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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, 38,101 to 38,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
38,101BualanTalusan, Zamboanga Sibugay447about 150about 2.98 km²no 2020 countRural
38,102Buena VoluntadPlaridel, Misamis Occidental447about 169about 2.65 km²0.16% a yearRural
38,103Cabulihan IbabaUnisan, Quezon447about 100about 4.49 km²−0.69% a yearRural
38,104CanejaCalubian, Leyte447about 494about 0.904 km²3.39% a yearRural
38,105CawayanAlfonso Castaneda, Nueva Vizcaya447about 6about 78.14 km²3.14% a yearRural
38,106DisimpitJones, Isabela447about 185about 2.42 km²−3.65% a yearRural
38,107Hanopol EsteBalilihan, Bohol447about 192about 2.33 km²2.21% a yearRural
38,108KalangkangSanta Cruz, Marinduque447about 123about 3.63 km²0.49% a yearRural
38,109MabiniRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur447about 113about 3.97 km²0.05% a yearRural
38,110Maglaoi SurCurrimao, Ilocos Norte447about 855about 0.523 km²−4.56% a yearRural
38,111Pociano D. EquipilagPintuyan, Southern Leyte447about 261about 1.71 km²2.95% a yearRural
38,112RizalGamay, Northern Samar447about 140about 3.20 km²−1.69% a yearRural
38,113San AgustinBato, Leyte447about 207about 2.16 km²1.10% a yearRural
38,114San FernandoMiagao, Iloilo447about 528about 0.846 km²−0.89% a yearRural
38,115SipacMalinao, Aklan447about 101about 4.44 km²2.46% a yearRural
38,116TaugValencia, Bohol447about 477about 0.938 km²1.33% a yearRural
38,117Barangay 20Cavite City, Cavite446about 6,657about 0.067 km²−0.69% a yearRural
38,118Buadi AroraoTaraka, Lanao del Sur446about 2,208about 0.202 km²1.57% a yearRural
38,119BurayocBacnotan, La Union446about 1,002about 0.445 km²3.27% a yearRural
38,120DaganasBulan, Sorsogon446about 47about 9.39 km²1.28% a yearRural
38,121Del CarmenCabangan, Zambales446about 4,248about 0.105 km²3.98% a yearRural
38,122Subadi NorteBurgos, Ilocos Sur446about 858about 0.52 km²0.22% a yearRural
38,123TagbuyawanMainit, Surigao del Norte446about 272about 1.64 km²1.92% a yearRural
38,124TolosahayJulita, Leyte446about 262about 1.70 km²2.71% a yearRural
38,125Tubungan WesteGattaran, Cagayan446about 133about 3.36 km²no 2020 countRural
38,126Barangay IQuezon, Quezon445about 15,724about 0.0283 km²−2.99% a yearRural
38,127BuliclicSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur445about 165about 2.69 km²−0.27% a yearRural
38,128CagogobnganCatubig, Northern Samar445about 170about 2.61 km²−3.44% a yearRural
38,129HagnaGuiuan, Eastern Samar445about 136about 3.28 km²1.28% a yearRural
38,130Hita-asan ISan Sebastian, Samar445about 271about 1.64 km²−0.69% a yearRural
38,131Mapulang DagaBacacay, Albay445about 251about 1.77 km²−2.14% a yearRural
38,132MulayCalauag, Quezon445about 173about 2.57 km²−4.91% a yearRural
38,133PiliSiquijor, Siquijor445about 198about 2.25 km²0.44% a yearRural
38,134Puting BuhanginBoac, Marinduque445about 136about 3.28 km²0.49% a yearRural
38,135SebukangJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur445about 85about 5.22 km²−0.79% a yearRural
38,136TukodKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya445about 17about 26.87 km²1.75% a yearRural
38,137BalugohinAtimonan, Quezon444about 214about 2.07 km²0.60% a yearRural
38,138Barangay 11Pasay City444about 21,553about 0.0206 km²2.05% a yearUrban
38,139Bgy. No. 14, Santo TomasLaoag City, Ilocos Norte444about 2,724about 0.163 km²no 2020 countRural
38,140BelbelBotolan, Zambales444about 7about 65.40 km²4.07% a yearRural
38,141HimakiloBontoc, Southern Leyte444about 267about 1.66 km²5.51% a yearRural
38,142LavidesGeneral Luna, Quezon444about 58about 7.61 km²−3.40% a yearRural
38,143MabuhayDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte444about 102about 4.36 km²1.05% a yearRural
38,144PaalamanJala-Jala, Rizal444about 440about 1.01 km²2.23% a yearRural
38,145San JoseGoa, Camarines Sur444about 1,776about 0.25 km²no 2020 countUrban
38,146Santa RosaCalauag, Quezon444about 261about 1.70 km²−1.20% a yearRural
38,147Torreblanca-BlumentrittGuimbal, Iloilo444about 4,582about 0.0969 km²−1.46% a yearRural
38,148TumagbocMiagao, Iloilo444about 543about 0.817 km²0.11% a yearRural
38,149AntipoloPagbilao, Quezon443about 147about 3.01 km²3.68% a yearRural
38,150BacanTubungan, Iloilo443about 366about 1.21 km²0.55% 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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