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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, 40,151 to 40,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
40,151Biga-aBarbaza, Antique315about 244about 1.29 km²0.46% a yearRural
40,152CaridadJulita, Leyte315about 411about 0.766 km²0.08% a yearRural
40,153Centro 3Tuguegarao City, Cagayan315about 6,774about 0.0465 km²−2.16% a yearRural
40,154LambojonSiquijor, Siquijor315about 82about 3.83 km²1.92% a yearRural
40,155LiberationIloilo City, Iloilo315about 6,389about 0.0493 km²−1.47% a yearUrban
40,156MabiniBuenavista, Quezon315about 88about 3.58 km²−0.08% a yearRural
40,157ManlilinabBasey, Samar315about 11about 29.60 km²2.52% a yearRural
40,158PaderDueñas, Iloilo315about 232about 1.36 km²−2.09% a yearRural
40,159Paoc SurSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur315about 309about 1.02 km²0.08% a yearRural
40,160Santo NiñoAlangalang, Leyte315about 7,955about 0.0396 km²−4.52% a yearUrban
40,161TuburanCalubian, Leyte315about 93about 3.37 km²−2.29% a yearRural
40,162BalatsonBurauen, Leyte314about 137about 2.30 km²−1.75% a yearRural
40,163Dao-anganBoliney, Abra314about 13about 23.72 km²−8.07% a yearRural
40,164HugpaLlorente, Eastern Samar314about 16about 19.46 km²2.44% a yearRural
40,165KabateteLucban, Quezon314about 293about 1.07 km²1.43% a yearRural
40,166Likas Ng SilanganLubang, Occidental Mindoro314about 479about 0.655 km²−1.40% a yearRural
40,167LucutanMauban, Quezon314about 238about 1.32 km²no 2020 countRural
40,168MalindogIbajay, Aklan314about 182about 1.73 km²2.44% a yearRural
40,169MamalaSampaloc, Quezon314about 44about 7.20 km²5.32% a yearRural
40,170San Diego Zone IVTayabas City, Quezon314about 25,120about 0.0125 km²−6.36% a yearRural
40,171Upper GumayPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte314about 63about 5.01 km²−1.54% a yearRural
40,172AntolCalbiga, Samar313about 56about 5.60 km²5.24% a yearRural
40,173BangonPalapag, Northern Samar313about 50about 6.30 km²0.70% a yearRural
40,174Barangay 3Giporlos, Eastern Samar313about 15,419about 0.0203 km²−0.30% a yearRural
40,175Barangay 48Tacloban City, Leyte313about 27,217about 0.0115 km²−0.38% a yearRural
40,176BatuanOrmoc City, Leyte313about 12,085about 0.0259 km²no 2020 countRural
40,177BongdoTaft, Eastern Samar313about 73about 4.29 km²3.70% a yearRural
40,178BuladLeon, Iloilo313about 304about 1.03 km²7.22% a yearRural
40,179DalaconLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental313about 66about 4.72 km²2.45% a yearRural
40,180Don Andres SorianoLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental313about 79about 3.95 km²0.47% a yearRural
40,181LukidnonDupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya313about 7about 42.80 km²−0.53% a yearRural
40,182MagkaipitSan Fernando, Masbate313about 73about 4.31 km²no 2020 countRural
40,183Mapagmahal Pob.Perez, Quezon313about 10,503about 0.0298 km²−1.19% a yearRural
40,184MayabayBarbaza, Antique313about 17about 18.28 km²4.65% a yearRural
40,185San RoqueSanta Rita, Samar313about 157about 2.00 km²no 2020 countRural
40,186ZapatSinait, Ilocos Sur313about 214about 1.46 km²−0.75% a yearRural
40,187Barangay 5Camalig, Albay312about 7,704about 0.0405 km²−4.68% a yearRural
40,188CanunghanTarangnan, Samar312about 217about 1.44 km²0.70% a yearRural
40,189CatigDueñas, Iloilo312about 703about 0.444 km²1.35% a yearRural
40,190MalicoSanta Fe, Nueva Vizcaya312about 19about 16.69 km²7.14% a yearRural
40,191NagsubuanTobias Fornier, Antique312about 108about 2.88 km²3.16% a yearRural
40,192Rizal Pob.Jovellar, Albay312about 657about 0.475 km²−2.52% a yearRural
40,193San AndresBaco, Oriental Mindoro312about 220about 1.42 km²−0.68% a yearRural
40,194San JoseLa Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte312about 83about 3.75 km²−1.48% a yearRural
40,195San MauricioCalbiga, Samar312about 107about 2.92 km²1.19% a yearRural
40,196TanulongSagada, Mountain Province312about 92about 3.38 km²−5.09% a yearRural
40,197Barangay 9Salcedo, Eastern Samar311about 354about 0.879 km²1.11% a yearRural
40,198Cantao-anParanas, Samar311about 63about 4.91 km²1.44% a yearRural
40,199CotmonBato, Camarines Sur311about 53about 5.88 km²−1.84% a yearRural
40,200MainitPintuyan, Southern Leyte311about 358about 0.869 km²1.94% 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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