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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, 38,001 to 38,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
38,001Ninikat Ng Pag-AsaLubang, Occidental Mindoro453about 2,980about 0.152 km²2.12% a yearRural
38,002PalactadQuinapondan, Eastern Samar453about 126about 3.60 km²0.92% a yearRural
38,003PasilTanauan, Leyte453about 306about 1.48 km²2.42% a yearRural
38,004San RoqueMercedes, Eastern Samar453about 749about 0.605 km²0.70% a yearRural
38,005SantiagoBenito Soliven, Isabela453about 71about 6.35 km²1.95% a yearRural
38,006SinickingRizal, Cagayan453about 142about 3.18 km²0.92% a yearRural
38,007A-etSulat, Eastern Samar452about 80about 5.67 km²−2.99% a yearRural
38,008AmtuaganTubo, Abra452about 13about 36.05 km²−3.26% a yearRural
38,009AngareDueñas, Iloilo452about 342about 1.32 km²−2.67% a yearRural
38,010Bgy. 10 - CabugaoLegazpi City, Albay452about 13,412about 0.0337 km²−3.04% a yearUrban
38,011Barangay 110Caloocan City452about 16,679about 0.0271 km²0.92% a yearUrban
38,012Barangay 3Cavite City, Cavite452about 34,769about 0.013 km²−1.68% a yearRural
38,013CabongbonganSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte452about 202about 2.24 km²2.13% a yearRural
38,014CanawayonGuiuan, Eastern Samar452about 50about 9.07 km²1.37% a yearRural
38,015ManaripayCalinog, Iloilo452about 179about 2.53 km²−2.11% a yearRural
38,016ManasaLucban, Quezon452about 135about 3.36 km²6.11% a yearRural
38,017Market Site Barangay 3Donsol, Sorsogon452about 12,591about 0.0359 km²no 2020 countRural
38,018Mina-anodLlorente, Eastern Samar452about 660about 0.685 km²1.49% a yearRural
38,019Padian Torogan IMadalum, Lanao del Sur452about 9,762about 0.0463 km²1.20% a yearRural
38,020PansipitSan Nicolas, Batangas452about 1,991about 0.227 km²0.48% a yearRural
38,021Pantay-QuitiquitCaoayan, Ilocos Sur452about 806about 0.561 km²1.09% a yearRural
38,022San IsidroDolores, Eastern Samar452about 77about 5.90 km²−1.38% a yearRural
38,023San VicenteDolores, Eastern Samar452about 71about 6.34 km²−0.93% a yearRural
38,024TigmalapadMiagao, Iloilo452about 234about 1.93 km²−3.35% a yearRural
38,025WayanganTubo, Abra452about 31about 14.53 km²−1.33% a yearRural
38,026AtuyanSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte451about 235about 1.92 km²−0.83% a yearRural
38,027Bandera BuisanTaraka, Lanao del Sur451about 2,158about 0.209 km²2.74% a yearRural
38,028Barangay V-ASan Pablo City, Laguna451about 4,337about 0.104 km²−0.52% a yearRural
38,029BinangigPanay, Capiz451about 350about 1.29 km²−0.21% a yearRural
38,030Cabaducan WestNampicuan, Nueva Ecija451about 2,451about 0.184 km²3.48% a yearRural
38,031GuindapunanDaram, Samar451about 211about 2.14 km²4.26% a yearRural
38,032Guintigui-anBasey, Samar451about 267about 1.69 km²−0.11% a yearRural
38,033Kay DukeTorrijos, Marinduque451about 68about 6.67 km²−2.35% a yearRural
38,034LabnigCorcuera, Romblon451about 297about 1.52 km²−2.02% a yearRural
38,035MercedesDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur451about 222about 2.03 km²1.04% a yearRural
38,036Pagsa-oganParanas, Samar451about 313about 1.44 km²2.07% a yearRural
38,037PeñafranciaLopez, Quezon451about 297about 1.52 km²0.65% a yearRural
38,038PissayAngadanan, Isabela451about 217about 2.08 km²3.04% a yearRural
38,039Poblacion Barangay 4Capul, Northern Samar451about 2,127about 0.212 km²−3.09% a yearRural
38,040SapaBaybay City, Leyte451about 13about 33.60 km²0.05% a yearRural
38,041TagkawaQuezon, Quezon451about 92about 4.90 km²2.55% a yearRural
38,042TagubaasAntequera, Bohol451about 396about 1.14 km²1.66% a yearRural
38,043TapikanSan Joaquin, Iloilo451about 552about 0.817 km²−2.30% a yearRural
38,044TaroTigbauan, Iloilo451about 476about 0.948 km²−0.98% a yearRural
38,045TubangCalanasan, Apayao451about 12about 37.83 km²−0.88% a yearRural
38,046Barangay 1Salcedo, Eastern Samar450about 460about 0.978 km²−4.82% a yearRural
38,047Barangay 2Cavite City, Cavite450about 9,259about 0.0486 km²−2.63% a yearRural
38,048Buenavista NorteMiagao, Iloilo450about 306about 1.47 km²2.08% a yearRural
38,049CadahunanBurauen, Leyte450about 150about 3.00 km²3.56% a yearRural
38,050DurogSan Jose, Antique450about 142about 3.18 km²0.16% 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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