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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, 40,551 to 40,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
40,551Barangay 121Caloocan City283about 5,871about 0.0482 km²1.04% a yearUrban
40,552Barangay 67Tacloban City, Leyte283about 3,729about 0.0759 km²no 2020 countRural
40,553Barangay IIGasan, Marinduque283about 2,951about 0.0959 km²−3.41% a yearRural
40,554CantonghaoCalubian, Leyte283about 164about 1.73 km²3.52% a yearRural
40,555CatabunanCalbayog City, Samar283about 114about 2.48 km²0.78% a yearRural
40,556CentralBulusan, Sorsogon283about 5,787about 0.0489 km²−1.78% a yearRural
40,557Dawis NorteZarraga, Iloilo283about 306about 0.925 km²0.26% a yearRural
40,558KauswaganMalitbog, Southern Leyte283about 170about 1.66 km²−4.44% a yearRural
40,559LanguananSan Joaquin, Iloilo283about 134about 2.11 km²0.08% a yearRural
40,560LibasCatbalogan City, Samar283about 31about 9.11 km²−3.26% a yearRural
40,561Lunang IIAlmagro, Samar283about 116about 2.43 km²no 2020 countRural
40,562SamatLopez, Quezon283about 272about 1.04 km²1.13% a yearRural
40,563Santa ElenaCalanasan, Apayao283about 4about 80.63 km²2.72% a yearRural
40,564AnahaoBontoc, Southern Leyte282about 75about 3.77 km²−3.56% a yearRural
40,565AwangMiagao, Iloilo282about 173about 1.63 km²no 2020 countRural
40,566Barangay 4Camalig, Albay282about 1,855about 0.152 km²−6.61% a yearRural
40,567BucaoGuiuan, Eastern Samar282about 351about 0.803 km²3.53% a yearRural
40,568BughoPinabacdao, Samar282about 70about 4.01 km²1.05% a yearRural
40,569HangyadBais City, Negros Oriental282about 171about 1.65 km²4.15% a yearUrban
40,570IbarraZumarraga, Samar282about 149about 1.89 km²−1.39% a yearRural
40,571LutaLagawe, Ifugao282about 66about 4.30 km²4.26% a yearRural
40,572MarquezPadre Burgos, Quezon282about 82about 3.46 km²−0.50% a yearRural
40,573Pang-pangBacnotan, La Union282about 514about 0.549 km²−0.67% a yearRural
40,574TalayatayIgbaras, Iloilo282about 362about 0.78 km²4.79% a yearRural
40,575CalantawanMotiong, Samar281about 99about 2.83 km²−0.51% a yearRural
40,576Can OmanioLapinig, Northern Samar281about 54about 5.21 km²2.45% a yearRural
40,577CommercialBongabon, Nueva Ecija281about 9,336about 0.0301 km²7.48% a yearUrban
40,578DalliganKiangan, Ifugao281about 48about 5.87 km²−0.84% a yearRural
40,579HunaSan Joaquin, Iloilo281about 215about 1.31 km²4.17% a yearRural
40,580MacagocoInopacan, Leyte281about 131about 2.15 km²−1.71% a yearRural
40,581Magais IIDel Gallego, Camarines Sur281about 84about 3.34 km²1.51% a yearRural
40,582MalinaoDonsol, Sorsogon281about 69about 4.09 km²0.26% a yearRural
40,583NababareraBaao, Camarines Sur281about 149about 1.88 km²−2.25% a yearRural
40,584Quinapon-anAntequera, Bohol281about 64about 4.36 km²2.07% a yearRural
40,585Bagong SikatLubang, Occidental Mindoro280about 5,147about 0.0544 km²−4.48% a yearRural
40,586Barangay 3Calbiga, Samar280about 8,642about 0.0324 km²−2.11% a yearRural
40,587Binanua-anIgbaras, Iloilo280about 228about 1.23 km²−0.17% a yearRural
40,588Bulala-LegueySalcedo, Ilocos Sur280about 87about 3.21 km²−1.24% a yearRural
40,589CabangaranSanta, Ilocos Sur280about 1,049about 0.267 km²1.33% a yearRural
40,590DipudoDivilacan, Isabela280about 35about 8.06 km²−2.64% a yearRural
40,591MabiniSulat, Eastern Samar280about 5about 58.83 km²−0.67% a yearRural
40,592MacarthurLas Navas, Northern Samar280about 52about 5.34 km²−1.95% a yearRural
40,593MercadoVillareal, Samar280about 14,000about 0.020 km²0.52% a yearRural
40,594NagbacJiabong, Samar280about 86about 3.25 km²−1.88% a yearRural
40,595PamacotanBayang, Lanao del Sur280about 933about 0.30 km²2.17% a yearRural
40,596PatacBurgos, Ilocos Sur280about 667about 0.42 km²−1.16% a yearRural
40,597RiversideInabanga, Bohol280about 220about 1.27 km²−0.26% a yearRural
40,598San IsidroClaveria, Cagayan280about 106about 2.64 km²2.27% a yearRural
40,599San RoqueJones, Isabela280about 199about 1.41 km²2.95% a yearRural
40,600UbbogSinait, Ilocos Sur280about 303about 0.924 km²−0.26% 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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