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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, 37,701 to 37,750 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
37,701Quinasay-anAltavas, Aklan469about 114about 4.10 km²−1.57% a yearRural
37,702SabangNagcarlan, Laguna469about 369about 1.27 km²−2.53% a yearRural
37,703San JuanLuisiana, Laguna469about 125about 3.76 km²7.34% a yearRural
37,704AglonokCalinog, Iloilo468about 114about 4.09 km²−0.31% a yearRural
37,705Barangay Poblacion IIBalangiga, Eastern Samar468about 6,518about 0.0718 km²−2.58% a yearRural
37,706BuayaMangatarem, Pangasinan468about 1,122about 0.417 km²0.78% a yearRural
37,707Can-angayInopacan, Leyte468about 179about 2.61 km²−7.88% a yearRural
37,708GacepanSison, Surigao del Norte468about 32about 14.64 km²0.36% a yearRural
37,709MagtuhaoTayasan, Negros Oriental468about 384about 1.22 km²−6.27% a yearRural
37,710PuntodPlaridel, Misamis Occidental468about 275about 1.70 km²2.40% a yearRural
37,711San Francisco NorteSudipen, La Union468about 150about 3.13 km²−1.43% a yearRural
37,712Santa CruzDolores, Eastern Samar468about 66about 7.07 km²−3.46% a yearRural
37,713TobrehonSan Miguel, Catanduanes468about 231about 2.03 km²−3.33% a yearRural
37,714Tubigan IlayaMacalelon, Quezon468about 337about 1.39 km²−2.04% a yearRural
37,715Upper TaloctocTanudan, Kalinga468about 27about 17.42 km²5.87% a yearRural
37,716Agao-aoRagay, Camarines Sur467about 31about 15.13 km²0.36% a yearRural
37,717Alab OrienteBontoc, Mountain Province467about 80about 5.83 km²−2.50% a yearRural
37,718AringaySan Guillermo, Isabela467about 75about 6.24 km²0.89% a yearRural
37,719BongabongTudela, Misamis Occidental467about 145about 3.21 km²0.73% a yearRural
37,720CamandoLeon, Iloilo467about 675about 0.692 km²3.85% a yearRural
37,721GuinabotTangub City, Misamis Occidental467about 110about 4.25 km²2.00% a yearRural
37,722LibasHinunangan, Southern Leyte467about 84about 5.56 km²1.94% a yearRural
37,723MahayahaySergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte467about 32about 14.53 km²−1.62% a yearRural
37,724PoblacionGalimuyod, Ilocos Sur467about 1,304about 0.358 km²0.31% a yearUrban
37,725RaeleItbayat, Batanes467about 15about 31.68 km²−0.26% a yearRural
37,726RicudoSinait, Ilocos Sur467about 425about 1.10 km²0.36% a yearRural
37,727San AntonioTangub City, Misamis Occidental467about 97about 4.83 km²1.16% a yearRural
37,728SinabbaranAngadanan, Isabela467about 383about 1.22 km²2.06% a yearRural
37,729Tin-aoDagami, Leyte467about 217about 2.15 km²−3.97% a yearRural
37,730TumagabokBoac, Marinduque467about 30about 15.62 km²2.23% a yearRural
37,731VictoriaSanta Fe, Leyte467about 261about 1.79 km²no 2020 countRural
37,732BadiangaySanta Fe, Leyte466about 385about 1.21 km²no 2020 countRural
37,733Barangay Poblacion 6Lawaan, Eastern Samar466about 23,417about 0.0199 km²−0.41% a yearRural
37,734CamguidanBatac City, Ilocos Norte466about 142about 3.28 km²−2.68% a yearRural
37,735CancarajaPastrana, Leyte466about 152about 3.06 km²−1.44% a yearRural
37,736CandaoDulag, Leyte466about 5,438about 0.0857 km²0.21% a yearRural
37,737Danac EastBoliney, Abra466about 15about 31.89 km²−3.39% a yearRural
37,738HinapolanAlangalang, Leyte466about 317about 1.47 km²1.33% a yearRural
37,739MabunaoRizal, Zamboanga del Norte466about 305about 1.53 km²−0.46% a yearRural
37,740San PedroJaniuay, Iloilo466about 6,763about 0.0689 km²−0.71% a yearRural
37,741SibucauanTubungan, Iloilo466about 598about 0.779 km²−0.86% a yearRural
37,742SumaraySan Remigio, Antique466about 93about 5.01 km²0.47% a yearRural
37,743Barangay 2Camalig, Albay465about 5,071about 0.0917 km²1.44% a yearRural
37,744BongcoLoon, Bohol465about 314about 1.48 km²1.95% a yearRural
37,745BukalCalauag, Quezon465about 77about 6.06 km²−0.05% a yearRural
37,746CagtoogOras, Eastern Samar465about 71about 6.57 km²−2.87% a yearRural
37,747CauswaganMacarthur, Leyte465about 237about 1.96 km²−1.63% a yearRural
37,748CurrySanta Margarita, Samar465about 127about 3.65 km²0.79% a yearRural
37,749Gapao BalindongTaraka, Lanao del Sur465about 2,236about 0.208 km²2.77% a yearRural
37,750KawayanonCaibiran, Biliran465about 148about 3.14 km²−1.05% 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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