Skip to content

The Atlas

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, 38,301 to 38,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
38,301JorogLambunao, Iloilo435about 422about 1.03 km²−3.05% a yearRural
38,302Lalapung CentralBayang, Lanao del Sur435about 1,470about 0.296 km²0.28% a yearRural
38,303LegayadaLambunao, Iloilo435about 422about 1.03 km²0.11% a yearRural
38,304MontañaQuezon, Quezon435about 116about 3.75 km²0.06% a yearRural
38,305NilaboRizal, Zamboanga del Norte435about 173about 2.51 km²3.04% a yearRural
38,306Puting BaybaySan Andres, Catanduanes435about 592about 0.735 km²−0.70% a yearRural
38,307San JuanTalalora, Samar435about 343about 1.27 km²4.37% a yearRural
38,308SaputanCalbayog City, Samar435about 249about 1.75 km²0.79% a yearRural
38,309SaripongpongLagonoy, Camarines Sur435about 414about 1.05 km²no 2020 countRural
38,310TimalaGuiuan, Eastern Samar435about 357about 1.22 km²0.62% a yearRural
38,311AgaasCaramoan, Camarines Sur434about 512about 0.847 km²0.06% a yearRural
38,312ArongGandara, Samar434about 152about 2.86 km²7.02% a yearRural
38,313Barangay 691Manila434about 29,324about 0.0148 km²1.43% a yearUrban
38,314BautistaSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental434about 119about 3.64 km²−1.23% a yearRural
38,315Binahian ALopez, Quezon434about 103about 4.22 km²1.08% a yearRural
38,316Can-atoLlorente, Eastern Samar434about 42about 10.34 km²−8.41% a yearRural
38,317CarogcogRapu-Rapu, Albay434about 81about 5.34 km²0.33% a yearRural
38,318CawayanParanas, Samar434about 266about 1.63 km²5.58% a yearRural
38,319HimaySan Jorge, Samar434about 83about 5.20 km²0.90% a yearRural
38,320Igdampog SurTubungan, Iloilo434about 186about 2.33 km²2.98% a yearRural
38,321Los AngelesUbay, Bohol434about 88about 4.91 km²−5.56% a yearRural
38,322MoletJamindan, Capiz434about 329about 1.32 km²1.55% a yearRural
38,323NagculloobanSinait, Ilocos Sur434about 33about 13.07 km²−0.22% a yearRural
38,324OplesNagcarlan, Laguna434about 561about 0.774 km²−3.43% a yearRural
38,325PerlasPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon434about 5,779about 0.0751 km²0.56% a yearRural
38,326Santo RosarioBacuag, Surigao del Norte434about 30about 14.41 km²2.22% a yearRural
38,327SetiJimenez, Misamis Occidental434about 36about 12.13 km²−3.06% a yearRural
38,328AlipitMagdalena, Laguna433about 212about 2.04 km²3.51% a yearRural
38,329AsgadSalcedo, Eastern Samar433about 141about 3.08 km²−0.11% a yearRural
38,330BatoTubungan, Iloilo433about 137about 3.16 km²−0.76% a yearRural
38,331Bogtong CentroMangatarem, Pangasinan433about 3,049about 0.142 km²0.91% a yearRural
38,332CamparangGuiuan, Eastern Samar433about 297about 1.46 km²0.85% a yearRural
38,333Cang-apaLarena, Siquijor433about 232about 1.87 km²−1.13% a yearRural
38,334East Central PoblacionNampicuan, Nueva Ecija433about 7,427about 0.0583 km²1.44% a yearRural
38,335La PurisimaGoa, Camarines Sur433about 11,734about 0.0369 km²no 2020 countRural
38,336LantawanKumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur433about 62about 6.94 km²1.44% a yearRural
38,337PagsaDimiao, Bohol433about 287about 1.51 km²5.60% a yearRural
38,338Quiazan LopezBatad, Iloilo433about 195about 2.22 km²1.14% a yearRural
38,339SibaguanLambunao, Iloilo433about 434about 0.998 km²1.50% a yearRural
38,340SibunotLaoang, Northern Samar433about 99about 4.37 km²−1.02% a yearRural
38,341TinubdanBaroy, Lanao del Norte433about 170about 2.54 km²2.99% a yearRural
38,342Villamanzano NortePerez, Quezon433about 69about 6.25 km²2.35% a yearRural
38,343ArellanoOrion, Bataan432about 6,457about 0.0669 km²−4.17% a yearUrban
38,344BantadGumaca, Quezon432about 86about 5.05 km²0.79% a yearRural
38,345Barangay 9Cavite City, Cavite432about 27,692about 0.0156 km²3.92% a yearRural
38,346CagbigajoPambujan, Northern Samar432about 57about 7.58 km²−6.67% a yearRural
38,347GuindaguitanDimiao, Bohol432about 163about 2.65 km²0.39% a yearRural
38,348IgbugoMiagao, Iloilo432about 351about 1.23 km²−4.48% a yearRural
38,349IgparasSibalom, Antique432about 104about 4.17 km²0.91% a yearRural
38,350Los MartiresDagami, Leyte432about 248about 1.74 km²no 2020 countRural

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.

Report a mistake on this page: write to hello@scene.ph with the page address.