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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, 38,851 to 38,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
38,851Villa BulusanQuirino, Isabela402about 183about 2.20 km²0.61% a yearRural
38,852Barangay 29Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental401about 2,099about 0.191 km²−4.03% a yearUrban
38,853BilangbilanganTubigon, Bohol401about 28,440about 0.0141 km²−3.79% a yearRural
38,854CaysasayTaal, Batangas401about 6,938about 0.0578 km²no 2020 countRural
38,855CristoDonsol, Sorsogon401about 93about 4.33 km²−2.47% a yearRural
38,856LuagDueñas, Iloilo401about 340about 1.18 km²−2.47% a yearRural
38,857MalabtogGumaca, Quezon401about 73about 5.50 km²6.53% a yearRural
38,858MimbalawagBayang, Lanao del Sur401about 459about 0.874 km²0.67% a yearRural
38,859MontinolaSan Joaquin, Iloilo401about 144about 2.79 km²−1.61% a yearRural
38,860NagsantaanCabugao, Ilocos Sur401about 191about 2.10 km²1.23% a yearRural
38,861NaliwatanJavier, Leyte401about 119about 3.38 km²−3.49% a yearRural
38,862Panan-awanMarabut, Samar401about 190about 2.11 km²1.30% a yearRural
38,863SalvacionSan Fernando, Masbate401about 133about 3.02 km²4.71% a yearRural
38,864San JoseMauban, Quezon401about 20about 19.75 km²no 2020 countRural
38,865SeasideIsabela City, Basilan401about 11,864about 0.0338 km²4.94% a yearRural
38,866TipaanMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte401about 217about 1.85 km²−0.93% a yearRural
38,867AranginSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur400about 506about 0.79 km²2.35% a yearRural
38,868Bayag NorteLeon, Iloilo400about 1,028about 0.389 km²−1.72% a yearRural
38,869CadacadBurgos, Ilocos Sur400about 600about 0.667 km²2.56% a yearRural
38,870Cantam-is BaslayLoon, Bohol400about 150about 2.67 km²0.30% a yearRural
38,871Casasahan IlayaGumaca, Quezon400about 491about 0.814 km²8.47% a yearRural
38,872DicatianDivilacan, Isabela400about 60about 6.65 km²0.24% a yearRural
38,873KagitinganBaguio City, Benguet400about 14,085about 0.0284 km²no 2020 countUrban
38,874KanangkaanSogod, Southern Leyte400about 90about 4.46 km²1.30% a yearRural
38,875Lumasa ProperTaraka, Lanao del Sur400about 3,125about 0.128 km²0.00% a yearRural
38,876MantukoyConcepcion, Misamis Occidental400about 93about 4.32 km²−4.52% a yearRural
38,877MaymatanGoa, Camarines Sur400about 159about 2.52 km²no 2020 countRural
38,878Ogo-ogBarlig, Mountain Province400about 13about 31.12 km²−4.61% a yearRural
38,879OwayanTangub City, Misamis Occidental400about 231about 1.73 km²1.62% a yearRural
38,880PamplonaDel Gallego, Camarines Sur400about 12about 34.00 km²7.93% a yearRural
38,881Quibit-quibitSinait, Ilocos Sur400about 109about 3.66 km²0.18% a yearRural
38,882TaculingLarena, Siquijor400about 401about 0.998 km²0.55% a yearRural
38,883TalaptapPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay400about 82about 4.86 km²−0.47% a yearRural
38,884TikayGuinayangan, Quezon400about 215about 1.86 km²0.42% a yearRural
38,885TomabeVillareal, Samar400about 78about 5.16 km²−0.12% a yearRural
38,886Tupa-an BuadiatupaTaraka, Lanao del Sur400about 3,478about 0.115 km²2.70% a yearRural
38,887Barangay 8Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental399about 20,254about 0.0197 km²−0.42% a yearRural
38,888BigoArteche, Eastern Samar399about 94about 4.26 km²0.67% a yearRural
38,889DanglasDanglas, Abra399about 6about 66.02 km²0.18% a yearRural
38,890GuiguikunBubong, Lanao del Sur399about 1,118about 0.357 km²1.96% a yearRural
38,891Market SiteDulag, Leyte399about 5,051about 0.079 km²−0.24% a yearUrban
38,892San RamonAnini-Y, Antique399about 57about 6.94 km²0.80% a yearRural
38,893San RoqueTagkawayan, Quezon399about 48about 8.30 km²3.77% a yearRural
38,894ValenciaTayabas City, Quezon399about 56about 7.18 km²−3.75% a yearRural
38,895WaterlooMatalom, Leyte399about 400about 0.997 km²−7.29% a yearRural
38,896Besao WestBesao, Mountain Province398about 858about 0.464 km²1.37% a yearRural
38,897CaimaSipocot, Camarines Sur398about 101about 3.95 km²no 2020 countRural
38,898CambaroMacrohon, Southern Leyte398about 56about 7.05 km²1.24% a yearRural
38,899DuanganBalamban, Cebu398about 68about 5.87 km²no 2020 countRural
38,900KuyaoyaoCalauag, Quezon398about 93about 4.30 km²−4.20% 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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