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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, 38,151 to 38,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
38,151BanaagGuiuan, Eastern Samar443about 111about 3.99 km²−1.00% a yearRural
38,152Barangay 13-BDavao City, Davao del Sur443about 3,408about 0.13 km²4.69% a yearUrban
38,153Barangay 356Manila443about 21,196about 0.0209 km²−3.09% a yearUrban
38,154Barangay 6Bantay, Ilocos Sur443about 2,804about 0.158 km²−2.44% a yearUrban
38,155Barangay 606Manila443about 14,337about 0.0309 km²−4.30% a yearUrban
38,156Barangay 64Manila443about 28,581about 0.0155 km²−2.63% a yearUrban
38,157CawayanLopez, Quezon443about 172about 2.58 km²0.33% a yearRural
38,158Esperanza ISibalom, Antique443about 458about 0.967 km²3.17% a yearRural
38,159IsianTigbauan, Iloilo443about 265about 1.67 km²−1.71% a yearRural
38,160KondumSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur443about 98about 4.53 km²−3.23% a yearRural
38,161MagallanesBuenavista, Quezon443about 111about 4.00 km²−0.74% a yearRural
38,162MalindigBauan, Batangas443about 312about 1.42 km²2.85% a yearRural
38,163Poblacion 6Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro443about 6,068about 0.073 km²−4.72% a yearRural
38,164SalagmayaAlcantara, Cebu443about 125about 3.54 km²no 2020 countRural
38,165San AntonioTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur443about 87about 5.07 km²−4.85% a yearRural
38,166San BernardinoCalabanga, Camarines Sur443about 293about 1.51 km²−0.27% a yearRural
38,167San VicenteTapaz, Capiz443about 319about 1.39 km²3.36% a yearRural
38,168Upper LudiongDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur443about 203about 2.18 km²1.00% a yearRural
38,169BalimbingNagcarlan, Laguna442about 837about 0.528 km²0.49% a yearRural
38,170BonifacioUnisan, Quezon442about 92about 4.80 km²−0.22% a yearRural
38,171Cag-aguingayLope De Vega, Northern Samar442about 46about 9.66 km²6.34% a yearRural
38,172CalayaanCalbiga, Samar442about 299about 1.48 km²1.17% a yearRural
38,173CalubeAloran, Misamis Occidental442about 148about 2.99 km²−5.11% a yearRural
38,174CamburoySamboan, Cebu442about 128about 3.46 km²no 2020 countRural
38,175HibagwanBontoc, Southern Leyte442about 163about 2.72 km²3.37% a yearRural
38,176Iniguihan Pob.Tomas Oppus, Southern Leyte442about 1,590about 0.278 km²0.05% a yearRural
38,177LibasSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte442about 208about 2.13 km²1.76% a yearRural
38,178Lower TaloctocTanudan, Kalinga442about 23about 19.21 km²3.24% a yearRural
38,179MansiwatBoac, Marinduque442about 395about 1.12 km²1.17% a yearRural
38,180NagpapacaoMatuguinao, Samar442about 402about 1.10 km²2.55% a yearRural
38,181PanangquilonLoon, Bohol442about 278about 1.59 km²4.63% a yearRural
38,182PetrolioCalubian, Leyte442about 178about 2.49 km²−1.81% a yearRural
38,183San GabrielMaydolong, Eastern Samar442about 86about 5.15 km²−0.48% a yearRural
38,184San IsidroMauban, Quezon442about 293about 1.51 km²0.11% a yearRural
38,185San JoseLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur442about 31about 14.25 km²2.24% a yearRural
38,186San MartinDumalag, Capiz442about 179about 2.47 km²0.49% a yearRural
38,187Santa MatildePasuquin, Ilocos Norte442about 86about 5.14 km²1.17% a yearRural
38,188Santo NiñoGuiuan, Eastern Samar442about 345about 1.28 km²8.13% a yearRural
38,189Upper LiasonTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur442about 183about 2.41 km²1.58% a yearRural
38,190ZamoraSan Mariano, Isabela442about 137about 3.22 km²−1.41% a yearRural
38,191AbagatAgutaya, Palawan441about 227about 1.94 km²1.47% a yearRural
38,192AtsanSan Miguel, Catanduanes441about 255about 1.73 km²0.95% a yearRural
38,193BaccuitAmulung, Cagayan441about 207about 2.13 km²−2.06% a yearRural
38,194BagbagototBanayoyo, Ilocos Sur441about 205about 2.15 km²0.78% a yearRural
38,195Baliw DayaSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur441about 1,173about 0.376 km²−2.97% a yearRural
38,196Barangay 59-BTacloban City, Leyte441about 7,136about 0.0618 km²no 2020 countRural
38,197Barangay IIAmadeo, Cavite441about 16,705about 0.0264 km²−1.11% a yearRural
38,198CampedicoPalapag, Northern Samar441about 187about 2.36 km²−0.69% a yearRural
38,199ComaangClarin, Bohol441about 304about 1.45 km²−1.67% a yearRural
38,200ElcanoGandara, Samar441about 108about 4.10 km²4.57% 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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