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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, 38,501 to 38,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
38,501Barangay 6Catanauan, Quezon422about 18,839about 0.0224 km²0.81% a yearRural
38,502BuenaventuraBaclayon, Bohol422about 121about 3.48 km²0.11% a yearRural
38,503CamamasiKasibu, Nueva Vizcaya422about 20about 20.67 km²0.11% a yearRural
38,504LaganSabangan, Mountain Province422about 35about 11.89 km²−2.10% a yearRural
38,505Loyola HeightsSulat, Eastern Samar422about 1,476about 0.286 km²1.35% a yearRural
38,506MabuhayAlmagro, Samar422about 228about 1.85 km²−2.50% a yearRural
38,507PamilihanPitogo, Quezon422about 25,890about 0.0163 km²0.75% a yearRural
38,508PanginmanLeon, Iloilo422about 812about 0.52 km²−2.70% a yearRural
38,509Poblacion Zone 11Baybay City, Leyte422about 8,356about 0.0505 km²−5.57% a yearUrban
38,510San AntonioGandara, Samar422about 35about 12.05 km²−7.07% a yearRural
38,511San Diego Zone ITayabas City, Quezon422about 13,882about 0.0304 km²−0.50% a yearRural
38,512San JoseMiagao, Iloilo422about 308about 1.37 km²−0.94% a yearRural
38,513San JoseAurora, Isabela422about 5,210about 0.081 km²−1.16% a yearRural
38,514San PedroConcepcion, Romblon422about 174about 2.43 km²−0.67% a yearRural
38,515Sixto Velez, Sr.Sapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental422about 50about 8.43 km²3.54% a yearRural
38,516SonggodNunungan, Lanao del Norte422about 62about 6.76 km²−5.32% a yearRural
38,517Tanggal SawangUmingan, Pangasinan422about 276about 1.53 km²1.11% a yearRural
38,518TorreCurrimao, Ilocos Norte422about 677about 0.623 km²0.69% a yearRural
38,519Barangay 40Cavite City, Cavite421about 12,567about 0.0335 km²0.46% a yearRural
38,520Barangay I - City HallTangub City, Misamis Occidental421about 3,538about 0.119 km²−4.81% a yearRural
38,521BulwangLeon, Iloilo421about 260about 1.62 km²5.41% a yearRural
38,522CabaritanDumalneg, Ilocos Norte421about 17about 24.98 km²−1.48% a yearRural
38,523Calunasan SurLoboc, Bohol421about 405about 1.04 km²0.76% a yearRural
38,524Canangca-anOslob, Cebu421about 28about 14.83 km²−3.14% a yearRural
38,525GayagayaanGumaca, Quezon421about 48about 8.74 km²−0.11% a yearRural
38,526HapunanBurauen, Leyte421about 141about 2.99 km²0.00% a yearRural
38,527ImeeBasilisa, Dinagat Islands421about 526about 0.801 km²−3.81% a yearRural
38,528MahayahayDel Carmen, Surigao del Norte421about 79about 5.36 km²−0.84% a yearRural
38,529MandoyucanDaram, Samar421about 199about 2.12 km²−0.39% a yearRural
38,530San IsidroNabua, Camarines Sur421about 2,615about 0.161 km²−5.54% a yearRural
38,531Tococ BarikirMangatarem, Pangasinan421about 215about 1.96 km²−0.84% a yearRural
38,532AnibongPagsanjan, Laguna420about 125about 3.35 km²0.29% a yearRural
38,533BalubuanSirawai, Zamboanga del Norte420about 264about 1.59 km²2.17% a yearRural
38,534BaraclayanMiagao, Iloilo420about 692about 0.607 km²0.35% a yearRural
38,535Bgy. 11 Pob.San Miguel, Iloilo420about 1,210about 0.347 km²0.35% a yearRural
38,536Barangay 19Batangas City, Batangas420about 12,500about 0.0336 km²1.18% a yearRural
38,537BiabiBayang, Lanao del Sur420about 1,197about 0.351 km²0.58% a yearRural
38,538CabugaoPontevedra, Capiz420about 155about 2.71 km²−1.85% a yearRural
38,539CamangaOras, Eastern Samar420about 1,424about 0.295 km²−2.61% a yearRural
38,540CanloboPinabacdao, Samar420about 30about 13.78 km²2.30% a yearRural
38,541DacdacananSan Joaquin, Iloilo420about 176about 2.39 km²−2.11% a yearRural
38,542ImeldaBato, Leyte420about 350about 1.20 km²0.35% a yearRural
38,543JucbongLagawe, Ifugao420about 25about 16.64 km²2.43% a yearRural
38,544Lang-ayanSantiago, Ilocos Sur420about 261about 1.61 km²1.06% a yearRural
38,545Minaring DiladiganLumba-Bayabao, Lanao del Sur420about 467about 0.899 km²0.29% a yearRural
38,546Padre HerreraMacalelon, Quezon420about 58about 7.24 km²−2.46% a yearRural
38,547PalarisSan Carlos City, Pangasinan420about 2,593about 0.162 km²−4.73% a yearUrban
38,548PasigBalabac, Palawan420about 46about 9.11 km²0.35% a yearRural
38,549Sto. TomasClaveria, Cagayan420about 47about 9.00 km²1.73% a yearRural
38,550TabonLapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur420about 233about 1.80 km²1.61% 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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