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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, 40,351 to 40,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
40,351BayyoBontoc, Mountain Province299about 13about 23.13 km²−3.51% a yearRural
40,352Carabatan BacarenoCauayan City, Isabela299about 299about 0.999 km²9.60% a yearRural
40,353Esperanza IlayaLopez, Quezon299about 195about 1.53 km²0.32% a yearRural
40,354Guin-ansanAlmagro, Samar299about 235about 1.27 km²−3.03% a yearRural
40,355KagumahanKinoguitan, Misamis Oriental299about 35about 8.46 km²5.20% a yearRural
40,356LoocSan Ricardo, Southern Leyte299about 104about 2.88 km²1.07% a yearRural
40,357MialenOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental299about 32about 9.48 km²−1.09% a yearRural
40,358PoblacionSigay, Ilocos Sur299about 23about 12.82 km²−0.48% a yearRural
40,359PuhaganSan Jorge, Samar299about 44about 6.79 km²−0.24% a yearRural
40,360Purok GBorongan City, Eastern Samar299about 9,967about 0.030 km²−2.90% a yearRural
40,361San VicenteMacrohon, Southern Leyte299about 249about 1.20 km²0.99% a yearRural
40,362SugpononBasey, Samar299about 132about 2.26 km²−0.71% a yearRural
40,363TalisayDaram, Samar299about 123about 2.44 km²1.85% a yearRural
40,364Alang-alangQuinapondan, Eastern Samar298about 235about 1.27 km²−1.84% a yearRural
40,365AntoninoSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte298about 98about 3.05 km²5.97% a yearRural
40,366BagsaParanas, Samar298about 75about 3.97 km²2.76% a yearRural
40,367Barangay 14Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental298about 8,765about 0.034 km²−4.68% a yearRural
40,368BarasTarangnan, Samar298about 823about 0.362 km²−5.00% a yearRural
40,369CabalagnanBorongan City, Eastern Samar298about 36about 8.27 km²3.52% a yearRural
40,370Ibabang PiñaPitogo, Quezon298about 111about 2.69 km²−0.94% a yearRural
40,371MagsaysayMagallanes, Sorsogon298about 54about 5.47 km²−0.16% a yearRural
40,372MangaBato, Camarines Sur298about 104about 2.87 km²−0.32% a yearRural
40,373MayosBarbaza, Antique298about 268about 1.11 km²5.65% a yearRural
40,374PangilaoSan Miguel, Catanduanes298about 35about 8.53 km²−1.25% a yearRural
40,375SaksakAsturias, Cebu298about 85about 3.50 km²−1.32% a yearRural
40,376San Diego Zone IIITayabas City, Quezon298about 27,850about 0.0107 km²0.57% a yearRural
40,377San Juan EastPilar, Abra298about 116about 2.56 km²0.16% a yearRural
40,378Alejandro VillageAllen, Northern Samar297about 49about 6.03 km²4.12% a yearRural
40,379BangonSan Policarpo, Eastern Samar297about 33about 8.99 km²5.35% a yearRural
40,380Besao EastBesao, Mountain Province297about 758about 0.392 km²0.66% a yearRural
40,381CagwangGarcia Hernandez, Bohol297about 37about 8.01 km²4.83% a yearRural
40,382CamanucanPanaon, Misamis Occidental297about 137about 2.17 km²0.49% a yearRural
40,383CaragumihanBaras, Catanduanes297about 82about 3.62 km²−5.74% a yearRural
40,384Centro 7Aparri, Cagayan297about 24,344about 0.0122 km²0.08% a yearRural
40,385IlihanBurauen, Leyte297about 243about 1.22 km²−1.77% a yearRural
40,386Lim-aoHinabangan, Samar297about 9about 32.51 km²−0.40% a yearRural
40,387MaligayaPuerto Princesa City, Palawan297about 5,017about 0.0592 km²2.13% a yearUrban
40,388ManhuluginCalauag, Quezon297about 119about 2.49 km²−0.32% a yearRural
40,389PiliPanay, Capiz297about 22about 13.32 km²−0.48% a yearRural
40,390PortabagaSanta Praxedes, Cagayan297about 106about 2.80 km²2.77% a yearRural
40,391San Pedro IIGuinayangan, Quezon297about 50about 5.95 km²−0.08% a yearRural
40,392SermonTigbauan, Iloilo297about 178about 1.67 km²−3.19% a yearRural
40,393TaguanaoAloran, Misamis Occidental297about 136about 2.18 km²1.08% a yearRural
40,394Barangay 1Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental296about 9,801about 0.0302 km²−2.50% a yearRural
40,395Barangay 22Bacolod City, Negros Occidental296about 3,186about 0.0929 km²1.69% a yearUrban
40,396Batong DaligGumaca, Quezon296about 72about 4.10 km²−0.48% a yearRural
40,397BonbonLoay, Bohol296about 451about 0.657 km²−2.29% a yearRural
40,398CalasagDumaran, Palawan296about 156about 1.90 km²−0.87% a yearRural
40,399CanlusayMacrohon, Southern Leyte296about 313about 0.945 km²0.66% a yearRural
40,400DimaluadeDinapigue, Isabela296about 43about 6.87 km²0.49% 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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