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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, 37,601 to 37,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
37,601Barangay 639Manila475about 15,574about 0.0305 km²−0.74% a yearUrban
37,602Barangay VIIIAmadeo, Cavite475about 2,149about 0.221 km²0.15% a yearRural
37,603CalolomaPagsanghan, Samar475about 113about 4.21 km²3.23% a yearRural
37,604CansubayonLoon, Bohol475about 176about 2.70 km²1.63% a yearRural
37,605ColojoPitogo, Zamboanga del Sur475about 144about 3.29 km²0.05% a yearRural
37,606DiolanganBubong, Lanao del Sur475about 1,215about 0.391 km²4.52% a yearRural
37,607LobingDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay475about 104about 4.55 km²−0.25% a yearRural
37,608Lumbac BagoaingudTaraka, Lanao del Sur475about 3,084about 0.154 km²1.25% a yearRural
37,609MahayahayMalitbog, Southern Leyte475about 781about 0.608 km²0.00% a yearRural
37,610MasikapMabitac, Laguna475about 5,254about 0.0904 km²1.09% a yearRural
37,611Nueva Estrella NortePintuyan, Southern Leyte475about 71about 6.67 km²3.65% a yearRural
37,612Poblacion District IISan Miguel, Catanduanes475about 216about 2.20 km²−3.20% a yearRural
37,613Santa MariaItbayat, Batanes475about 38about 12.54 km²−0.65% a yearRural
37,614TaytayanLibertad, Misamis Oriental475about 88about 5.42 km²−4.32% a yearRural
37,615TigmaraboMiagao, Iloilo475about 58about 8.22 km²−1.46% a yearRural
37,616Barangay 12Salcedo, Eastern Samar474about 845about 0.561 km²no 2020 countRural
37,617BonifacioSan Carlos City, Pangasinan474about 12,846about 0.0369 km²−2.24% a yearRural
37,618BugtongBarcelona, Sorsogon474about 196about 2.42 km²1.09% a yearRural
37,619MaikayTudela, Misamis Occidental474about 246about 1.93 km²0.62% a yearRural
37,620Pag-AsaPitogo, Quezon474about 7,682about 0.0617 km²−3.16% a yearRural
37,621PalawanSan Guillermo, Isabela474about 140about 3.38 km²−0.70% a yearRural
37,622Poblacion Barangay 5Talisay, Batangas474about 6,220about 0.0762 km²−1.46% a yearRural
37,623Barangay 141Pasay City473about 28,155about 0.0168 km²0.41% a yearUrban
37,624BulanaoLibertad, Antique473about 80about 5.88 km²2.31% a yearRural
37,625CaburianCuyo, Palawan473about 350about 1.35 km²0.51% a yearRural
37,626CampoKinoguitan, Misamis Oriental473about 85about 5.59 km²0.20% a yearRural
37,627Guinatu-anMadalag, Aklan473about 309about 1.53 km²1.10% a yearRural
37,628La EsperanzaSanta Magdalena, Sorsogon473about 38about 12.40 km²−1.97% a yearRural
37,629MagarangPatnongon, Antique473about 139about 3.41 km²0.41% a yearRural
37,630PacificoSan Isidro, Surigao del Norte473about 127about 3.71 km²0.99% a yearRural
37,631PagotpotCabatuan, Iloilo473about 477about 0.992 km²0.20% a yearRural
37,632Poblacion 1Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte473about 5,768about 0.082 km²no 2020 countRural
37,633Poblacion 5Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro473about 13,362about 0.0354 km²−2.16% a yearRural
37,634RomaBasilisa, Dinagat Islands473about 82about 5.75 km²no 2020 countRural
37,635SalimpunoTangub City, Misamis Occidental473about 102about 4.62 km²3.31% a yearRural
37,636San JoseGuiuan, Eastern Samar473about 367about 1.29 km²−1.08% a yearRural
37,637Santo NiñoMalitbog, Southern Leyte473about 174about 2.72 km²0.00% a yearRural
37,638SayaoKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay473about 70about 6.80 km²1.26% a yearRural
37,639Tulgao WestTinglayan, Kalinga473about 31about 15.05 km²−1.51% a yearRural
37,640AgutayMaripipi, Biliran472about 141about 3.35 km²−2.39% a yearRural
37,641Badbad OrientalLoon, Bohol472about 387about 1.22 km²−3.18% a yearRural
37,642BessangBurgos, Ilocos Sur472about 187about 2.52 km²0.99% a yearRural
37,643DaguitanBanga, Aklan472about 200about 2.36 km²1.21% a yearRural
37,644District 3Pastrana, Leyte472about 4,411about 0.107 km²−5.78% a yearRural
37,645GeragaanCalbayog City, Samar472about 113about 4.19 km²0.10% a yearRural
37,646LikodJaro, Leyte472about 213about 2.22 km²0.94% a yearRural
37,647MatipazAloran, Misamis Occidental472about 252about 1.87 km²0.15% a yearRural
37,648New NamangkaMabinay, Negros Oriental472about 184about 2.56 km²−4.42% a yearRural
37,649PinagsalogPilar, Sorsogon472about 271about 1.74 km²−0.50% a yearRural
37,650RiversideBaroy, Lanao del Norte472about 328about 1.44 km²−2.39% 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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