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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, 40,101 to 40,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
40,101PaguiteLope De Vega, Northern Samar319about 22about 14.56 km²−6.91% a yearRural
40,102PalanogJaro, Leyte319about 236about 1.35 km²0.30% a yearRural
40,103ParaisoLubang, Occidental Mindoro319about 416about 0.766 km²−1.79% a yearRural
40,104PenacioClarin, Misamis Occidental319about 14about 22.89 km²−4.94% a yearRural
40,105Pulong SingkamasGeneral Mamerto Natividad, Nueva Ecija319about 49about 6.50 km²no 2020 countRural
40,106SagnebSan Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur319about 964about 0.331 km²−2.66% a yearRural
40,107San LuisLuisiana, Laguna319about 112about 2.84 km²2.14% a yearRural
40,108TabontabonSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte319about 84about 3.78 km²0.53% a yearRural
40,109Ban-agSanta Barbara, Iloilo318about 394about 0.807 km²2.66% a yearRural
40,110BangbangarBurgos, Ilocos Sur318about 284about 1.12 km²1.65% a yearRural
40,111BangkoPanaon, Misamis Occidental318about 145about 2.19 km²−0.67% a yearRural
40,112Barangay 245Manila318about 31,485about 0.0101 km²3.01% a yearUrban
40,113BimmangaPiddig, Ilocos Norte318about 221about 1.44 km²0.85% a yearRural
40,114BotinaganViga, Catanduanes318about 100about 3.19 km²−2.54% a yearRural
40,115CatugasanDimiao, Bohol318about 163about 1.95 km²0.08% a yearRural
40,116LagudaIloilo City, Iloilo318about 5,878about 0.0541 km²2.15% a yearUrban
40,117ManaringNaguilian, Isabela318about 35about 9.11 km²−0.81% a yearRural
40,118NarnaraPilar, Abra318about 148about 2.15 km²1.25% a yearRural
40,119Santo NiñoLibertad, Misamis Oriental318about 136about 2.33 km²0.46% a yearRural
40,120Silongan Pob.Butuan City, Agusan del Norte318about 5,024about 0.0633 km²no 2020 countRural
40,121Sumag WestePitogo, Quezon318about 127about 2.51 km²2.32% a yearRural
40,122DuatBacolor, Pampanga317about 91about 3.48 km²−2.87% a yearRural
40,123GumbocLeon, Iloilo317about 375about 0.845 km²2.93% a yearRural
40,124LaplaSulop, Davao del Sur317about 94about 3.39 km²9.39% a yearRural
40,125Lub-lubbaDolores, Abra317about 172about 1.84 km²−0.45% a yearRural
40,126MagupangePlacer, Surigao del Norte317about 364about 0.87 km²1.58% a yearRural
40,127MaiitNagcarlan, Laguna317about 206about 1.54 km²1.01% a yearRural
40,128Mairok IbabaUnisan, Quezon317about 113about 2.81 km²0.46% a yearRural
40,129PlaridelUnisan, Quezon317about 65about 4.89 km²−0.74% a yearRural
40,130Poblacion Zone 3Baybay City, Leyte317about 12,530about 0.0253 km²−1.03% a yearRural
40,131Barasanan CTobias Fornier, Antique316about 249about 1.27 km²1.33% a yearRural
40,132CabadianganLoboc, Bohol316about 384about 0.823 km²2.00% a yearRural
40,133CabulalaanSinait, Ilocos Sur316about 83about 3.82 km²0.15% a yearRural
40,134CagayLeon, Iloilo316about 446about 0.709 km²0.00% a yearRural
40,135CasibangMaripipi, Biliran316about 104about 3.05 km²0.00% a yearRural
40,136ConventoCagayancillo, Palawan316about 1,430about 0.221 km²0.70% a yearRural
40,137GenomoanLoon, Bohol316about 72about 4.40 km²−0.52% a yearRural
40,138HugpaTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte316about 48about 6.62 km²−1.60% a yearRural
40,139ImpoSan Miguel, Leyte316about 91about 3.48 km²−1.46% a yearRural
40,140LennengLicuan-Baay, Abra316about 7about 45.33 km²−1.18% a yearRural
40,141LicoAlimodian, Iloilo316about 103about 3.07 km²−0.74% a yearRural
40,142Magalang-GalangBauan, Batangas316about 335about 0.943 km²−3.14% a yearRural
40,143MalasinAngadanan, Isabela316about 101about 3.14 km²−0.23% a yearRural
40,144ManggalangGuinayangan, Quezon316about 153about 2.07 km²1.33% a yearRural
40,145SapangGalimuyod, Ilocos Sur316about 1,101about 0.287 km²1.66% a yearRural
40,146SongculanSiquijor, Siquijor316about 231about 1.37 km²1.09% a yearRural
40,147Villa MercedesQuezon, Quezon316about 136about 2.33 km²−4.69% a yearRural
40,148BadiangTubungan, Iloilo315about 560about 0.563 km²1.34% a yearRural
40,149BalbaldezBadoc, Ilocos Norte315about 230about 1.37 km²1.02% a yearRural
40,150Barangay 21Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental315about 5,595about 0.0563 km²0.86% a yearUrban

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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