Skip to content

The Atlas

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, 38,901 to 38,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
38,901Lapacan NorteInabanga, Bohol398about 346about 1.15 km²−2.06% a yearRural
38,902Mag-antoyTuburan, Cebu398about 83about 4.78 km²no 2020 countRural
38,903MalagaladDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur398about 52about 7.64 km²−1.28% a yearRural
38,904NagtablaanSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur398about 1,268about 0.314 km²−0.83% a yearRural
38,905PinaghawananLobo, Batangas398about 23about 17.52 km²−0.36% a yearRural
38,906RiveraLibacao, Aklan398about 67about 5.98 km²−5.19% a yearRural
38,907Sabangan PingganBurgos, Ilocos Sur398about 547about 0.727 km²3.41% a yearRural
38,908San AntonioLas Navas, Northern Samar398about 94about 4.22 km²0.80% a yearRural
38,909San Jose (Jaro)Iloilo City, Iloilo398about 10,392about 0.0383 km²7.36% a yearRural
38,910SidmonGandara, Samar398about 53about 7.44 km²7.01% a yearRural
38,911TacasanCorcuera, Romblon398about 255about 1.56 km²−3.31% a yearRural
38,912ToloyaoBurauen, Leyte398about 234about 1.70 km²0.00% a yearRural
38,913Zone IITubungan, Iloilo398about 2,726about 0.146 km²−1.51% a yearRural
38,914AguinaldoNaguilian, Isabela397about 143about 2.78 km²−0.42% a yearRural
38,915Barangay 7Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental397about 5,461about 0.0727 km²−7.28% a yearUrban
38,916Biga-aSibalom, Antique397about 419about 0.947 km²1.90% a yearRural
38,917BuangPandan, Antique397about 79about 5.00 km²0.24% a yearRural
38,918CabariwanPalapag, Northern Samar397about 242about 1.64 km²−8.99% a yearRural
38,919CalabugaoSan Fernando City, La Union397about 166about 2.39 km²−0.42% a yearRural
38,920CamangahanBalatan, Camarines Sur397about 54about 7.35 km²−1.62% a yearRural
38,921CanlarayBorongan City, Eastern Samar397about 668about 0.594 km²1.12% a yearRural
38,922DalacdacBurgos, La Union397about 305about 1.30 km²−0.18% a yearRural
38,923Del PilarHamtic, Antique397about 142about 2.80 km²5.62% a yearRural
38,924DogonganJiabong, Samar397about 138about 2.87 km²−4.92% a yearRural
38,925GarciaJiabong, Samar397about 69about 5.76 km²−3.72% a yearRural
38,926KilikiliCalbayog City, Samar397about 68about 5.80 km²3.28% a yearRural
38,927MambuyoSanta Barbara, Iloilo397about 298about 1.33 km²−1.00% a yearRural
38,928PideSagada, Mountain Province397about 458about 0.867 km²−1.51% a yearRural
38,929Poblacion Ward 12Guiuan, Eastern Samar397about 1,504about 0.264 km²−7.28% a yearRural
38,930PopontonDagami, Leyte397about 351about 1.13 km²−3.06% a yearRural
38,931San Isidro Zone IITayabas City, Quezon397about 33,083about 0.012 km²−4.64% a yearRural
38,932BatugJaro, Leyte396about 137about 2.90 km²−2.71% a yearRural
38,933BingaMainit, Surigao del Norte396about 29about 13.56 km²0.06% a yearRural
38,934Bubong RayaBayang, Lanao del Sur396about 775about 0.511 km²1.77% a yearRural
38,935Bucana BunglasAjuy, Iloilo396about 108about 3.68 km²2.24% a yearRural
38,936BurgosMapanas, Northern Samar396about 228about 1.74 km²−1.23% a yearRural
38,937CalaoaganSan Guillermo, Isabela396about 90about 4.40 km²−2.86% a yearRural
38,938CanatBoac, Marinduque396about 29about 13.76 km²−5.07% a yearRural
38,939HaguimitSanta Cruz, Marinduque396about 107about 3.69 km²−3.33% a yearRural
38,940IndorohanBadiangan, Iloilo396about 571about 0.694 km²4.17% a yearRural
38,941Lopez VitoSan Joaquin, Iloilo396about 230about 1.72 km²−2.71% a yearRural
38,942LourdesLopez, Quezon396about 203about 1.95 km²4.62% a yearRural
38,943MagaMayoyao, Ifugao396about 47about 8.49 km²−1.57% a yearRural
38,944PangilPasuquin, Ilocos Norte396about 213about 1.86 km²0.24% a yearRural
38,945SumalangLopez, Quezon396about 118about 3.35 km²0.74% a yearRural
38,946Barangay 427Manila395about 20,466about 0.0193 km²−5.27% a yearUrban
38,947Barangay 9Dapa, Surigao del Norte395about 9,925about 0.0398 km²0.74% a yearUrban
38,948Barangay IV-BSan Pablo City, Laguna395about 8,161about 0.0484 km²−1.18% a yearUrban
38,949Cabil-isanDaram, Samar395about 499about 0.791 km²1.78% a yearRural
38,950DimaraoBalindong, Lanao del Sur395about 324about 1.22 km²no 2020 countRural

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.

Report a mistake on this page: write to hello@scene.ph with the page address.