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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, 38,251 to 38,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
38,251CaanislaganDagami, Leyte438about 350about 1.25 km²3.14% a yearRural
38,252Camalaggoan/D LeañoClaveria, Cagayan438about 193about 2.27 km²1.13% a yearRural
38,253JasminezGandara, Samar438about 71about 6.16 km²2.89% a yearRural
38,254MacugoGandara, Samar438about 56about 7.87 km²2.70% a yearRural
38,255MagsuhotBacong, Negros Oriental438about 371about 1.18 km²3.21% a yearRural
38,256MahayagTalisayan, Misamis Oriental438about 71about 6.18 km²2.82% a yearRural
38,257Mala EsteBuguey, Cagayan438about 521about 0.84 km²2.08% a yearRural
38,258ManamongAloran, Misamis Occidental438about 41about 10.71 km²1.78% a yearRural
38,259MarceloBato, Leyte438about 239about 1.83 km²0.39% a yearRural
38,260NagrambacanCamiling, Tarlac438about 505about 0.868 km²1.72% a yearRural
38,261NanauatanRizal, Cagayan438about 60about 7.30 km²−0.59% a yearRural
38,262Pama-anBayang, Lanao del Sur438about 1,665about 0.263 km²0.11% a yearRural
38,263PulaBanaue, Ifugao438about 15about 28.71 km²−1.98% a yearRural
38,264San FernandoBuenavista, Guimaras438about 163about 2.68 km²0.16% a yearRural
38,265San RomanVictoria, Northern Samar438about 162about 2.71 km²0.05% a yearRural
38,266Santo NiñoTuburan, Cebu438about 76about 5.77 km²−1.58% a yearRural
38,267TanaAmulung, Cagayan438about 205about 2.14 km²−1.12% a yearRural
38,268TapingLagangilang, Abra438about 359about 1.22 km²−1.12% a yearRural
38,269UnionHinunangan, Southern Leyte438about 619about 0.708 km²1.96% a yearRural
38,270Barangay 7San Jose, Antique437about 6,601about 0.0662 km²2.02% a yearUrban
38,271BitauganGuiuan, Eastern Samar437about 50about 8.80 km²−0.43% a yearRural
38,272CamporogVillaba, Leyte437about 111about 3.95 km²0.33% a yearUrban
38,273CarnagaTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte437about 117about 3.73 km²−0.49% a yearRural
38,274ChupacBarlig, Mountain Province437about 70about 6.23 km²−1.58% a yearRural
38,275HabaySan Francisco, Southern Leyte437about 532about 0.822 km²−5.85% a yearRural
38,276NapulanSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte437about 127about 3.45 km²3.08% a yearRural
38,277NawiParanas, Samar437about 117about 3.72 km²5.98% a yearRural
38,278PinamihaganPresident Roxas, Capiz437about 293about 1.49 km²3.08% a yearRural
38,279Sto. DomingoDagami, Leyte437about 213about 2.05 km²6.51% a yearRural
38,280Small MeladocTangcal, Lanao del Norte437about 341about 1.28 km²4.14% a yearRural
38,281AmbugatBurgos, Ilocos Sur436about 704about 0.619 km²−1.68% a yearRural
38,282BalinarinGuinayangan, Quezon436about 99about 4.42 km²0.90% a yearRural
38,283BaluarteBuenavista, Bohol436about 106about 4.11 km²3.48% a yearRural
38,284BuhiSan Miguel, Catanduanes436about 42about 10.44 km²0.00% a yearRural
38,285BussotGregorio del Pilar, Ilocos Sur436about 69about 6.30 km²−0.86% a yearRural
38,286CabagoanPaoay, Ilocos Norte436about 487about 0.896 km²−0.91% a yearRural
38,287CabaohanPastrana, Leyte436about 190about 2.30 km²0.39% a yearRural
38,288CabutanSan Ricardo, Southern Leyte436about 1,298about 0.336 km²1.37% a yearRural
38,289CataligananLasam, Cagayan436about 87about 5.02 km²1.72% a yearRural
38,290DilucotGodod, Zamboanga del Norte436about 25about 17.79 km²0.50% a yearRural
38,291IgsoligueMiagao, Iloilo436about 140about 3.12 km²−0.86% a yearRural
38,292LatawanBadiangan, Iloilo436about 366about 1.19 km²−2.76% a yearRural
38,293OliliconLagawe, Ifugao436about 32about 13.77 km²−1.93% a yearRural
38,294PorotanBayang, Lanao del Sur436about 2,611about 0.167 km²2.09% a yearRural
38,295San AgustinMaasin City, Southern Leyte436about 252about 1.73 km²−1.53% a yearRural
38,296SapdaanSantol, La Union436about 49about 8.90 km²0.61% a yearRural
38,297Andres BonifacioSan Joaquin, Iloilo435about 133about 3.27 km²−2.19% a yearRural
38,298Barangay 103-ATacloban City, Leyte435about 46about 9.40 km²3.89% a yearRural
38,299CaldongSampaloc, Quezon435about 16about 27.76 km²no 2020 countRural
38,300IgangJamindan, Capiz435about 70about 6.25 km²0.06% 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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