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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, 39,651 to 39,700 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
39,651Bugtong LumanganMiagao, Iloilo349about 301about 1.16 km²−0.07% a yearRural
39,652BusaSabangan, Mountain Province349about 75about 4.66 km²−1.96% a yearRural
39,653CabangaranPaoay, Ilocos Norte349about 743about 0.47 km²−1.71% a yearRural
39,654CagawitanDagohoy, Bohol349about 58about 6.00 km²no 2020 countRural
39,655DitarumDivilacan, Isabela349about 3about 108.77 km²0.70% a yearRural
39,656EsperanzaVintar, Ilocos Norte349about 118about 2.97 km²−2.57% a yearRural
39,657HangiLas Navas, Northern Samar349about 132about 2.65 km²−1.77% a yearRural
39,658IlayaInabanga, Bohol349about 93about 3.74 km²−4.88% a yearRural
39,659Lab-onIgbaras, Iloilo349about 266about 1.31 km²4.46% a yearRural
39,660LomboySan Joaquin, Iloilo349about 430about 0.811 km²−0.14% a yearRural
39,661San AntonioGamay, Northern Samar349about 120about 2.91 km²−2.87% a yearRural
39,662TagakCarigara, Leyte349about 323about 1.08 km²1.20% a yearRural
39,663Barangay 6Bacacay, Albay348about 2,122about 0.164 km²1.73% a yearRural
39,664BarracaVigan City, Ilocos Sur348about 1,081about 0.322 km²4.13% a yearRural
39,665Batang 1stSasmuan, Pampanga348about 128about 2.72 km²3.71% a yearRural
39,666BulbulalaLicuan-Baay, Abra348about 9about 40.14 km²−2.64% a yearRural
39,667CabangcalanLiloy, Zamboanga del Norte348about 106about 3.29 km²−7.79% a yearRural
39,668CatooganBontoc, Southern Leyte348about 152about 2.29 km²4.38% a yearRural
39,669CurtinSinait, Ilocos Sur348about 202about 1.72 km²2.19% a yearRural
39,670LanggaSan Lorenzo Ruiz, Camarines Norte348about 84about 4.15 km²−3.23% a yearRural
39,671MampasBacong, Negros Oriental348about 202about 1.72 km²−5.00% a yearRural
39,672MangandingayAngadanan, Isabela348about 125about 2.78 km²0.07% a yearRural
39,673PagsabanganNew Bataan, Davao de Oro348about 9about 39.70 km²−8.59% a yearRural
39,674QuezonMacarthur, Leyte348about 204about 1.71 km²1.96% a yearRural
39,675SoligaoBarbaza, Antique348about 179about 1.94 km²1.14% a yearRural
39,676Barangay 3San Jose De Buan, Samar347about 28about 12.23 km²−1.40% a yearRural
39,677DaypayBoac, Marinduque347about 431about 0.805 km²−0.48% a yearRural
39,678IbabaoSiquijor, Siquijor347about 137about 2.54 km²3.63% a yearRural
39,679Ilayang PacatinPitogo, Quezon347about 176about 1.97 km²−3.92% a yearRural
39,680LahongSan Fernando, Masbate347about 144about 2.41 km²−2.82% a yearRural
39,681MabilegSigay, Ilocos Sur347about 26about 13.15 km²2.35% a yearRural
39,682PagaguasanUnisan, Quezon347about 121about 2.87 km²no 2020 countRural
39,683PañgePagsanghan, Samar347about 89about 3.89 km²0.56% a yearRural
39,684RizalSan Remigio, Antique347about 70about 4.97 km²0.49% a yearRural
39,685San Gabriel IIBacarra, Ilocos Norte347about 5,698about 0.0609 km²−3.70% a yearRural
39,686San GregorioBorongan City, Eastern Samar347about 89about 3.92 km²−2.03% a yearRural
39,687TubtubaTubo, Abra347about 13about 27.02 km²−5.07% a yearRural
39,688Villa FranciaQuezon, Quezon347about 95about 3.65 km²−7.02% a yearRural
39,689BalolangLarena, Siquijor346about 212about 1.63 km²0.21% a yearRural
39,690BangcalVillaba, Leyte346about 262about 1.32 km²−0.28% a yearRural
39,691CaputoanLas Navas, Northern Samar346about 46about 7.46 km²1.00% a yearRural
39,692CawayananMiagao, Iloilo346about 470about 0.736 km²4.76% a yearRural
39,693GuimbaSan Juan, Abra346about 1,609about 0.215 km²−1.72% a yearRural
39,694Libertad, Santa IsabelIloilo City, Iloilo346about 7,505about 0.0461 km²0.00% a yearRural
39,695MapisiNagbukel, Ilocos Sur346about 107about 3.23 km²−1.08% a yearRural
39,696PinamanaanDonsol, Sorsogon346about 61about 5.63 km²0.63% a yearRural
39,697SabanganSan Juan, Abra346about 856about 0.404 km²−1.72% a yearRural
39,698Santa RosaSanta Fe, Nueva Vizcaya346about 5about 73.04 km²2.99% a yearRural
39,699SantiagoAlangalang, Leyte346about 279about 1.24 km²−2.53% a yearRural
39,700TagunDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur346about 42about 8.27 km²−5.24% 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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