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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, 40,451 to 40,500 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
40,451VictoryTalalora, Samar292about 270about 1.08 km²2.08% a yearRural
40,452Zone IIIBayambang, Pangasinan292about 6,919about 0.0422 km²−2.10% a yearRural
40,453Barangay 853Manila291about 39,538about 0.00736 km²no 2020 countUrban
40,454CambillaQuinapondan, Eastern Samar291about 30about 9.76 km²6.36% a yearRural
40,455Iraya SurSan Vicente, Camarines Norte291about 18about 16.57 km²−5.41% a yearRural
40,456Lower Bagong TudelaJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur291about 109about 2.66 km²−1.51% a yearRural
40,457NapatagTangalan, Aklan291about 63about 4.64 km²0.25% a yearRural
40,458Poblacion Zone IIISan Quintin, Pangasinan291about 4,093about 0.0711 km²0.93% a yearRural
40,459VillanacaobLopez, Quezon291about 30about 9.64 km²1.63% a yearRural
40,460AbayaGalimuyod, Ilocos Sur290about 206about 1.41 km²0.76% a yearRural
40,461AnilawanBugasong, Antique290about 153about 1.90 km²0.17% a yearRural
40,462BagacaySan Jacinto, Masbate290about 57about 5.10 km²−3.81% a yearRural
40,463Barangay 362Manila290about 16,763about 0.0173 km²3.43% a yearUrban
40,464Del PilarDinalupihan, Bataan290about 21,970about 0.0132 km²2.19% a yearRural
40,465EpawLas Navas, Northern Samar290about 58about 5.00 km²−0.81% a yearRural
40,466MapiliBalud, Masbate290about 20about 14.80 km²3.04% a yearRural
40,467Poblacion 1Zumarraga, Samar290about 3,135about 0.0925 km²2.46% a yearRural
40,468Villa MendozaGumaca, Quezon290about 203about 1.43 km²6.62% a yearRural
40,469AgutayanBuug, Zamboanga Sibugay289about 16about 17.67 km²−3.20% a yearRural
40,470AlogSalcedo, Eastern Samar289about 91about 3.18 km²−1.59% a yearRural
40,471Bagong SilangMulanay, Quezon289about 140about 2.06 km²0.25% a yearRural
40,472Barangay 44Tacloban City, Leyte289about 7,585about 0.0381 km²3.24% a yearRural
40,473BobonBurauen, Leyte289about 151about 1.91 km²−0.81% a yearRural
40,474BurabodPanganiban, Catanduanes289about 161about 1.80 km²−5.51% a yearRural
40,475CaningagMatalom, Leyte289about 75about 3.87 km²0.08% a yearRural
40,476ConcepcionBacolor, Pampanga289about 114about 2.54 km²6.41% a yearRural
40,477DeitMatuguinao, Samar289about 46about 6.25 km²2.57% a yearRural
40,478Igbangcal-CTobias Fornier, Antique289about 128about 2.25 km²0.42% a yearRural
40,479InandawaRagay, Camarines Sur289about 21about 14.01 km²−6.41% a yearRural
40,480LoctobPinabacdao, Samar289about 133about 2.18 km²1.11% a yearRural
40,481MalapagaySanto Tomas, Isabela289about 310about 0.933 km²3.24% a yearRural
40,482PingadSabangan, Mountain Province289about 221about 1.31 km²−6.06% a yearRural
40,483TumalipLicuan-Baay, Abra289about 50about 5.81 km²−4.75% a yearRural
40,484Zone V Pob.Cabatuan, Iloilo289about 5,505about 0.0525 km²−2.34% a yearRural
40,485AyaasTayabas City, Quezon288about 87about 3.32 km²no 2020 countRural
40,486Barangay 54-ATacloban City, Leyte288about 11,613about 0.0248 km²−4.83% a yearRural
40,487Del RosarioBato, Camarines Sur288about 292about 0.986 km²−8.65% a yearRural
40,488LibjoSanta Cruz, Marinduque288about 73about 3.95 km²0.51% a yearRural
40,489MaligayaMahaplag, Leyte288about 19about 15.16 km²4.37% a yearRural
40,490MancolCalbayog City, Samar288about 55about 5.19 km²1.56% a yearRural
40,491Oaig-DayaGalimuyod, Ilocos Sur288about 1,220about 0.236 km²0.76% a yearRural
40,492PajoTarangnan, Samar288about 62about 4.66 km²0.94% a yearRural
40,493PologonGandara, Samar288about 32about 9.01 km²1.92% a yearRural
40,494Princesa SumamaSiay, Zamboanga Sibugay288about 28about 10.40 km²−1.83% a yearRural
40,495San Gabriel IBacarra, Ilocos Norte288about 6,330about 0.0455 km²−0.49% a yearRural
40,496AgsosoLoon, Bohol287about 231about 1.24 km²−1.53% a yearRural
40,497Barangay 21Bacolod City, Negros Occidental287about 3,638about 0.0789 km²no 2020 countUrban
40,498Barangay 5Catubig, Northern Samar287about 9,140about 0.0314 km²−2.13% a yearRural
40,499BurgosDinalupihan, Bataan287about 12,699about 0.0226 km²−3.36% a yearRural
40,500CanguhaCalape, Bohol287about 154about 1.86 km²0.51% 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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