37,299TocadanCuyo, Palawan494about 422about 1.17 km²1.99% a yearRural
37,300TugasSanta Barbara, Iloilo494about 430about 1.15 km²−0.29% 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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