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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, 37,551 to 37,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
37,551Biala-anPagayawan, Lanao del Sur478about 541about 0.883 km²0.92% a yearRural
37,552Cabia-anCandoni, Negros Occidental478about 47about 10.25 km²no 2020 countRural
37,553CuliongSan Juan, Abra478about 491about 0.974 km²2.17% a yearRural
37,554DumaragPastrana, Leyte478about 330about 1.45 km²1.57% a yearRural
37,555GuinpoliranBalangkayan, Eastern Samar478about 159about 3.00 km²−3.14% a yearRural
37,556KatipunanBato, Leyte478about 202about 2.37 km²0.51% a yearRural
37,557LumasaTaraka, Lanao del Sur478about 2,988about 0.16 km²1.84% a yearRural
37,558MalidongGamay, Northern Samar478about 96about 4.98 km²−2.31% a yearRural
37,559MasaguingNaujan, Oriental Mindoro478about 199about 2.40 km²0.35% a yearRural
37,560PanganiranPio Duran, Albay478about 37about 12.80 km²−7.11% a yearRural
37,561Poblacion IBalangkayan, Eastern Samar478about 488about 0.979 km²−2.22% a yearRural
37,562SabangQuezon, Quezon478about 135about 3.54 km²4.12% a yearRural
37,563San VicenteTagapul-An, Samar478about 231about 2.07 km²0.46% a yearRural
37,564TagaoLasam, Cagayan478about 186about 2.57 km²0.20% a yearRural
37,565BanahaoGuiuan, Eastern Samar477about 322about 1.48 km²−0.79% a yearRural
37,566BonifacioJulita, Leyte477about 293about 1.63 km²−0.64% a yearRural
37,567Bucao WestTagudin, Ilocos Sur477about 986about 0.484 km²0.66% a yearRural
37,568BuenavistaDapa, Surigao del Norte477about 168about 2.84 km²0.10% a yearRural
37,569Can-ibuangCatmon, Cebu477about 150about 3.17 km²−0.59% a yearRural
37,570CarmayBauang, La Union477about 633about 0.754 km²−2.00% a yearRural
37,571Casasahan IbabaGumaca, Quezon477about 274about 1.74 km²1.84% a yearRural
37,572Ibabang AtingayMagdalena, Laguna477about 531about 0.899 km²0.98% a yearRural
37,573LumangoySominot, Zamboanga del Sur477about 109about 4.37 km²−1.26% a yearRural
37,574MancawayanLibmanan, Camarines Sur477about 510about 0.935 km²−8.66% a yearRural
37,575MasaraMaco, Davao de Oro477about 314about 1.52 km²no 2020 countUrban
37,576PamigsianBontoc, Southern Leyte477about 64about 7.44 km²2.86% a yearRural
37,577SamonteTalusan, Zamboanga Sibugay477about 179about 2.67 km²no 2020 countRural
37,578San LucasCamaligan, Camarines Sur477about 5,074about 0.094 km²−0.93% a yearRural
37,579BabaclayonSan Jose De Buan, Samar476about 112about 4.24 km²1.90% a yearRural
37,580BahaDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur476about 147about 3.23 km²1.85% a yearRural
37,581Barangay 10Dolores, Eastern Samar476about 8,799about 0.0541 km²−7.34% a yearRural
37,582BuliCalauag, Quezon476about 49about 9.73 km²0.05% a yearRural
37,583BunalSalay, Misamis Oriental476about 30about 15.74 km²−0.25% a yearRural
37,584CagongcagongAlicia, Bohol476about 128about 3.73 km²−1.22% a yearRural
37,585CandangalMacalelon, Quezon476about 210about 2.27 km²−2.10% a yearRural
37,586Cansague NorteSan Isidro, Bohol476about 128about 3.72 km²−0.30% a yearRural
37,587CapundagSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental476about 77about 6.22 km²−1.69% a yearRural
37,588CayubogPaoay, Ilocos Norte476about 115about 4.14 km²−5.02% a yearRural
37,589DalayawonAraceli, Palawan476about 31about 15.26 km²−0.93% a yearRural
37,590DinagsaanSalay, Misamis Oriental476about 1,400about 0.34 km²−3.86% a yearRural
37,591IgcadacTobias Fornier, Antique476about 319about 1.49 km²0.46% a yearRural
37,592MacalpeDaram, Samar476about 425about 1.12 km²4.32% a yearRural
37,593Map-anPanaon, Misamis Occidental476about 433about 1.10 km²−0.79% a yearRural
37,594MaramaraSulat, Eastern Samar476about 8,655about 0.055 km²−4.11% a yearRural
37,595RecareJipapad, Eastern Samar476about 77about 6.18 km²0.82% a yearRural
37,596San JuanVirac, Catanduanes476about 14,251about 0.0334 km²−5.36% a yearUrban
37,597Silahis Ng Pag-Asa Pob.Paluan, Occidental Mindoro476about 18,238about 0.0261 km²1.74% a yearRural
37,598Tan-ag IlayaLopez, Quezon476about 294about 1.62 km²0.82% a yearRural
37,599TibleLupi, Camarines Sur476about 121about 3.95 km²0.82% a yearRural
37,600BanaoangSanta, Ilocos Sur475about 110about 4.33 km²−1.74% 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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