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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, 39,951 to 40,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
39,951CasilaganNagbukel, Ilocos Sur329about 114about 2.89 km²−0.07% a yearRural
39,952CasilaySierra Bullones, Bohol329about 249about 1.32 km²−1.06% a yearRural
39,953Cogtoto-ogSan Jorge, Samar329about 57about 5.74 km²−1.34% a yearRural
39,954Eastern PoblacionBaras, Catanduanes329about 11,345about 0.029 km²−1.94% a yearRural
39,955JepacoCan-Avid, Eastern Samar329about 23about 14.26 km²2.40% a yearRural
39,956KayugananUyugan, Batanes329about 181about 1.82 km²1.91% a yearRural
39,957KunalumCalauag, Quezon329about 46about 7.20 km²0.52% a yearRural
39,958Mali Little BaguioImelda, Zamboanga Sibugay329about 110about 2.99 km²−5.25% a yearRural
39,959ManalingTobias Fornier, Antique329about 112about 2.94 km²0.74% a yearRural
39,960PiliwayLa Paz, Leyte329about 145about 2.27 km²0.52% a yearRural
39,961PuangyutaDimiao, Bohol329about 341about 0.966 km²−1.06% a yearRural
39,962QuitindayCamalig, Albay329about 94about 3.49 km²5.81% a yearRural
39,963San JuanDumingag, Zamboanga del Sur329about 111about 2.97 km²−0.50% a yearRural
39,964San VicenteBogo City, Cebu329about 4,458about 0.0738 km²−1.94% a yearUrban
39,965Sto. NiñoClaveria, Cagayan329about 85about 3.86 km²0.15% a yearRural
39,966Santo NiñoPresident Roxas, Capiz329about 167about 1.97 km²4.03% a yearRural
39,967Upper CaningagMagsaysay, Lanao del Norte329about 32about 10.20 km²−3.27% a yearRural
39,968West Central PoblacionNampicuan, Nueva Ecija329about 833about 0.395 km²3.85% a yearRural
39,969Barangay 4Giporlos, Eastern Samar328about 18,427about 0.0178 km²−2.01% a yearRural
39,970Barangay 44-ATacloban City, Leyte328about 7,681about 0.0427 km²no 2020 countUrban
39,971Barangay IIIBaler, Aurora328about 8,564about 0.0383 km²−3.16% a yearRural
39,972Baryong DaanSan Isidro, Bohol328about 122about 2.69 km²0.15% a yearRural
39,973BauanAmulung, Cagayan328about 343about 0.955 km²−0.29% a yearRural
39,974BubukalLiliw, Laguna328about 765about 0.429 km²1.76% a yearRural
39,975MabuhaySergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte328about 40about 8.17 km²0.15% a yearRural
39,976MainitBato, Camarines Sur328about 105about 3.11 km²4.23% a yearRural
39,977Poblacion I-BImus City, Cavite328about 6,419about 0.0511 km²1.21% a yearRural
39,978PookTayabas City, Quezon328about 161about 2.04 km²5.06% a yearRural
39,979RectoBulan, Sorsogon328about 47about 6.93 km²−2.66% a yearRural
39,980SalvacionLingig, Surigao del Sur328about 68about 4.83 km²−7.45% a yearRural
39,981San Rafael NorteLupi, Camarines Sur328about 34about 9.73 km²−2.85% a yearRural
39,982TalentoTubungan, Iloilo328about 481about 0.682 km²0.97% a yearRural
39,983BayabasLopez, Quezon327about 171about 1.91 km²−5.61% a yearRural
39,984CalaghusanLa Paz, Leyte327about 107about 3.05 km²−0.15% a yearRural
39,985CaranasGandara, Samar327about 92about 3.55 km²6.45% a yearRural
39,986MaabotPerez, Quezon327about 114about 2.86 km²6.25% a yearRural
39,987PatagCalubian, Leyte327about 108about 3.02 km²0.15% a yearRural
39,988PurogGandara, Samar327about 49about 6.64 km²−7.81% a yearRural
39,989RoxasJipapad, Eastern Samar327about 71about 4.60 km²2.50% a yearRural
39,990San FranciscoAbuyog, Leyte327about 44about 7.45 km²−1.21% a yearRural
39,991TubuanLoon, Bohol327about 219about 1.49 km²1.37% a yearRural
39,992AyugaoPresentacion, Camarines Sur326about 150about 2.18 km²4.62% a yearRural
39,993BacolodLeon, Iloilo326about 373about 0.875 km²3.89% a yearRural
39,994BagacayIgbaras, Iloilo326about 354about 0.922 km²−3.49% a yearRural
39,995Banaag ng Pag-asaLubang, Occidental Mindoro326about 2,717about 0.12 km²−1.96% a yearRural
39,996Barangay 40Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental326about 2,063about 0.158 km²−0.93% a yearUrban
39,997BayabasDagami, Leyte326about 261about 1.25 km²0.75% a yearRural
39,998IdaoBarbaza, Antique326about 31about 10.47 km²7.30% a yearRural
39,999ImusSantiago, Ilocos Sur326about 146about 2.24 km²1.29% a yearRural
40,000NgibatTinglayan, Kalinga326about 114about 2.86 km²1.21% 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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