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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, 37,351 to 37,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
37,351Bag-ong MisamisSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur490about 98about 5.00 km²3.01% a yearRural
37,352BagtayanPasil, Kalinga490about 36about 13.56 km²−0.15% a yearRural
37,353Barangay 50Pasay City490about 76,682about 0.00639 km²0.60% a yearUrban
37,354Barangay No. 7Jiabong, Samar490about 785about 0.624 km²−4.32% a yearRural
37,355BattogSinait, Ilocos Sur490about 398about 1.23 km²−0.63% a yearRural
37,356BuenavistaVirac, Catanduanes490about 612about 0.801 km²2.61% a yearRural
37,357CaghilotSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar490about 51about 9.67 km²1.79% a yearRural
37,358CalintaanAnahawan, Southern Leyte490about 386about 1.27 km²−0.10% a yearRural
37,359GabiSan Francisco, Southern Leyte490about 124about 3.96 km²1.90% a yearRural
37,360Igbangcal-ATobias Fornier, Antique490about 263about 1.86 km²0.25% a yearRural
37,361Ilaya 2ndDumangas, Iloilo490about 1,025about 0.478 km²−2.00% a yearRural
37,362ImaSison, Surigao del Norte490about 73about 6.72 km²6.62% a yearRural
37,363LenoyahanCatubig, Northern Samar490about 170about 2.89 km²6.15% a yearRural
37,364MaaliwPitogo, Quezon490about 12,099about 0.0405 km²−0.34% a yearRural
37,365MabiniDel Gallego, Camarines Sur490about 194about 2.53 km²−1.09% a yearRural
37,366MalbogTagkawayan, Quezon490about 201about 2.44 km²−0.24% a yearRural
37,367Matun-ogBayog, Zamboanga del Sur490about 61about 7.98 km²1.00% a yearRural
37,368OrmocayDagami, Leyte490about 215about 2.28 km²−4.39% a yearRural
37,369Padre DiazBulan, Sorsogon490about 53about 9.20 km²−1.14% a yearRural
37,370PasanonSan Francisco, Southern Leyte490about 299about 1.64 km²2.34% a yearRural
37,371Patag-BelenCaramoan, Camarines Sur490about 103about 4.74 km²0.95% a yearRural
37,372RorowanBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur490about 445about 1.10 km²−0.15% a yearRural
37,373TahingCalinog, Iloilo490about 238about 2.06 km²7.60% a yearRural
37,374BahayLiloan, Southern Leyte489about 113about 4.34 km²0.15% a yearRural
37,375BangladanMiagao, Iloilo489about 140about 3.50 km²7.20% a yearRural
37,376BuenavistaArteche, Eastern Samar489about 208about 2.35 km²1.74% a yearRural
37,377Calico-anBorongan City, Eastern Samar489about 103about 4.75 km²3.60% a yearRural
37,378DuaminangaDatu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur489about 322about 1.52 km²0.75% a yearRural
37,379KatipunanAnda, Bohol489about 111about 4.41 km²−1.37% a yearRural
37,380Lag-anCabatuan, Iloilo489about 690about 0.709 km²−0.05% a yearRural
37,381MalusgodDueñas, Iloilo489about 1,151about 0.425 km²−3.07% a yearRural
37,382MaotLabo, Camarines Norte489about 28about 17.56 km²−3.77% a yearRural
37,383MulomMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay489about 77about 6.34 km²0.80% a yearRural
37,384SalanapPinili, Ilocos Norte489about 664about 0.736 km²0.05% a yearRural
37,385SampadBalud, Masbate489about 72about 6.81 km²−0.63% a yearRural
37,386San AntonioPiddig, Ilocos Norte489about 148about 3.30 km²−8.43% a yearRural
37,387Alsam IbabaTayabas City, Quezon488about 126about 3.87 km²no 2020 countRural
37,388BacakBagamanoc, Catanduanes488about 2,239about 0.218 km²−2.40% a yearRural
37,389Barangay 757Manila488about 35,362about 0.0138 km²0.55% a yearUrban
37,390Barangay IIVigan City, Ilocos Sur488about 5,483about 0.089 km²0.75% a yearUrban
37,391Binanu-anBarbaza, Antique488about 747about 0.653 km²1.75% a yearRural
37,392Bool CentralCulaba, Biliran488about 1,394about 0.35 km²1.64% a yearRural
37,393CamantayaSan Agustin, Romblon488about 122about 4.00 km²0.70% a yearRural
37,394CanloterioMaydolong, Eastern Samar488about 27about 18.17 km²−1.10% a yearRural
37,395HinawananLoay, Bohol488about 1,205about 0.405 km²0.30% a yearRural
37,396InapulanganGuiuan, Eastern Samar488about 33about 14.91 km²−2.74% a yearRural
37,397LowanMatalom, Leyte488about 21about 23.63 km²0.05% a yearRural
37,398LuyonLuna, Apayao488about 144about 3.38 km²2.29% a yearRural
37,399NalvoPasuquin, Ilocos Norte488about 390about 1.25 km²−4.49% a yearRural
37,400NaumuanMina, Iloilo488about 452about 1.08 km²1.64% 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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