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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, 40,201 to 40,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
40,201PoctolBulusan, Sorsogon311about 9,540about 0.0326 km²−0.76% a yearRural
40,202SuquibBesao, Mountain Province311about 319about 0.976 km²1.44% a yearRural
40,203TugasMaslog, Eastern Samar311about 12about 25.73 km²−2.39% a yearRural
40,204TuyaDagami, Leyte311about 336about 0.925 km²−5.80% a yearRural
40,205Barangay 12Balayan, Batangas310about 4,058about 0.0764 km²0.71% a yearUrban
40,206CabradillaCalubian, Leyte310about 321about 0.967 km²−1.13% a yearRural
40,207CamatingTudela, Misamis Occidental310about 69about 4.48 km²−0.38% a yearRural
40,208CanyopayBorongan City, Eastern Samar310about 11about 28.61 km²3.83% a yearRural
40,209CasiboleTalisayan, Misamis Oriental310about 56about 5.57 km²0.87% a yearRural
40,210FundacionDueñas, Iloilo310about 233about 1.33 km²−4.71% a yearRural
40,211New ArgaoLa Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte310about 145about 2.14 km²−1.49% a yearRural
40,212PatagMaydolong, Eastern Samar310about 4about 78.84 km²−4.58% a yearRural
40,213San PabloJulita, Leyte310about 298about 1.04 km²2.65% a yearRural
40,214Santa CruzSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte310about 50about 6.14 km²−0.23% a yearRural
40,215SoocBato, Camarines Sur310about 409about 0.758 km²0.31% a yearRural
40,216Anggacan SurTanudan, Kalinga309about 30about 10.43 km²no 2020 countRural
40,217Barangay 79Pasay City309about 7,071about 0.0437 km²no 2020 countUrban
40,218BelaatTineg, Abra309about 19about 16.28 km²5.93% a yearRural
40,219CalbaniMaripipi, Biliran309about 167about 1.85 km²−2.61% a yearRural
40,220MabiniLibmanan, Camarines Sur309about 158about 1.96 km²no 2020 countRural
40,221MalicoSan Francisco, Southern Leyte309about 286about 1.08 km²−1.06% a yearRural
40,222MerrylandBuenavista, Bohol309about 378about 0.817 km²−2.61% a yearRural
40,223RawisSan Jorge, Samar309about 98about 3.14 km²2.57% a yearRural
40,224Rizal IbabaUnisan, Quezon309about 65about 4.72 km²1.62% a yearRural
40,225TumalumBanton, Romblon309about 181about 1.71 km²−3.01% a yearRural
40,226BantayananTubungan, Iloilo308about 305about 1.01 km²−5.27% a yearRural
40,227Barangay 18Batangas City, Batangas308about 6,247about 0.0493 km²−1.50% a yearUrban
40,228Biasong IIAlmagro, Samar308about 361about 0.853 km²−2.00% a yearRural
40,229ButigSalcedo, Eastern Samar308about 84about 3.68 km²−3.09% a yearRural
40,230Can-ipulanSanta Margarita, Samar308about 205about 1.50 km²1.37% a yearRural
40,231CapuleConcepcion, Misamis Occidental308about 97about 3.16 km²−4.55% a yearRural
40,232IbuloBaggao, Cagayan308about 119about 2.58 km²0.16% a yearRural
40,233Ilayang Ilog ALopez, Quezon308about 42about 7.32 km²0.31% a yearRural
40,234IndayIloilo City, Iloilo308about 2,081about 0.148 km²6.81% a yearUrban
40,235LampayaLeon, Iloilo308about 315about 0.979 km²0.31% a yearRural
40,236LingayKiangan, Ifugao308about 96about 3.21 km²4.24% a yearRural
40,237LitaMaconacon, Isabela308about 427about 0.722 km²1.12% a yearRural
40,238MaliwanagEsperanza, Agusan del Sur308about 5about 58.76 km²3.96% a yearRural
40,239Nueva VidaLoon, Bohol308about 228about 1.35 km²−1.92% a yearRural
40,240PonongLarena, Siquijor308about 270about 1.14 km²0.47% a yearRural
40,241PugotSanta Maria, Pangasinan308about 52about 5.95 km²1.54% a yearRural
40,242QuirinoSanta, Ilocos Sur308about 2,200about 0.14 km²−1.35% a yearRural
40,243Rizal NorteTapaz, Capiz308about 127about 2.42 km²−0.54% a yearRural
40,244San IsidroGandara, Samar308about 84about 3.67 km²−7.17% a yearRural
40,245Adia BitaogGumaca, Quezon307about 482about 0.637 km²1.46% a yearRural
40,246AmagaHinundayan, Southern Leyte307about 175about 1.75 km²2.14% a yearRural
40,247AwisLeon, Iloilo307about 610about 0.503 km²3.87% a yearRural
40,248BaghariBarbaza, Antique307about 115about 2.68 km²1.21% a yearRural
40,249Barangay 124Manila307about 9,935about 0.0309 km²no 2020 countUrban
40,250Barangay 304Manila307about 10,925about 0.0281 km²0.72% 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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