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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, 39,701 to 39,750 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
39,701BarihaySan Andres, Catanduanes345about 44about 7.93 km²−0.88% a yearRural
39,702Camp BlessingBayog, Zamboanga del Sur345about 92about 3.76 km²−6.67% a yearRural
39,703Cansamada WestDagami, Leyte345about 362about 0.952 km²1.59% a yearRural
39,704CaulisihanInopacan, Leyte345about 22about 15.97 km²0.14% a yearRural
39,705Daga-ayTubungan, Iloilo345about 1,018about 0.339 km²5.13% a yearRural
39,706DintanPilar, Abra345about 100about 3.46 km²−1.15% a yearRural
39,707Don T. Lutero CenterJaniuay, Iloilo345about 8,456about 0.0408 km²−2.10% a yearUrban
39,708GuintuloanBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay345about 175about 1.97 km²−1.15% a yearRural
39,709Ibabang SoliyaoPitogo, Quezon345about 156about 2.21 km²1.97% a yearRural
39,710KinmarinSalcedo, Ilocos Sur345about 32about 10.69 km²−1.66% a yearRural
39,711LiwanagOdiongan, Romblon345about 1,027about 0.336 km²no 2020 countUrban
39,712MantaongCalbayog City, Samar345about 31about 11.14 km²1.52% a yearRural
39,713Pangi-anValencia, Bohol345about 52about 6.61 km²−3.43% a yearRural
39,714Poblacion SouthSan Juan, Abra345about 3,026about 0.114 km²−3.49% a yearRural
39,715TigbayogCalinog, Iloilo345about 169about 2.04 km²−7.00% a yearRural
39,716TungonanBanton, Romblon345about 164about 2.10 km²−1.54% a yearRural
39,717UbuagHingyon, Ifugao345about 34about 10.15 km²−1.60% a yearRural
39,718Barangay 51Tacloban City, Leyte344about 53,168about 0.00647 km²−1.02% a yearRural
39,719BauhuganDimiao, Bohol344about 393about 0.875 km²−0.95% a yearRural
39,720CaanibonganCabucgayan, Biliran344about 45about 7.67 km²−1.86% a yearRural
39,721CanlawisPintuyan, Southern Leyte344about 381about 0.902 km²−0.75% a yearRural
39,722ColumbusBasilisa, Dinagat Islands344about 200about 1.72 km²−5.42% a yearRural
39,723DadaemanPasuquin, Ilocos Norte344about 194about 1.77 km²1.60% a yearRural
39,724LuecCamalaniugan, Cagayan344about 284about 1.21 km²0.86% a yearRural
39,725MacaalangDagami, Leyte344about 124about 2.77 km²3.42% a yearRural
39,726MagsaysayGuinayangan, Quezon344about 124about 2.78 km²1.00% a yearRural
39,727MalbogBoac, Marinduque344about 387about 0.89 km²−2.91% a yearRural
39,728PiliBoac, Marinduque344about 1,870about 0.184 km²−1.80% a yearRural
39,729PoblacionTarlac City, Tarlac344about 2,774about 0.124 km²1.07% a yearUrban
39,730Poblacion District 3Pambujan, Northern Samar344about 6,143about 0.056 km²−9.27% a yearRural
39,731SalnganLeon, Iloilo344about 263about 1.31 km²2.85% a yearRural
39,732AcasiaMaasin City, Southern Leyte343about 170about 2.02 km²0.00% a yearRural
39,733Barangay 11Bacolod City, Negros Occidental343about 4,654about 0.0737 km²no 2020 countUrban
39,734Barangay 47Tacloban City, Leyte343about 10,331about 0.0332 km²−0.75% a yearRural
39,735Barangay 6Camalig, Albay343about 19,713about 0.0174 km²−0.28% a yearRural
39,736CabanbananSibalom, Antique343about 43about 7.93 km²2.46% a yearRural
39,737CalabnianLa Paz, Leyte343about 363about 0.944 km²8.30% a yearRural
39,738CatadmanSurigao City, Surigao del Norte343about 733about 0.468 km²−0.48% a yearRural
39,739FabioTagana-An, Surigao del Norte343about 70about 4.93 km²3.94% a yearRural
39,740Inagbuhan IlayaGumaca, Quezon343about 119about 2.88 km²no 2020 countRural
39,741MojonSibalom, Antique343about 408about 0.841 km²2.61% a yearRural
39,742OsangCatubig, Northern Samar343about 64about 5.38 km²−0.35% a yearRural
39,743Poblacion Barangay IVSan Jose, Batangas343about 8,265about 0.0415 km²1.83% a yearRural
39,744PoganConcepcion, Misamis Occidental343about 114about 3.01 km²no 2020 countRural
39,745PuntaPilar, Surigao del Norte343about 12,992about 0.0264 km²0.07% a yearRural
39,746TandaruraLigao City, Albay343about 268about 1.28 km²−7.74% a yearRural
39,747YabawonBanton, Romblon343about 155about 2.21 km²1.99% a yearRural
39,748AnchukeyKabayan, Benguet342about 20about 16.94 km²4.03% a yearRural
39,749BadianganLambunao, Iloilo342about 332about 1.03 km²−3.22% a yearRural
39,750BanbanBatad, Iloilo342about 681about 0.502 km²−2.62% 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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