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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, 38,701 to 38,750 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
38,701Himokilan IslandHindang, Leyte410about 506about 0.811 km²−5.67% a yearRural
38,702Poblacion Barangay 5General Macarthur, Eastern Samar410about 4,958about 0.0827 km²0.84% a yearRural
38,703Poblacion IIIBalabac, Palawan410about 5,025about 0.0816 km²−0.17% a yearRural
38,704Pong-onBontoc, Southern Leyte410about 118about 3.48 km²0.71% a yearRural
38,705PotridoMiagao, Iloilo410about 667about 0.615 km²2.96% a yearRural
38,706QuezonTobias Fornier, Antique410about 228about 1.80 km²4.52% a yearRural
38,707SampaguitaIloilo City, Iloilo410about 3,015about 0.136 km²3.51% a yearUrban
38,708SinakunganEsperanza, Agusan del Sur410about 9about 46.56 km²−1.84% a yearRural
38,709Tacuyong SurLeon, Iloilo410about 363about 1.13 km²0.78% a yearRural
38,710Tina-an SurLeon, Iloilo410about 233about 1.76 km²5.50% a yearRural
38,711UvoyMahatao, Batanes410about 87about 4.70 km²2.29% a yearRural
38,712WakatRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur410about 125about 3.29 km²2.63% a yearRural
38,713Apatut-LubongPinili, Ilocos Norte409about 288about 1.42 km²1.09% a yearRural
38,714BantayanCagayancillo, Palawan409about 1,046about 0.391 km²−0.69% a yearRural
38,715CanmaagLoon, Bohol409about 157about 2.61 km²2.10% a yearRural
38,716CulangoCulion, Palawan409about 3,858about 0.106 km²1.02% a yearRural
38,717ImeldaMatag-Ob, Leyte409about 755about 0.542 km²0.06% a yearRural
38,718KauswaganSogod, Southern Leyte409about 27about 14.98 km²−1.74% a yearRural
38,719LapgapMaydolong, Eastern Samar409about 70about 5.88 km²1.84% a yearRural
38,720MabiniPilar, Surigao del Norte409about 156about 2.62 km²2.30% a yearRural
38,721MulokPigkawayan, Cotabato409about 93about 4.42 km²−2.57% a yearRural
38,722NagaOras, Eastern Samar409about 67about 6.07 km²−2.00% a yearRural
38,723PaljeSan Enrique, Iloilo409about 132about 3.09 km²−2.73% a yearRural
38,724So-ongDaram, Samar409about 433about 0.944 km²−3.86% a yearRural
38,725TuburanSanta Barbara, Iloilo409about 356about 1.15 km²−0.80% a yearRural
38,726Aurora Hill, North CentralBaguio City, Benguet408about 11,057about 0.0369 km²1.91% a yearRural
38,727Bagong SirangBaras, Catanduanes408about 740about 0.551 km²1.78% a yearRural
38,728Barangay 5Casiguran, Aurora408about 14,316about 0.0285 km²−1.69% a yearRural
38,729BatoBaroy, Lanao del Norte408about 234about 1.74 km²0.60% a yearRural
38,730DagohoyDapa, Surigao del Norte408about 210about 1.94 km²0.90% a yearRural
38,731DuldulaoMalibcong, Abra408about 20about 20.91 km²2.51% a yearRural
38,732DurianonMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte408about 233about 1.75 km²−7.03% a yearRural
38,733Guimod NorteSan Juan, Ilocos Sur408about 291about 1.40 km²1.66% a yearRural
38,734Ilayang KinagunanAgdangan, Quezon408about 83about 4.90 km²3.75% a yearRural
38,735Jose RoñoParanas, Samar408about 87about 4.68 km²1.28% a yearRural
38,736KalitianKinoguitan, Misamis Oriental408about 81about 5.02 km²no 2020 countRural
38,737LiuanRizal, Cagayan408about 239about 1.71 km²0.72% a yearRural
38,738MarilimaVirac, Catanduanes408about 592about 0.689 km²3.32% a yearRural
38,739MoningBaras, Catanduanes408about 687about 0.594 km²−4.30% a yearRural
38,740Sag-onMiagao, Iloilo408about 708about 0.576 km²5.07% a yearRural
38,741SaringMiagao, Iloilo408about 443about 0.922 km²−0.81% a yearRural
38,742SuksukitSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur408about 2,170about 0.188 km²2.64% a yearRural
38,743Upper SalimponoConcepcion, Misamis Occidental408about 278about 1.47 km²−1.74% a yearRural
38,744AuroraSurigao City, Surigao del Norte407about 27about 15.22 km²no 2020 countRural
38,745Cabarasan GutiTanauan, Leyte407about 295about 1.38 km²0.00% a yearRural
38,746CadaruhanMalitbog, Southern Leyte407about 778about 0.523 km²−4.45% a yearRural
38,747CadayonanBayang, Lanao del Sur407about 351about 1.16 km²3.68% a yearRural
38,748Cang-atuyomSiquijor, Siquijor407about 218about 1.87 km²0.42% a yearRural
38,749Del RemediosTaft, Eastern Samar407about 27about 14.85 km²0.12% a yearRural
38,750FundadoCanaman, Camarines Sur407about 313about 1.30 km²−5.22% 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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