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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, 38,651 to 38,700 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
38,651CalutanDagami, Leyte413about 505about 0.818 km²−0.29% a yearRural
38,652Capt. C. NazarenoNaic, Cavite413about 3,471about 0.119 km²−6.35% a yearUrban
38,653CarcarabasaLidlidda, Ilocos Sur413about 207about 2.00 km²−1.07% a yearRural
38,654DaculTaft, Eastern Samar413about 40about 10.45 km²−3.20% a yearRural
38,655DarimbangDitsaan-Ramain, Lanao del Sur413about 3,471about 0.119 km²0.17% a yearRural
38,656HandamayanLingig, Surigao del Sur413about 48about 8.58 km²−0.74% a yearRural
38,657PadanganBesao, Mountain Province413about 158about 2.62 km²−0.63% a yearRural
38,658RizalBuenavista, Quezon413about 74about 5.61 km²0.83% a yearRural
38,659San AndresSiruma, Camarines Sur413about 39about 10.52 km²0.17% a yearRural
38,660San JoseJones, Isabela413about 200about 2.06 km²−0.35% a yearRural
38,661Tubigan IbabaMacalelon, Quezon413about 174about 2.38 km²−8.64% a yearRural
38,662AgpayGuinobatan, Albay412about 67about 6.15 km²−3.55% a yearRural
38,663AmparadoMilaor, Camarines Sur412about 7,744about 0.0532 km²−0.52% a yearRural
38,664AuroraTalusan, Zamboanga Sibugay412about 235about 1.75 km²−8.98% a yearRural
38,665Bacsay Cataraoan NorteClaveria, Cagayan412about 275about 1.50 km²2.09% a yearRural
38,666Barangay 60-ATacloban City, Leyte412about 11,476about 0.0359 km²0.53% a yearRural
38,667Cag-olangoBalangiga, Eastern Samar412about 22about 18.36 km²0.41% a yearRural
38,668CandayumanLiloan, Southern Leyte412about 303about 1.36 km²−0.06% a yearRural
38,669CansaganayDaram, Samar412about 278about 1.48 km²2.02% a yearRural
38,670DiolenMutia, Zamboanga del Norte412about 123about 3.36 km²1.83% a yearRural
38,671GurainBacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur412about 186about 2.22 km²0.00% a yearRural
38,672Lawa-anAbuyog, Leyte412about 242about 1.70 km²2.15% a yearRural
38,673PongloMaria Aurora, Aurora412about 13about 31.82 km²−1.99% a yearRural
38,674San MiguelTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte412about 181about 2.28 km²0.29% a yearRural
38,675Santa FelicitasSanto Niño, Cagayan412about 8about 52.02 km²0.77% a yearRural
38,676UlaySan Joaquin, Iloilo412about 120about 3.44 km²−0.85% a yearRural
38,677Barangay 11Dapa, Surigao del Norte411about 15,393about 0.0267 km²−0.74% a yearRural
38,678Barangay 13Salcedo, Eastern Samar411about 343about 1.20 km²−1.35% a yearRural
38,679Barangay 19Pasay City411about 38,056about 0.0108 km²no 2020 countUrban
38,680BurgosLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental411about 109about 3.77 km²1.08% a yearRural
38,681La VictoriaLa Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte411about 95about 4.31 km²2.09% a yearRural
38,682Lapat-BalantayTineg, Abra411about 19about 21.28 km²0.96% a yearRural
38,683LibertadCalamba, Misamis Occidental411about 294about 1.40 km²−0.69% a yearRural
38,684ManhayangSanta Barbara, Iloilo411about 630about 0.652 km²−2.20% a yearRural
38,685MaraganoPalapag, Northern Samar411about 36about 11.48 km²5.40% a yearRural
38,686Mayoyao ProperMayoyao, Ifugao411about 876about 0.469 km²−1.99% a yearRural
38,687PalalianMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay411about 93about 4.40 km²−1.68% a yearRural
38,688Panjobjoban IAlmagro, Samar411about 1,054about 0.39 km²−0.46% a yearRural
38,689PoblacionAnao, Tarlac411about 4,813about 0.0854 km²2.42% a yearRural
38,690PuraranBaras, Catanduanes411about 416about 0.989 km²−0.40% a yearRural
38,691San IsidroLavezares, Northern Samar411about 105about 3.90 km²2.29% a yearRural
38,692Santiago NacacaleBalatan, Camarines Sur411about 343about 1.20 km²−2.25% a yearRural
38,693Afusing BatoAlcala, Cagayan410about 138about 2.98 km²1.65% a yearRural
38,694AslumJulita, Leyte410about 943about 0.435 km²4.37% a yearRural
38,695BaludSalcedo, Eastern Samar410about 200about 2.05 km²4.67% a yearRural
38,696BogtongOas, Albay410about 41about 9.98 km²−1.68% a yearRural
38,697CalunasanLarena, Siquijor410about 174about 2.35 km²0.53% a yearRural
38,698CatulinBuenavista, Quezon410about 103about 4.00 km²no 2020 countRural
38,699DoloresPaoay, Ilocos Norte410about 1,536about 0.267 km²−0.52% a yearRural
38,700GarridoSan Juan, Southern Leyte410about 141about 2.90 km²−1.52% 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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