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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, 39,301 to 39,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
39,301CaleIgbaras, Iloilo373about 205about 1.82 km²−2.86% a yearRural
39,302CalumbuyanNew Lucena, Iloilo373about 591about 0.631 km²4.30% a yearRural
39,303Can-awanLibacao, Aklan373about 51about 7.32 km²−3.03% a yearRural
39,304CaparacadanCaoayan, Ilocos Sur373about 742about 0.503 km²2.61% a yearRural
39,305CebonegAurora, Zamboanga del Sur373about 136about 2.75 km²−1.42% a yearRural
39,306De VictoriaCalbayog City, Samar373about 116about 3.22 km²0.39% a yearRural
39,307Ga-angTuburan, Cebu373about 50about 7.49 km²no 2020 countRural
39,308GuibuanganCan-Avid, Eastern Samar373about 67about 5.58 km²−0.82% a yearRural
39,309Jamog GinesLeon, Iloilo373about 342about 1.09 km²2.61% a yearRural
39,310Lanot PequeñoLambunao, Iloilo373about 322about 1.16 km²−4.55% a yearRural
39,311MalitaBangued, Abra373about 159about 2.34 km²−1.90% a yearRural
39,312PangdanBurauen, Leyte373about 713about 0.523 km²−3.62% a yearRural
39,313PiagmaAmai Manabilang, Lanao del Sur373about 9about 40.86 km²3.44% a yearRural
39,314PoroZumarraga, Samar373about 1,727about 0.216 km²−4.80% a yearRural
39,315San AntonioHilongos, Leyte373about 7about 54.48 km²0.00% a yearRural
39,316TalicabcabKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya373about 48about 7.79 km²3.67% a yearRural
39,317TanawanPresentacion, Camarines Sur373about 62about 5.97 km²2.61% a yearRural
39,318Villa MagsinoCalauag, Quezon373about 127about 2.94 km²−3.30% a yearRural
39,319AlcazarTarangnan, Samar372about 691about 0.538 km²−1.55% a yearRural
39,320AwangMalinao, Albay372about 143about 2.60 km²0.39% a yearRural
39,321BaniceBanton, Romblon372about 276about 1.35 km²1.97% a yearRural
39,322Barangay 106Caloocan City372about 7,396about 0.0503 km²0.92% a yearUrban
39,323Barangay 11Dolores, Eastern Samar372about 4,222about 0.0881 km²−8.30% a yearRural
39,324Barangay XAmadeo, Cavite372about 18,146about 0.0205 km²1.27% a yearRural
39,325CadanglaanBanayoyo, Ilocos Sur372about 1,824about 0.204 km²0.59% a yearRural
39,326Embrangga-anBarbaza, Antique372about 305about 1.22 km²0.26% a yearRural
39,327GinesLeon, Iloilo372about 616about 0.604 km²−0.26% a yearRural
39,328La LibertadLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte372about 106about 3.50 km²−2.59% a yearRural
39,329MaateFamy, Laguna372about 376about 0.989 km²no 2020 countRural
39,330MadalipayBucay, Abra372about 69about 5.43 km²−0.26% a yearRural
39,331MagallangLibon, Albay372about 761about 0.489 km²−6.89% a yearRural
39,332Zone IVSogod, Southern Leyte372about 6,515about 0.0571 km²−2.08% a yearUrban
39,333AgcanoGuimba, Nueva Ecija371about 104about 3.57 km²1.27% a yearRural
39,334Bagong PitogoAurora, Zamboanga del Sur371about 142about 2.61 km²−0.76% a yearRural
39,335CapocaoSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte371about 159about 2.34 km²3.53% a yearRural
39,336Doña HelenLibjo, Dinagat Islands371about 46about 8.03 km²0.66% a yearRural
39,337HilumotSan Jose De Buan, Samar371about 13about 28.28 km²2.19% a yearRural
39,338HitomnogDagami, Leyte371about 189about 1.96 km²−7.04% a yearRural
39,339San Luis IGuinayangan, Quezon371about 48about 7.71 km²3.15% a yearRural
39,340San RoqueCulaba, Biliran371about 106about 3.50 km²0.99% a yearRural
39,341Tebag EastSanta Barbara, Pangasinan371about 722about 0.514 km²−3.96% a yearRural
39,342VictoriaOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental371about 90about 4.10 km²0.39% a yearRural
39,343Villa QuirinoSan Esteban, Ilocos Sur371about 1,185about 0.313 km²−0.19% a yearRural
39,344BagacayLapinig, Northern Samar370about 111about 3.33 km²0.33% a yearRural
39,345BalicuatroLavezares, Northern Samar370about 150about 2.47 km²2.49% a yearRural
39,346BangkitoTuburan, Cebu370about 102about 3.64 km²7.19% a yearRural
39,347Barangay 4Calbiga, Samar370about 5,286about 0.070 km²−1.13% a yearRural
39,348BasakSibuco, Zamboanga del Norte370about 32about 11.60 km²no 2020 countRural
39,349BinogtunganBenito Soliven, Isabela370about 79about 4.69 km²3.86% a yearRural
39,350CamogaoEnrique Villanueva, Siquijor370about 285about 1.30 km²1.20% 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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