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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, 38,351 to 38,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
38,351Lower TumapocBurgos, La Union432about 408about 1.06 km²0.34% a yearRural
38,352NagsabaranAmulung, Cagayan432about 53about 8.16 km²0.91% a yearRural
38,353PlaridelBato, Leyte432about 277about 1.56 km²−0.06% a yearRural
38,354RizalMacalelon, Quezon432about 35,122about 0.0123 km²−4.83% a yearRural
38,355SalimpunoSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental432about 133about 3.25 km²2.11% a yearRural
38,356SalongBatad, Iloilo432about 322about 1.34 km²−0.82% a yearRural
38,357San IsidroBais City, Negros Oriental432about 526about 0.821 km²2.55% a yearRural
38,358San JoseLope De Vega, Northern Samar432about 52about 8.27 km²2.11% a yearRural
38,359San Jose NorthAnao, Tarlac432about 1,403about 0.308 km²1.32% a yearRural
38,360Sucoc SurLuna, La Union432about 615about 0.702 km²0.74% a yearRural
38,361TattawaPeñarrubia, Abra432about 265about 1.63 km²−2.05% a yearRural
38,362ValenciaMiagao, Iloilo432about 408about 1.06 km²−2.25% a yearRural
38,363AlangilanBalete, Batangas431about 125about 3.46 km²4.69% a yearRural
38,364BanaoangBantay, Ilocos Sur431about 87about 4.93 km²−1.08% a yearRural
38,365Barangay 2Jipapad, Eastern Samar431about 310about 1.39 km²−3.03% a yearRural
38,366Barangay 35-DDavao City, Davao del Sur431about 5,739about 0.0751 km²1.26% a yearUrban
38,367Bulak NorteBatad, Iloilo431about 502about 0.859 km²−2.45% a yearRural
38,368Hita-asan IISan Sebastian, Samar431about 327about 1.32 km²0.85% a yearRural
38,369Liñagan CalsadaMaasin, Iloilo431about 2,330about 0.185 km²1.44% a yearRural
38,370MabuhayInabanga, Bohol431about 210about 2.05 km²0.28% a yearRural
38,371ManupegCamiling, Tarlac431about 156about 2.77 km²3.20% a yearRural
38,372OspitalAloran, Misamis Occidental431about 5,263about 0.0819 km²−4.49% a yearRural
38,373PacoQuinapondan, Eastern Samar431about 179about 2.41 km²−0.60% a yearRural
38,374TinoblanLaoang, Northern Samar431about 210about 2.05 km²−1.39% a yearRural
38,375BangtinonHingyon, Ifugao430about 138about 3.12 km²2.24% a yearRural
38,376BantaganTanauan, Leyte430about 387about 1.11 km²0.06% a yearRural
38,377Barangay 17Cavite City, Cavite430about 11,622about 0.037 km²−5.44% a yearRural
38,378Barangay 20Tacloban City, Leyte430about 14,777about 0.0291 km²0.51% a yearUrban
38,379ChanarianBasco, Batanes430about 160about 2.69 km²−0.98% a yearRural
38,380DimayonBubong, Lanao del Sur430about 128about 3.37 km²1.87% a yearRural
38,381East PoblacionNaga City, Cebu430about 2,925about 0.147 km²1.39% a yearUrban
38,382HilabagoDagami, Leyte430about 303about 1.42 km²−2.75% a yearRural
38,383LantagTagudin, Ilocos Sur430about 175about 2.46 km²2.94% a yearRural
38,384Lower MatonPudtol, Apayao430about 42about 10.35 km²0.39% a yearRural
38,385Mabini IICalbayog City, Samar430about 184about 2.34 km²1.27% a yearRural
38,386MacabiboSapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental430about 413about 1.04 km²3.20% a yearRural
38,387MarirongLeon, Iloilo430about 277about 1.55 km²0.11% a yearRural
38,388ParangBadoc, Ilocos Norte430about 714about 0.602 km²−0.44% a yearRural
38,389SuyoSagada, Mountain Province430about 65about 6.63 km²1.93% a yearRural
38,390YapasLaoang, Northern Samar430about 127about 3.38 km²−0.17% a yearRural
38,391ApitongBoac, Marinduque429about 421about 1.02 km²1.57% a yearRural
38,392Barangay 74Pasay City429about 12,692about 0.0338 km²−1.66% a yearUrban
38,393CallaoGonzaga, Cagayan429about 99about 4.32 km²0.97% a yearRural
38,394CamposAnao, Tarlac429about 563about 0.762 km²2.50% a yearRural
38,395CapandanCortes, Surigao del Sur429about 383about 1.12 km²0.11% a yearRural
38,396CawayanIrosin, Sorsogon429about 21about 19.96 km²−1.91% a yearRural
38,397EcuanMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur429about 138about 3.11 km²−0.17% a yearRural
38,398IgtadiaoLaua-An, Antique429about 527about 0.814 km²7.36% a yearRural
38,399ImeldaAlmagro, Samar429about 606about 0.708 km²−1.71% a yearRural
38,400LagunaGumaca, Quezon429about 333about 1.29 km²−5.78% 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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