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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, 38,801 to 38,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
38,801TalawanTorrijos, Marinduque405about 56about 7.25 km²−2.02% a yearRural
38,802TaminKabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay405about 70about 5.77 km²1.60% a yearRural
38,803TarusanLaoang, Northern Samar405about 85about 4.78 km²1.93% a yearRural
38,804TigbaboyTibiao, Antique405about 140about 2.89 km²0.48% a yearRural
38,805AradoTanauan, Leyte404about 277about 1.46 km²2.06% a yearRural
38,806BagacayAbuyog, Leyte404about 57about 7.07 km²0.24% a yearRural
38,807Bgy. 36 - KapantawanLegazpi City, Albay404about 3,575about 0.113 km²no 2020 countUrban
38,808CaarusipanSan Juan, La Union404about 246about 1.64 km²1.29% a yearRural
38,809MoradjiJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur404about 162about 2.50 km²−6.93% a yearRural
38,810NonoyIloilo City, Iloilo404about 5,206about 0.0776 km²3.15% a yearUrban
38,811PinagbayananPitogo, Quezon404about 161about 2.51 km²−5.87% a yearRural
38,812San RoqueSalcedo, Eastern Samar404about 140about 2.89 km²0.79% a yearRural
38,813TadaoPasuquin, Ilocos Norte404about 35about 11.57 km²0.91% a yearRural
38,814TugaweMobo, Masbate404about 84about 4.83 km²−0.12% a yearRural
38,815Villa TeresitaSan Guillermo, Isabela404about 214about 1.89 km²2.20% a yearRural
38,816AbagaoCamalaniugan, Cagayan403about 213about 1.89 km²0.06% a yearRural
38,817AdaTanauan, Leyte403about 711about 0.567 km²0.06% a yearRural
38,818AlegriaDingle, Iloilo403about 270about 1.49 km²−0.47% a yearRural
38,819Barangay 2Giporlos, Eastern Samar403about 15,804about 0.0255 km²−2.97% a yearRural
38,820Barangay 2Hernani, Eastern Samar403about 1,041about 0.387 km²−4.39% a yearRural
38,821Barangay 45Tacloban City, Leyte403about 11,041about 0.0365 km²no 2020 countRural
38,822Bias ZabalaJaro, Leyte403about 160about 2.52 km²−1.32% a yearRural
38,823Bog-oAsturias, Cebu403about 103about 3.92 km²−3.12% a yearRural
38,824BuaoGandara, Samar403about 83about 4.87 km²0.00% a yearRural
38,825Cubay NorteMalay, Aklan403about 1,568about 0.257 km²0.42% a yearRural
38,826DungonConcepcion, Iloilo403about 170about 2.37 km²−3.37% a yearRural
38,827HilagpadTanauan, Leyte403about 562about 0.717 km²0.06% a yearRural
38,828Kinagunan IlayaPadre Burgos, Quezon403about 113about 3.58 km²0.85% a yearRural
38,829MagsaysaySiay, Zamboanga Sibugay403about 29about 13.68 km²3.58% a yearRural
38,830MayatbaSiniloan, Laguna403about 83about 4.88 km²−0.12% a yearRural
38,831PayeoBesao, Mountain Province403about 226about 1.78 km²−0.30% a yearRural
38,832Quimalabasa SurSan Agustin, Isabela403about 127about 3.17 km²0.67% a yearRural
38,833San RafaelTaft, Eastern Samar403about 6about 73.14 km²−5.89% a yearRural
38,834Tubungan EsteGattaran, Cagayan403about 278about 1.45 km²2.34% a yearRural
38,835BagaPanaon, Misamis Occidental402about 158about 2.55 km²−0.35% a yearRural
38,836Bagong BorbonBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay402about 143about 2.81 km²1.23% a yearRural
38,837Barangay 32Cavite City, Cavite402about 9,459about 0.0425 km²0.42% a yearRural
38,838Basicao InteriorPio Duran, Albay402about 113about 3.57 km²no 2020 countRural
38,839BernadClarin, Misamis Occidental402about 91about 4.44 km²6.60% a yearRural
38,840CanhumadacCalbayog City, Samar402about 57about 7.11 km²1.62% a yearRural
38,841Casilagan SurBanayoyo, Ilocos Sur402about 973about 0.413 km²−2.09% a yearRural
38,842CentralArteche, Eastern Samar402about 9,415about 0.0427 km²1.55% a yearRural
38,843LiongBayang, Lanao del Sur402about 671about 0.599 km²2.08% a yearRural
38,844MaligayaMabitac, Laguna402about 4,020about 0.10 km²4.85% a yearRural
38,845MarapilitZumarraga, Samar402about 523about 0.769 km²−2.88% a yearRural
38,846MauswagonDinagat, Dinagat Islands402about 12,523about 0.0321 km²0.36% a yearRural
38,847NiñoConcepcion, Iloilo402about 223about 1.80 km²0.92% a yearRural
38,848PilarBauang, La Union402about 4,398about 0.0914 km²−0.47% a yearRural
38,849San RoqueUnisan, Quezon402about 216about 1.86 km²no 2020 countRural
38,850TrinidadGuiuan, Eastern Samar402about 579about 0.694 km²−2.20% 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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