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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, 38,601 to 38,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
38,601AnquianaSan Jorge, Samar416about 180about 2.31 km²0.35% a yearRural
38,602Bgy. 9 Pob.San Miguel, Iloilo416about 7,148about 0.0582 km²−1.87% a yearRural
38,603BarasBorongan City, Eastern Samar416about 20about 21.23 km²−0.34% a yearRural
38,604CanipayanSanta Barbara, Iloilo416about 277about 1.50 km²1.07% a yearRural
38,605FidelisanSagada, Mountain Province416about 232about 1.79 km²−1.55% a yearRural
38,606JagdongDueñas, Iloilo416about 198about 2.10 km²−1.34% a yearRural
38,607MalvarUnisan, Quezon416about 155about 2.68 km²no 2020 countRural
38,608MasorotBubong, Lanao del Sur416about 1,691about 0.246 km²1.87% a yearRural
38,609MinanTapaz, Capiz416about 7about 59.55 km²−5.85% a yearRural
38,610NagpanaoanBurgos, Ilocos Sur416about 943about 0.441 km²0.17% a yearRural
38,611NagsincaoanCabugao, Ilocos Sur416about 163about 2.56 km²−0.11% a yearRural
38,612PagangpangGalimuyod, Ilocos Sur416about 375about 1.11 km²−0.90% a yearRural
38,613San MiguelGandara, Samar416about 102about 4.09 km²1.94% a yearRural
38,614San PedroTingloy, Batangas416about 315about 1.32 km²−4.36% a yearRural
38,615San PedroPanganiban, Catanduanes416about 392about 1.06 km²−2.13% a yearRural
38,616WilbenSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte416about 57about 7.31 km²−0.23% a yearRural
38,617AguingayJaniuay, Iloilo415about 411about 1.01 km²0.06% a yearRural
38,618AnglasCavinti, Laguna415about 98about 4.25 km²−0.68% a yearRural
38,619Barangay 49Pasay City415about 11,401about 0.0364 km²8.98% a yearUrban
38,620Bito-onClarin, Misamis Occidental415about 110about 3.76 km²2.59% a yearRural
38,621CantomojaSalcedo, Eastern Samar415about 131about 3.18 km²1.82% a yearRural
38,622DicaraoyanEchague, Isabela415about 103about 4.01 km²1.13% a yearRural
38,623LobelobeSanto Niño, Samar415about 371about 1.12 km²2.33% a yearRural
38,624NatangcopanSaguiaran, Lanao del Sur415about 361about 1.15 km²0.00% a yearRural
38,625Sampao West Pob.Dagami, Leyte415about 1,487about 0.279 km²5.65% a yearRural
38,626TaruganLa Paz, Leyte415about 78about 5.33 km²−0.29% a yearRural
38,627AntipoloBulan, Sorsogon414about 170about 2.44 km²4.91% a yearRural
38,628Arellano StreetMangatarem, Pangasinan414about 6,419about 0.0645 km²−5.67% a yearRural
38,629BabbanoyTanudan, Kalinga414about 51about 8.13 km²5.90% a yearRural
38,630BantaySanta Barbara, Iloilo414about 575about 0.72 km²−0.79% a yearRural
38,631Barangay 7Camalig, Albay414about 4,721about 0.0877 km²−1.72% a yearRural
38,632Burgos-SolimanHermosa, Bataan414about 6,152about 0.0673 km²−1.29% a yearRural
38,633CabarasanGamay, Northern Samar414about 137about 3.03 km²−3.39% a yearRural
38,634CagnituanMaasin City, Southern Leyte414about 22about 19.06 km²3.69% a yearRural
38,635Cang-allasLarena, Siquijor414about 161about 2.57 km²1.69% a yearRural
38,636DongaloSan Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur414about 908about 0.456 km²2.14% a yearRural
38,637GeracdoLas Navas, Northern Samar414about 246about 1.68 km²1.63% a yearRural
38,638HinagbuanPalompon, Leyte414about 85about 4.88 km²−1.93% a yearRural
38,639JaboyPilar, Surigao del Norte414about 70about 5.93 km²0.71% a yearRural
38,640Lower LiasanTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur414about 170about 2.43 km²1.63% a yearRural
38,641MagallanesGuinayangan, Quezon414about 77about 5.36 km²−1.56% a yearRural
38,642MalacañangTagudin, Ilocos Sur414about 4,505about 0.0919 km²−0.79% a yearRural
38,643MangcalParanas, Samar414about 73about 5.64 km²0.00% a yearRural
38,644MaribojocTudela, Misamis Occidental414about 178about 2.32 km²1.19% a yearRural
38,645PaloLoay, Bohol414about 787about 0.526 km²0.83% a yearRural
38,646Princesa FreshiaSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte414about 64about 6.48 km²−1.40% a yearRural
38,647San IsidroLuna, Isabela414about 229about 1.81 km²0.35% a yearRural
38,648BenitMalitbog, Southern Leyte413about 164about 2.52 km²−1.72% a yearRural
38,649BoloTorrijos, Marinduque413about 74about 5.55 km²−2.95% a yearRural
38,650BuyogJagna, Bohol413about 98about 4.22 km²3.42% 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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