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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, 38,401 to 38,450 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
38,401Laua-anLaua-An, Antique429about 179about 2.40 km²2.95% a yearRural
38,402ManlubangSipocot, Camarines Sur429about 96about 4.46 km²0.06% a yearRural
38,403MelojavillaCabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija429about 6,208about 0.0691 km²2.50% a yearUrban
38,404MolosbolosLibon, Albay429about 69about 6.25 km²no 2020 countRural
38,405NalaSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte429about 44about 9.77 km²−3.28% a yearRural
38,406Santo CristoPio Duran, Albay429about 134about 3.20 km²−4.90% a yearRural
38,407Barangay 2Tacloban City, Leyte428about 3,170about 0.135 km²2.64% a yearRural
38,408Barangay 27Cavite City, Cavite428about 23,778about 0.018 km²−1.40% a yearRural
38,409LagoBarcelona, Sorsogon428about 299about 1.43 km²1.64% a yearRural
38,410PizarroGandara, Samar428about 169about 2.53 km²−0.82% a yearRural
38,411Sabang PinamasaganBuenavista, Quezon428about 269about 1.59 km²2.44% a yearRural
38,412San EliasSigay, Ilocos Sur428about 17about 25.22 km²−1.97% a yearRural
38,413San MiguelTagudin, Ilocos Sur428about 1,476about 0.29 km²1.88% a yearRural
38,414Santa CruzSan Policarpo, Eastern Samar428about 57about 7.45 km²3.55% a yearRural
38,415Santo Cristo IIBacarra, Ilocos Norte428about 7,133about 0.060 km²−1.66% a yearRural
38,416SugsuginDel Gallego, Camarines Sur428about 145about 2.96 km²0.28% a yearRural
38,417SupaTigbauan, Iloilo428about 171about 2.50 km²0.74% a yearRural
38,418TudturanInfanta, Quezon428about 628about 0.681 km²0.68% a yearRural
38,419BahaySan Jose, Camarines Sur427about 277about 1.54 km²1.82% a yearRural
38,420BalaisLagangilang, Abra427about 507about 0.842 km²−1.77% a yearRural
38,421Barangay 4Bacacay, Albay427about 7,680about 0.0556 km²6.37% a yearRural
38,422Bobon ASan Juan, Southern Leyte427about 262about 1.63 km²1.52% a yearRural
38,423CasapaJiabong, Samar427about 66about 6.46 km²2.77% a yearRural
38,424GuintorelanMobo, Masbate427about 118about 3.62 km²0.45% a yearRural
38,425KayvalugananUyugan, Batanes427about 99about 4.33 km²3.56% a yearRural
38,426MalingonOras, Eastern Samar427about 174about 2.45 km²4.67% a yearRural
38,427San Isidro Zone ITayabas City, Quezon427about 14,281about 0.0299 km²−6.89% a yearRural
38,428SapangSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur427about 256about 1.67 km²−0.99% a yearRural
38,429SayoanBacnotan, La Union427about 675about 0.633 km²−0.39% a yearRural
38,430SinippilTumauini, Isabela427about 212about 2.01 km²8.40% a yearRural
38,431AlegriaAurora, Zamboanga del Sur426about 238about 1.79 km²1.34% a yearRural
38,432AnosMacalelon, Quezon426about 245about 1.74 km²−4.27% a yearRural
38,433BacoocLagangilang, Abra426about 43about 9.82 km²−0.77% a yearRural
38,434Barangay 13Bacolod City, Negros Occidental426about 2,303about 0.185 km²6.86% a yearUrban
38,435DaraoSan Juan, Ilocos Sur426about 190about 2.24 km²−0.22% a yearRural
38,436Gitnang BayanMogpog, Marinduque426about 7,370about 0.0578 km²−0.77% a yearRural
38,437Igcabito-onMiagao, Iloilo426about 121about 3.52 km²−1.88% a yearRural
38,438MabugnaoMaragusan, Davao de Oro426about 47about 9.02 km²1.16% a yearRural
38,439SacaangGalimuyod, Ilocos Sur426about 338about 1.26 km²−0.45% a yearRural
38,440San IsidroQuirino, Isabela426about 59about 7.26 km²−0.11% a yearRural
38,441San PedroBato, Catanduanes426about 406about 1.05 km²0.46% a yearRural
38,442San RoqueDelfin Albano, Isabela426about 947about 0.45 km²3.84% a yearRural
38,443San VicenteLupi, Camarines Sur426about 15about 27.66 km²−0.55% a yearRural
38,444Santa CruzCurrimao, Ilocos Norte426about 184about 2.32 km²4.40% a yearRural
38,445SurongPasuquin, Ilocos Norte426about 162about 2.63 km²5.56% a yearRural
38,446AnanongViga, Catanduanes425about 108about 3.92 km²0.11% a yearRural
38,447BagacayanIgbaras, Iloilo425about 204about 2.08 km²−0.99% a yearRural
38,448CanbañezLa Paz, Leyte425about 182about 2.33 km²−6.72% a yearRural
38,449CandulangLila, Bohol425about 531about 0.80 km²1.53% a yearRural
38,450CantugbasMaria, Siquijor425about 95about 4.47 km²0.75% 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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