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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, 38,051 to 38,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
38,051InroadAurora, Zamboanga del Sur450about 188about 2.40 km²−0.94% a yearRural
38,052LamesaMogpog, Marinduque450about 154about 2.92 km²−6.63% a yearRural
38,053LundubanBuadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur450about 8,242about 0.0546 km²7.96% a yearRural
38,054Olo-olo SurSantiago, Ilocos Sur450about 456about 0.987 km²−0.11% a yearRural
38,055PacoyoyVillareal, Samar450about 110about 4.09 km²0.65% a yearRural
38,056PamahawanBontoc, Southern Leyte450about 89about 5.05 km²4.94% a yearRural
38,057PantaonKolambugan, Lanao del Norte450about 127about 3.53 km²2.26% a yearRural
38,058Poblacion SawangLoboc, Bohol450about 1,250about 0.36 km²−5.94% a yearRural
38,059SalvacionSan Lorenzo Ruiz, Camarines Norte450about 250about 1.80 km²−2.12% a yearRural
38,060San AntonioMalitbog, Southern Leyte450about 745about 0.604 km²−3.45% a yearRural
38,061San MiguelLope De Vega, Northern Samar450about 179about 2.51 km²4.20% a yearRural
38,062SapangkawayanDipaculao, Aurora450about 83about 5.42 km²0.43% a yearRural
38,063TulangMagsaysay, Misamis Oriental450about 122about 3.68 km²−2.91% a yearRural
38,064Tupol EsteCabatuan, Iloilo450about 521about 0.863 km²0.16% a yearRural
38,065Arua-ayPiddig, Ilocos Norte449about 365about 1.23 km²3.95% a yearRural
38,066BadasSan Juan, Abra449about 846about 0.531 km²0.00% a yearRural
38,067Bag-ong DalagueteMahayag, Zamboanga del Sur449about 118about 3.82 km²2.63% a yearRural
38,068BakingkingEsperanza, Agusan del Sur449about 17about 26.44 km²1.38% a yearRural
38,069BandayTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte449about 1,095about 0.41 km²−5.48% a yearRural
38,070BannawagAurora, Isabela449about 191about 2.35 km²3.37% a yearRural
38,071CagbanCabatuan, Iloilo449about 335about 1.34 km²0.49% a yearRural
38,072CalsadahayBurauen, Leyte449about 226about 1.99 km²4.89% a yearRural
38,073CandaiganLoon, Bohol449about 226about 1.99 km²−0.58% a yearRural
38,074Casay ViejoAnini-Y, Antique449about 887about 0.506 km²0.27% a yearRural
38,075Central West No. 1Bangar, La Union449about 8,651about 0.0519 km²−0.73% a yearRural
38,076Claro M. RectoFerrol, Romblon449about 52about 8.64 km²no 2020 countRural
38,077LioesCurrimao, Ilocos Norte449about 1,554about 0.289 km²−1.54% a yearRural
38,078MorcillasTubungan, Iloilo449about 113about 3.96 km²−3.28% a yearRural
38,079PaningayanLaua-An, Antique449about 205about 2.19 km²1.04% a yearRural
38,080PasongIgbaras, Iloilo449about 310about 1.45 km²0.32% a yearRural
38,081San IsidroSanta Cruz, Marinduque449about 103about 4.37 km²−0.47% a yearRural
38,082San MiguelSominot, Zamboanga del Sur449about 123about 3.66 km²2.75% a yearRural
38,083VictoriaDagami, Leyte449about 244about 1.84 km²2.50% a yearRural
38,084BadiangJaro, Leyte448about 112about 4.01 km²0.99% a yearRural
38,085Bagumbayan Pob.Guimbal, Iloilo448about 3,368about 0.133 km²−0.16% a yearUrban
38,086Barangay 102Tacloban City, Leyte448about 390about 1.15 km²2.27% a yearRural
38,087Barangay 28Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental448about 5,788about 0.0774 km²−2.27% a yearUrban
38,088BolboganSan Joaquin, Iloilo448about 226about 1.98 km²0.99% a yearRural
38,089BuyoPio Duran, Albay448about 69about 6.47 km²−1.34% a yearRural
38,090Cadap-aganDimiao, Bohol448about 152about 2.95 km²1.27% a yearRural
38,091HinabanganMondragon, Northern Samar448about 73about 6.14 km²−0.05% a yearRural
38,092New MinarogMotiong, Samar448about 191about 2.34 km²1.56% a yearRural
38,093QuimalabasaIlagan City, Isabela448about 643about 0.697 km²6.17% a yearRural
38,094San CarlosBenito Soliven, Isabela448about 243about 1.84 km²0.49% a yearRural
38,095San Vicente SouthCalapan City, Oriental Mindoro448about 6,171about 0.0726 km²−0.58% a yearUrban
38,096Santa LuciaItbayat, Batanes448about 26about 16.98 km²0.54% a yearRural
38,097SumucabCavinti, Laguna448about 33about 13.48 km²1.50% a yearRural
38,098BaguindocAnao, Tarlac447about 164about 2.73 km²1.80% a yearRural
38,099Barangay 4Hernani, Eastern Samar447about 2,180about 0.205 km²−2.79% a yearRural
38,100BidlinanBaybay City, Leyte447about 162about 2.76 km²1.05% 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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