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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, 37,451 to 37,500 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
37,451CasicaAnda, Bohol485about 373about 1.30 km²2.70% a yearRural
37,452Dugui San VicenteVirac, Catanduanes485about 81about 5.96 km²−6.92% a yearRural
37,453FiangtinBarlig, Mountain Province485about 40about 12.23 km²1.54% a yearRural
37,454GubangBaybay City, Leyte485about 480about 1.01 km²2.25% a yearRural
37,455KalilanganTagoloan II, Lanao del Sur485about 22about 21.57 km²0.45% a yearRural
37,456MambogMacalelon, Quezon485about 143about 3.40 km²−3.55% a yearRural
37,457PacuanLemery, Iloilo485about 114about 4.24 km²−0.96% a yearRural
37,458San Roque IBacarra, Ilocos Norte485about 3,415about 0.142 km²−2.11% a yearRural
37,459SayogLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur485about 116about 4.17 km²2.59% a yearRural
37,460TagpangahoyTubay, Agusan del Norte485about 32about 15.12 km²3.87% a yearRural
37,461Ulay-HinablanAlimodian, Iloilo485about 155about 3.12 km²4.17% a yearRural
37,462BaniketAngadanan, Isabela484about 507about 0.954 km²1.02% a yearRural
37,463Barangay 1General Luna, Quezon484about 8,521about 0.0568 km²−1.57% a yearRural
37,464Barangay 22Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental484about 9,959about 0.0486 km²−5.87% a yearUrban
37,465BocoCan-Avid, Eastern Samar484about 14about 35.76 km²0.15% a yearRural
37,466BuenasuerteVictoria, Northern Samar484about 18about 27.14 km²−0.68% a yearRural
37,467Calinaoan MalasinSanto Tomas, Isabela484about 1,489about 0.325 km²0.30% a yearRural
37,468CanfabiCarigara, Leyte484about 544about 0.889 km²2.04% a yearRural
37,469Cantaroc AMaria, Siquijor484about 465about 1.04 km²1.12% a yearRural
37,470ConaynaySanta Barbara, Iloilo484about 978about 0.495 km²0.30% a yearRural
37,471ConcepcionDelfin Albano, Isabela484about 95about 5.08 km²1.93% a yearRural
37,472PangiBontoc, Southern Leyte484about 384about 1.26 km²1.93% a yearRural
37,473SabangLarena, Siquijor484about 209about 2.32 km²1.71% a yearRural
37,474San LorenzoIguig, Cagayan484about 78about 6.18 km²0.76% a yearRural
37,475SinipitBenito Soliven, Isabela484about 79about 6.13 km²0.00% a yearRural
37,476BigaanCalauag, Quezon483about 207about 2.33 km²0.20% a yearRural
37,477Cristo ReyLupi, Camarines Sur483about 184about 2.63 km²−1.89% a yearRural
37,478Del RosarioUmingan, Pangasinan483about 599about 0.807 km²4.13% a yearRural
37,479Licuro-anMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur483about 41about 11.85 km²−1.25% a yearRural
37,480MabungtotLangiden, Abra483about 15about 32.61 km²−3.19% a yearRural
37,481PiliwLlorente, Eastern Samar483about 225about 2.15 km²−5.37% a yearRural
37,482RoxasTubajon, Dinagat Islands483about 228about 2.12 km²3.12% a yearRural
37,483San IsidroLabason, Zamboanga del Norte483about 41about 11.70 km²−4.80% a yearRural
37,484San RoqueDolores, Eastern Samar483about 63about 7.64 km²−0.39% a yearRural
37,485San SebastianLuna, Apayao483about 93about 5.18 km²2.54% a yearRural
37,486Sung-anMercedes, Eastern Samar483about 189about 2.56 km²−1.11% a yearRural
37,487TalahibanCalbayog City, Samar483about 252about 1.92 km²−0.25% a yearRural
37,488Tocdog IlayaLoay, Bohol483about 567about 0.852 km²1.71% a yearRural
37,489VictoryBabatngon, Leyte483about 132about 3.67 km²−6.10% a yearRural
37,490AlituntungAmulung, Cagayan482about 266about 1.81 km²0.56% a yearRural
37,491Baracbac OesteBalaoan, La Union482about 1,131about 0.426 km²2.83% a yearRural
37,492Barangay VIIAmadeo, Cavite482about 20,424about 0.0236 km²0.00% a yearRural
37,493BonifacioAngadanan, Isabela482about 89about 5.39 km²1.13% a yearRural
37,494CarusipanPasuquin, Ilocos Norte482about 332about 1.45 km²1.18% a yearRural
37,495KauswaganRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur482about 136about 3.54 km²1.13% a yearRural
37,496LucbanBenito Soliven, Isabela482about 335about 1.44 km²0.97% a yearRural
37,497NagbaTubungan, Iloilo482about 175about 2.76 km²−2.30% a yearRural
37,498Santa IsabelBaao, Camarines Sur482about 93about 5.17 km²4.20% a yearRural
37,499TabiSulat, Eastern Samar482about 10,410about 0.0463 km²1.34% a yearRural
37,500AntipoloNaujan, Oriental Mindoro481about 156about 3.08 km²−0.05% 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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