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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, 39,351 to 39,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
39,351Can-ubaJagna, Bohol370about 1,555about 0.238 km²1.76% a yearRural
39,352Genoveva BaynosaTulunan, Cotabato370about 108about 3.44 km²5.24% a yearRural
39,353GusaSan Jose De Buan, Samar370about 8about 49.13 km²−1.13% a yearRural
39,354MaliogliogConcepcion, Iloilo370about 356about 1.04 km²−1.97% a yearRural
39,355San IsidroCarigara, Leyte370about 209about 1.77 km²0.86% a yearRural
39,356Bala-asJimalalud, Negros Oriental369about 168about 2.19 km²−5.44% a yearRural
39,357Barangay XIXVictorias City, Negros Occidental369about 424about 0.871 km²−2.09% a yearRural
39,358BiasongLoon, Bohol369about 315about 1.17 km²3.71% a yearRural
39,359Cabolo-anBarugo, Leyte369about 122about 3.02 km²−0.51% a yearRural
39,360OguisBato, Catanduanes369about 474about 0.779 km²−0.76% a yearRural
39,361Poblacion 10Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte369about 4,489about 0.0822 km²−9.01% a yearUrban
39,362San Lorenzo RuizSinacaban, Misamis Occidental369about 11about 32.16 km²0.80% a yearRural
39,363AgdumMiagao, Iloilo368about 335about 1.10 km²−1.98% a yearRural
39,364AlinawanPanganiban, Catanduanes368about 139about 2.64 km²−0.95% a yearRural
39,365Barangay 4Dolores, Eastern Samar368about 4,477about 0.0822 km²0.93% a yearRural
39,366Barangay 5Tigbauan, Iloilo368about 7,965about 0.0462 km²−3.98% a yearRural
39,367BurabodVillareal, Samar368about 441about 0.835 km²−3.23% a yearRural
39,368CaluyahanMotiong, Samar368about 112about 3.30 km²3.18% a yearRural
39,369DakayakanMidsalip, Zamboanga del Sur368about 31about 11.96 km²0.40% a yearRural
39,370Kagba-oTuburan, Cebu368about 119about 3.10 km²−5.75% a yearRural
39,371PandaDagami, Leyte368about 273about 1.35 km²−2.27% a yearRural
39,372PaypayanOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental368about 226about 1.63 km²2.50% a yearRural
39,373RaneraSan Jorge, Samar368about 35about 10.53 km²2.72% a yearRural
39,374SantiagoClaveria, Cagayan368about 111about 3.32 km²0.93% a yearRural
39,375SocorroUnisan, Quezon368about 90about 4.10 km²−0.70% a yearRural
39,376TagbubongaAsturias, Cebu368about 86about 4.27 km²−9.07% a yearRural
39,377Bagong SilangDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur367about 82about 4.50 km²−0.58% a yearRural
39,378BimmangaCurrimao, Ilocos Norte367about 274about 1.34 km²1.71% a yearRural
39,379Igpuro-BaririMiagao, Iloilo367about 546about 0.672 km²3.81% a yearRural
39,380KibugingGingoog City, Misamis Oriental367about 44about 8.38 km²−2.51% a yearRural
39,381LangbabanSan Isidro, Abra367about 232about 1.58 km²−1.93% a yearRural
39,382MauiCaramoran, Catanduanes367about 218about 1.68 km²−1.39% a yearRural
39,383NasunoganBanton, Romblon367about 231about 1.59 km²6.16% a yearRural
39,384PandananLaua-An, Antique367about 97about 3.80 km²0.26% a yearRural
39,385PungsodSanta Barbara, Iloilo367about 530about 0.692 km²−2.04% a yearRural
39,386RizalPerez, Quezon367about 155about 2.37 km²1.21% a yearRural
39,387SalamancaGinatilan, Cebu367about 58about 6.36 km²no 2020 countRural
39,388SalvacionCulaba, Biliran367about 41about 8.92 km²2.14% a yearRural
39,389SuarezTagapul-An, Samar367about 280about 1.31 km²0.20% a yearRural
39,390TapingDolores, Abra367about 337about 1.09 km²−3.02% a yearRural
39,391TimbanganCalbiga, Samar367about 195about 1.88 km²−5.07% a yearRural
39,392TubigaySinait, Ilocos Sur367about 440about 0.835 km²−0.71% a yearRural
39,393TunoDiplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay367about 298about 1.23 km²−1.02% a yearRural
39,394Upper LodiongTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur367about 240about 1.53 km²−0.32% a yearRural
39,395AsilangSan Juan, Ilocos Sur366about 235about 1.56 km²−4.48% a yearRural
39,396BangahonGandara, Samar366about 417about 0.878 km²7.76% a yearRural
39,397Barangay 14Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental366about 8,079about 0.0453 km²1.01% a yearUrban
39,398Barangay 38Tacloban City, Leyte366about 15,187about 0.0241 km²2.66% a yearUrban
39,399Bobon BSan Juan, Southern Leyte366about 399about 0.917 km²2.15% a yearRural
39,400Daan SecanteTudela, Cebu366about 233about 1.57 km²−4.37% 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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