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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, 38,201 to 38,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
38,201KinahologanLagonoy, Camarines Sur441about 83about 5.33 km²no 2020 countRural
38,202Lalapung ProperBayang, Lanao del Sur441about 1,569about 0.281 km²0.27% a yearRural
38,203Lan-agLacub, Abra441about 8about 55.43 km²0.05% a yearRural
38,204LiwanagSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte441about 126about 3.49 km²2.06% a yearRural
38,205MaguilayanLopez, Quezon441about 281about 1.57 km²0.78% a yearRural
38,206NamuatGainza, Camarines Sur441about 648about 0.681 km²−4.31% a yearRural
38,207Patoc-aoSuyo, Ilocos Sur441about 25about 17.95 km²−7.88% a yearRural
38,208Poblacion 2Hinabangan, Samar441about 2,346about 0.188 km²−3.06% a yearRural
38,209Santa MariaGuinayangan, Quezon441about 102about 4.31 km²7.59% a yearRural
38,210SaoatSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur441about 639about 0.69 km²−2.50% a yearRural
38,211TalabobLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur441about 48about 9.22 km²−0.59% a yearRural
38,212Upper DimayaDinas, Zamboanga del Sur441about 168about 2.63 km²0.05% a yearRural
38,213AbagaoLal-Lo, Cagayan440about 71about 6.22 km²0.33% a yearRural
38,214Barangay 139Manila440about 61,111about 0.0072 km²4.18% a yearUrban
38,215Barangay 3Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental440about 11,311about 0.0389 km²−2.02% a yearRural
38,216Bougainvilla Pob.Santa Rita, Samar440about 284about 1.55 km²−4.02% a yearRural
38,217CatenganBesao, Mountain Province440about 24about 18.43 km²−6.41% a yearRural
38,218CondesCulasi, Antique440about 1,229about 0.358 km²0.84% a yearRural
38,219DumaraLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur440about 29about 15.00 km²0.00% a yearRural
38,220EpengMayoyao, Ifugao440about 65about 6.82 km²−2.74% a yearRural
38,221GuinawahanBadiangan, Iloilo440about 379about 1.16 km²0.39% a yearRural
38,222Quiazan FloreteBatad, Iloilo440about 551about 0.798 km²−0.96% a yearRural
38,223San AndresBato, Catanduanes440about 673about 0.654 km²0.16% a yearRural
38,224Santa RitaAllen, Northern Samar440about 202about 2.18 km²3.58% a yearRural
38,225TabucanParanas, Samar440about 103about 4.29 km²1.95% a yearRural
38,226Tacuyong NorteLeon, Iloilo440about 400about 1.10 km²−1.27% a yearRural
38,227YaboSipocot, Camarines Sur440about 107about 4.13 km²−4.32% a yearRural
38,228Bagong SilangKiblawan, Davao del Sur439about 466about 0.943 km²2.94% a yearRural
38,229BaliwananKabugao, Apayao439about 6about 69.95 km²−1.47% a yearRural
38,230Barangay 27Pasay City439about 22,513about 0.0195 km²no 2020 countUrban
38,231Barangay 659Manila439about 3,113about 0.141 km²4.80% a yearUrban
38,232BurgosSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur439about 1,807about 0.243 km²2.50% a yearRural
38,233CabayuGattaran, Cagayan439about 86about 5.11 km²2.69% a yearRural
38,234CalimaturodCordon, Isabela439about 194about 2.26 km²−0.64% a yearRural
38,235CandorosLlorente, Eastern Samar439about 15about 28.89 km²−6.42% a yearRural
38,236CaricotBato, Camarines Sur439about 147about 2.99 km²−4.97% a yearRural
38,237DuyayyatSinait, Ilocos Sur439about 266about 1.65 km²−0.11% a yearRural
38,238IgpandanMiagao, Iloilo439about 281about 1.56 km²8.12% a yearRural
38,239LiawaoBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur439about 1,509about 0.291 km²0.05% a yearRural
38,240PinamitinanMarabut, Samar439about 16,140about 0.0272 km²−4.20% a yearRural
38,241Quinayangan TongaBalud, Masbate439about 67about 6.57 km²−1.27% a yearRural
38,242San AndresJulita, Leyte439about 466about 0.943 km²1.65% a yearRural
38,243San PascualCulasi, Antique439about 102about 4.31 km²−1.47% a yearRural
38,244Sinuknipan IIDel Gallego, Camarines Sur439about 166about 2.65 km²0.55% a yearRural
38,245TigpalasMalinao, Aklan439about 64about 6.84 km²1.65% a yearRural
38,246VillagraciaSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay439about 79about 5.55 km²1.53% a yearRural
38,247YabonHinabangan, Samar439about 23about 19.32 km²0.67% a yearRural
38,248Ababa-anBalbalan, Kalinga438about 29about 15.02 km²−0.38% a yearRural
38,249AlincaoegSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur438about 311about 1.41 km²−2.99% a yearRural
38,250Barangay 5Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental438about 4,252about 0.103 km²−7.20% 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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