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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, 39,901 to 39,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
39,901DahiligBalingoan, Misamis Oriental332about 8about 41.00 km²0.59% a yearRural
39,902IgbangcalSan Joaquin, Iloilo332about 139about 2.38 km²1.27% a yearRural
39,903JardinTagudin, Ilocos Sur332about 3,287about 0.101 km²−1.66% a yearRural
39,904LanawanMacarthur, Leyte332about 148about 2.25 km²−0.85% a yearRural
39,905MulanganIgbaras, Iloilo332about 139about 2.39 km²−4.20% a yearRural
39,906Pinagbirayan MuntiParacale, Camarines Norte332about 99about 3.36 km²no 2020 countRural
39,907Poblacion Barangay 6Talisay, Batangas332about 26about 12.61 km²−4.88% a yearRural
39,908Poblacion Ward 1Guiuan, Eastern Samar332about 14,955about 0.0222 km²−5.64% a yearRural
39,909PolayaganBubong, Lanao del Sur332about 2,912about 0.114 km²1.50% a yearRural
39,910Purok EBorongan City, Eastern Samar332about 9,623about 0.0345 km²−2.44% a yearUrban
39,911Santa Filomena IIBacarra, Ilocos Norte332about 2,838about 0.117 km²−0.85% a yearRural
39,912Tag-osipBuruanga, Aklan332about 12about 26.59 km²0.15% a yearRural
39,913BacongTayasan, Negros Oriental331about 387about 0.855 km²−4.03% a yearRural
39,914BadiangPintuyan, Southern Leyte331about 240about 1.38 km²0.89% a yearRural
39,915BuenasuerteAnda, Bohol331about 66about 5.00 km²−0.92% a yearRural
39,916BughoJiabong, Samar331about 105about 3.16 km²4.36% a yearRural
39,917CabanbananDimiao, Bohol331about 177about 1.87 km²−1.19% a yearRural
39,918CagdineOras, Eastern Samar331about 91about 3.62 km²−0.50% a yearRural
39,919CampoIguig, Cagayan331about 52about 6.41 km²2.55% a yearRural
39,920CapaycapayDueñas, Iloilo331about 536about 0.618 km²−3.56% a yearRural
39,921DusacanLeon, Iloilo331about 185about 1.79 km²−0.92% a yearRural
39,922JapayOras, Eastern Samar331about 32about 10.20 km²−1.66% a yearRural
39,923May-igotLapinig, Northern Samar331about 55about 6.01 km²−0.71% a yearRural
39,924P. JavierSebaste, Antique331about 32about 10.25 km²0.74% a yearRural
39,925Poblacion Ward 3Guiuan, Eastern Samar331about 21,776about 0.0152 km²−1.99% a yearRural
39,926SampalocTalugtug, Nueva Ecija331about 70about 4.75 km²0.29% a yearRural
39,927San AntonioPanganiban, Catanduanes331about 195about 1.70 km²−2.32% a yearRural
39,928AbihidDimiao, Bohol330about 306about 1.08 km²−1.20% a yearRural
39,929AslumTabontabon, Leyte330about 467about 0.707 km²0.07% a yearRural
39,930BalayongNagcarlan, Laguna330about 547about 0.603 km²−0.07% a yearRural
39,931Barangay No. 2 PoblacionSan Julian, Eastern Samar330about 4,985about 0.0662 km²−1.93% a yearRural
39,932Buadi AmuntaTaraka, Lanao del Sur330about 11,263about 0.0293 km²1.75% a yearRural
39,933Cabarasan GutiPalo, Leyte330about 103about 3.19 km²−4.96% a yearRural
39,934Calaboa OesteSanta Barbara, Iloilo330about 427about 0.773 km²−5.83% a yearRural
39,935CalantasTayabas City, Quezon330about 42about 7.78 km²1.28% a yearRural
39,936CanlasogLarena, Siquijor330about 145about 2.28 km²0.07% a yearRural
39,937DangiPolanco, Zamboanga del Norte330about 54about 6.08 km²no 2020 countRural
39,938GandamatoBayang, Lanao del Sur330about 2,089about 0.158 km²2.23% a yearRural
39,939IgcabidioMiagao, Iloilo330about 250about 1.32 km²0.59% a yearRural
39,940La PurisimaSiruma, Camarines Sur330about 52about 6.30 km²1.83% a yearRural
39,941La PurisimaTinambac, Camarines Sur330about 7,692about 0.0429 km²2.31% a yearRural
39,942Lapacan NorteBuenavista, Bohol330about 341about 0.967 km²−2.26% a yearRural
39,943MontiblePuerto Princesa City, Palawan330about 3about 95.46 km²no 2020 countRural
39,944PatadPilar, Abra330about 126about 2.62 km²3.75% a yearRural
39,945Poblacion Zone IISan Quintin, Pangasinan330about 4,940about 0.0668 km²−1.06% a yearRural
39,946San JoseMercedes, Eastern Samar330about 186about 1.77 km²−4.57% a yearRural
39,947Santa CatalinaLa Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte330about 134about 2.46 km²4.74% a yearRural
39,948SeasidePuerto Princesa City, Palawan330about 7,933about 0.0416 km²−1.27% a yearRural
39,949TagumpayReal, Quezon330about 10about 32.28 km²4.11% a yearRural
39,950TubonganCalanasan, Apayao330about 12about 27.63 km²−3.99% 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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