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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 — 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.

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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, 37,801 to 37,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank						Urban or rural
37,801	Son-ok IIPintuyan, Southern Leyte	463	about 167	about 2.77 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
37,802	TuburanZarraga, Iloilo	463	about 1,152	about 0.402 km²	4.72% a year	Rural
37,803	AlupidianTigbauan, Iloilo	462	about 314	about 1.47 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
37,804	Bagong Pag-AsaPuerto Princesa City, Palawan	462	about 4,358	about 0.106 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
37,805	BantayJones, Isabela	462	about 30	about 15.63 km²	7.40% a year	Rural
37,806	BatuanSan Dionisio, Iloilo	462	about 477	about 0.969 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
37,807	CantaanGuinsiliban, Camiguin	462	about 340	about 1.36 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
37,808	Catungan IISibalom, Antique	462	about 261	about 1.77 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
37,809	DilanisPasuquin, Ilocos Norte	462	about 144	about 3.21 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
37,810	DumagasBoliney, Abra	462	about 46	about 9.94 km²	−2.53% a year	Rural
37,811	IlianBayang, Lanao del Sur	462	about 1,100	about 0.42 km²	7.40% a year	Rural
37,812	KitotokKinoguitan, Misamis Oriental	462	about 350	about 1.32 km²	7.55% a year	Rural
37,813	MabaliteTadian, Mountain Province	462	about 69	about 6.74 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
37,814	MambalingCalauag, Quezon	462	about 112	about 4.14 km²	−2.97% a year	Rural
37,815	OcupPilar, Abra	462	about 175	about 2.64 km²	−4.14% a year	Rural
37,816	PanatayanMahatao, Batanes	462	about 204	about 2.27 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
37,817	ParidiNunungan, Lanao del Norte	462	about 91	about 5.07 km²	no 2020 count	Rural
37,818	RissingLuna, La Union	462	about 563	about 0.821 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
37,819	SabanganCalanasan, Apayao	462	about 10	about 44.31 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
37,820	San IsidroHernani, Eastern Samar	462	about 60	about 7.72 km²	2.97% a year	Rural
37,821	Santa CruzSocorro, Surigao del Norte	462	about 124	about 3.72 km²	−1.55% a year	Rural
37,822	SawangMaria, Siquijor	462	about 457	about 1.01 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
37,823	SikitanPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte	462	about 50	about 9.25 km²	−2.80% a year	Rural
37,824	AguirreSara, Iloilo	461	about 179	about 2.58 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
37,825	AyabangLeon, Iloilo	461	about 171	about 2.69 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
37,826	BatobatoLibacao, Aklan	461	about 54	about 8.53 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
37,827	DalaonBubong, Lanao del Sur	461	about 1,929	about 0.239 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
37,828	DayaohayPilar, Surigao del Norte	461	about 412	about 1.12 km²	2.38% a year	Rural
37,829	Don RamonAnao, Tarlac	461	about 1,652	about 0.279 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
37,830	LungibCalauag, Quezon	461	about 127	about 3.64 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
37,831	MalicoBatad, Iloilo	461	about 608	about 0.758 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
37,832	MatalotoLeyte, Leyte	461	about 91	about 5.07 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
37,833	PagolinanCaramoan, Camarines Sur	461	about 116	about 3.96 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
37,834	San AntonioDaram, Samar	461	about 209	about 2.21 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
37,835	San IgnacioKananga, Leyte	461	about 145	about 3.18 km²	4.81% a year	Rural
37,836	San IsidroEsperanza, Agusan del Sur	461	about 231	about 2.00 km²	3.71% a year	Rural
37,837	San JuanAnao, Tarlac	461	about 478	about 0.965 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
37,838	Santa RitaSan Luis, Agusan del Sur	461	about 7	about 63.72 km²	6.90% a year	Rural
37,839	TilubogTampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte	461	about 106	about 4.35 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
37,840	Timawa Tanza IIloilo City, Iloilo	461	about 25,330	about 0.0182 km²	2.67% a year	Rural
37,841	TizonTarangnan, Samar	461	about 214	about 2.15 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
37,842	VillalinPanaon, Misamis Occidental	461	about 539	about 0.855 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
37,843	ArabPidigan, Abra	460	about 73	about 6.34 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
37,844	Buhing CalipaySan Isidro, Surigao del Norte	460	about 203	about 2.27 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
37,845	CandigumLarena, Siquijor	460	about 242	about 1.90 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
37,846	DanacSugpon, Ilocos Sur	460	about 19	about 24.24 km²	−5.95% a year	Rural
37,847	IgangLucban, Quezon	460	about 202	about 2.28 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
37,848	IquiranDaram, Samar	460	about 284	about 1.62 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
37,849	Lumbatan ManacabBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur	460	about 93	about 4.93 km²	3.53% a year	Rural
37,850	MacarthurArteche, Eastern Samar	460	about 104	about 4.44 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural

Rankings of the Philippines

Barangays

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.

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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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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