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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, 39,601 to 39,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
39,601NadsadanSan Joaquin, Iloilo354about 99about 3.57 km²0.97% a yearRural
39,602New MaguisaDonsol, Sorsogon354about 102about 3.48 km²−0.99% a yearRural
39,603PanganuranSibutad, Zamboanga del Norte354about 201about 1.76 km²0.83% a yearRural
39,604PansudLa Paz, Leyte354about 46about 7.76 km²1.70% a yearRural
39,605PoblacionBasilisa, Dinagat Islands354about 375about 0.944 km²−8.56% a yearRural
39,606Poblacion NorteBurgos, Ilocos Sur354about 1,351about 0.262 km²−0.40% a yearRural
39,607San RoqueTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte354about 125about 2.84 km²0.76% a yearRural
39,608Tubo-paitSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur354about 131about 2.71 km²−4.87% a yearRural
39,609LunaSibalom, Antique353about 79about 4.46 km²1.26% a yearRural
39,610San IsidroPinabacdao, Samar353about 140about 2.52 km²−2.24% a yearRural
39,611TautagPintuyan, Southern Leyte353about 143about 2.46 km²1.85% a yearRural
39,612BaludSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar352about 51about 6.88 km²4.16% a yearRural
39,613Barangay 25Cavite City, Cavite352about 13,283about 0.0265 km²−0.67% a yearRural
39,614Binaba-an ArmadaLambunao, Iloilo352about 448about 0.786 km²−0.47% a yearRural
39,615BuenavistaLoboc, Bohol352about 41about 8.50 km²1.19% a yearRural
39,616Buenavista SurMiagao, Iloilo352about 277about 1.27 km²4.50% a yearRural
39,617Casit-anLibacao, Aklan352about 85about 4.14 km²0.21% a yearRural
39,618Centro 7Tuguegarao City, Cagayan352about 5,509about 0.0639 km²3.01% a yearUrban
39,619CogonLa Paz, Leyte352about 113about 3.12 km²−0.67% a yearRural
39,620GetsemaneBayugan City, Agusan del Sur352about 48about 7.36 km²−5.52% a yearRural
39,621LibertadCalbayog City, Samar352about 133about 2.64 km²1.56% a yearRural
39,622MatelaragLas Navas, Northern Samar352about 226about 1.56 km²−1.19% a yearRural
39,623NagongburanSinait, Ilocos Sur352about 248about 1.42 km²−0.47% a yearRural
39,624Paso RioMutia, Zamboanga del Norte352about 75about 4.72 km²1.93% a yearRural
39,625Pungtod MonteclaroMiagao, Iloilo352about 492about 0.716 km²2.31% a yearRural
39,626QuiongLa Paz, Leyte352about 116about 3.04 km²4.93% a yearRural
39,627Silangang BukalLiliw, Laguna352about 732about 0.481 km²no 2020 countRural
39,628SupocLambunao, Iloilo352about 446about 0.789 km²−0.93% a yearRural
39,629CabongNaga, Zamboanga Sibugay351about 101about 3.49 km²0.62% a yearRural
39,630CalipapaSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte351about 140about 2.50 km²0.14% a yearRural
39,631DalosdosonHinabangan, Samar351about 7about 51.37 km²1.64% a yearRural
39,632Hugpa EastBurauen, Leyte351about 160about 2.20 km²5.48% a yearRural
39,633KulawitAtimonan, Quezon351about 190about 1.85 km²4.77% a yearRural
39,634LegaspiGalimuyod, Ilocos Sur351about 341about 1.03 km²0.91% a yearRural
39,635LiboTuburan, Cebu351about 239about 1.47 km²7.36% a yearRural
39,636PinamorotanCalbayog City, Samar351about 33about 10.54 km²−0.20% a yearRural
39,637Anggapang NorteCurrimao, Ilocos Norte350about 232about 1.51 km²2.25% a yearRural
39,638Barangay 2San Jose De Buan, Samar350about 48about 7.24 km²4.27% a yearRural
39,639BitoonSan Ricardo, Southern Leyte350about 137about 2.56 km²4.44% a yearRural
39,640BuenavistaBaras, Catanduanes350about 3,097about 0.113 km²0.91% a yearRural
39,641CapaccuanRizal, Cagayan350about 25about 14.24 km²−0.87% a yearRural
39,642DiangasBaliguian, Zamboanga del Norte350about 45about 7.83 km²−7.89% a yearRural
39,643GattuPamplona, Cagayan350about 12about 29.19 km²−6.87% a yearRural
39,644Ginalinan ViejoDingle, Iloilo350about 377about 0.929 km²−0.20% a yearRural
39,645MacalibreSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte350about 18about 19.41 km²−4.60% a yearRural
39,646San Juan De JesusGumaca, Quezon350about 400about 0.876 km²1.57% a yearRural
39,647Sari-sariJaro, Leyte350about 150about 2.33 km²8.09% a yearRural
39,648AgaPudtol, Apayao349about 28about 12.35 km²0.21% a yearRural
39,649BaybaySurigao City, Surigao del Norte349about 163about 2.14 km²2.80% a yearRural
39,650BigaSanta Cruz, Marinduque349about 103about 3.39 km²−1.77% 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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