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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, 38,551 to 38,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
38,551Cadaruhan SurMalitbog, Southern Leyte419about 895about 0.468 km²0.35% a yearRural
38,552CagtutuloTarangnan, Samar419about 162about 2.58 km²3.98% a yearRural
38,553CarorianBato, Catanduanes419about 63about 6.61 km²−1.80% a yearRural
38,554DangcalanHamtic, Antique419about 577about 0.726 km²0.58% a yearRural
38,555IbaMalitbog, Southern Leyte419about 221about 1.90 km²−1.27% a yearRural
38,556MabungaGumaca, Quezon419about 115about 3.63 km²0.76% a yearRural
38,557Olegario-CaoileMangatarem, Pangasinan419about 4,530about 0.0925 km²−3.92% a yearUrban
38,558PepitaAlangalang, Leyte419about 355about 1.18 km²9.23% a yearRural
38,559PerezLas Navas, Northern Samar419about 90about 4.67 km²−1.00% a yearRural
38,560Piandaan WestMaasin, Iloilo419about 245about 1.71 km²0.52% a yearRural
38,561SalogHinunangan, Southern Leyte419about 3,407about 0.123 km²3.16% a yearRural
38,562San NicolasPanganiban, Catanduanes419about 1,289about 0.325 km²−1.06% a yearRural
38,563San Vicente PoblacionMacrohon, Southern Leyte419about 526about 0.796 km²−2.67% a yearRural
38,564VillafloridaOcampo, Camarines Sur419about 63about 6.69 km²no 2020 countRural
38,565VillarizaMalimono, Surigao del Norte419about 41about 10.19 km²−0.79% a yearRural
38,566AbatonLaoang, Northern Samar418about 86about 4.84 km²−4.79% a yearRural
38,567Barangay 155Pasay City418about 14,770about 0.0283 km²no 2020 countUrban
38,568BrooksidePilar, Abra418about 84about 4.98 km²−0.23% a yearRural
38,569BuenavistaLeon, Iloilo418about 373about 1.12 km²8.98% a yearRural
38,570CabascanTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte418about 394about 1.06 km²2.90% a yearRural
38,571CalumpangFamy, Laguna418about 11,742about 0.0356 km²3.51% a yearRural
38,572CambayaonDimiao, Bohol418about 418about 1.00 km²−0.51% a yearRural
38,573DiamanenDipaculao, Aurora418about 32about 13.23 km²0.88% a yearRural
38,574DulaoCalubian, Leyte418about 187about 2.24 km²2.25% a yearRural
38,575InadlawanDueñas, Iloilo418about 286about 1.46 km²−0.95% a yearRural
38,576IpilJagna, Bohol418about 626about 0.668 km²2.25% a yearRural
38,577KimalokLibertad, Misamis Oriental418about 67about 6.22 km²0.06% a yearRural
38,578Mangali CentroTanudan, Kalinga418about 77about 5.42 km²9.99% a yearRural
38,579MaragatKabugao, Apayao418about 5about 91.39 km²no 2020 countRural
38,580P. RebadullaCatubig, Northern Samar418about 25about 16.78 km²−2.22% a yearRural
38,581Santo TomasSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur418about 153about 2.74 km²−1.11% a yearRural
38,582VillaflorCauayan City, Isabela418about 35about 11.95 km²−1.86% a yearRural
38,583AnhawanDauin, Negros Oriental417about 203about 2.05 km²−1.81% a yearRural
38,584AradoDulag, Leyte417about 326about 1.28 km²−2.17% a yearRural
38,585AsgadSan Andres, Catanduanes417about 168about 2.48 km²−3.37% a yearRural
38,586BalicuaTubungan, Iloilo417about 551about 0.757 km²4.65% a yearRural
38,587Barangay Poblacion 7Lawaan, Eastern Samar417about 903about 0.462 km²−3.70% a yearRural
38,588Barangay Zone VIILuisiana, Laguna417about 27,255about 0.0153 km²−0.34% a yearRural
38,589BuangaPinili, Ilocos Norte417about 111about 3.74 km²−2.17% a yearRural
38,590CandomacolMotiong, Samar417about 164about 2.55 km²1.81% a yearRural
38,591GumpinganDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur417about 104about 4.02 km²0.70% a yearRural
38,592KohecSapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi417about 613about 0.68 km²2.84% a yearRural
38,593MagahisDimataling, Zamboanga del Sur417about 181about 2.30 km²0.52% a yearRural
38,594MarayagMainit, Surigao del Norte417about 59about 7.08 km²3.66% a yearRural
38,595Pang-otLagayan, Abra417about 18about 22.67 km²6.16% a yearRural
38,596SamalagueTobias Fornier, Antique417about 174about 2.40 km²0.41% a yearRural
38,597San MateoBurgos, Surigao del Norte417about 86about 4.87 km²−0.90% a yearRural
38,598Santa RosaPeñarrubia, Abra417about 43about 9.66 km²2.58% a yearRural
38,599Vienna MariaCatubig, Northern Samar417about 41about 10.06 km²7.54% a yearRural
38,600AmlonganBuhi, Camarines Sur416about 176about 2.36 km²−3.37% 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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