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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, 40,601 to 40,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
40,601Amelong LabengKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya279about 34about 8.13 km²4.74% a yearRural
40,602AnapogCatmon, Cebu279about 52about 5.37 km²−0.17% a yearRural
40,603AwitanParacale, Camarines Norte279about 220about 1.27 km²−5.10% a yearRural
40,604Bagong SilangLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental279about 33about 8.47 km²−6.18% a yearRural
40,605BalagonCan-Avid, Eastern Samar279about 13about 21.78 km²−2.34% a yearRural
40,606Barangay 3Magallanes, Cavite279about 1,086about 0.257 km²−5.36% a yearRural
40,607Barangay Zone VIIILuisiana, Laguna279about 12,455about 0.0224 km²−1.65% a yearRural
40,608BinalayanganSanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur279about 327about 0.854 km²−2.79% a yearRural
40,609CabadugLoon, Bohol279about 148about 1.88 km²−2.94% a yearRural
40,610Catato Pob.Marabut, Samar279about 15,330about 0.0182 km²−2.27% a yearRural
40,611Gon-obLoboc, Bohol279about 143about 1.95 km²−0.43% a yearRural
40,612KittagSanchez Mira, Cagayan279about 13about 22.01 km²−4.09% a yearRural
40,613Mabini ProperDinalupihan, Bataan279about 6,118about 0.0456 km²−3.31% a yearRural
40,614Nam-o NorteMiagao, Iloilo279about 326about 0.857 km²−2.27% a yearRural
40,615New RizalSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte279about 8about 35.02 km²−8.11% a yearRural
40,616San RafaelPandan, Catanduanes279about 132about 2.12 km²−0.17% a yearRural
40,617UmnapMalibcong, Abra279about 19about 14.62 km²−0.34% a yearRural
40,618BonifacioBilar, Bohol278about 109about 2.56 km²2.09% a yearRural
40,619FerdinandLoreto, Dinagat Islands278about 46about 6.10 km²3.38% a yearRural
40,620LayoPinabacdao, Samar278about 21about 13.13 km²2.78% a yearRural
40,621MararangsiMotiong, Samar278about 131about 2.12 km²3.80% a yearRural
40,622MasudsudConcepcion, Romblon278about 112about 2.48 km²0.88% a yearRural
40,623Barangay 2Llorente, Eastern Samar277about 16,012about 0.0173 km²−5.84% a yearRural
40,624Barangay 21Tacloban City, Leyte277about 16,294about 0.017 km²−0.26% a yearRural
40,625Barangay 24Tacloban City, Leyte277about 11,260about 0.0246 km²4.56% a yearUrban
40,626MalobagoAlmagro, Samar277about 772about 0.359 km²−2.51% a yearRural
40,627Poblacion Barangay IIISan Jose, Batangas277about 6,627about 0.0418 km²−2.74% a yearRural
40,628TagumpayUnisan, Quezon277about 164about 1.69 km²−1.89% a yearRural
40,629Abo-aboMauban, Quezon276about 88about 3.15 km²5.70% a yearRural
40,630Mangyan-MababadMogpog, Marinduque276about 152about 1.82 km²−1.66% a yearRural
40,631MasigayDatu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur276about 340about 0.811 km²2.80% a yearRural
40,632PangpangCalubian, Leyte276about 370about 0.746 km²0.35% a yearRural
40,633PolangiVillareal, Samar276about 45about 6.08 km²−2.75% a yearRural
40,634QuinferminSanta Cruz, Ilocos Sur276about 146about 1.89 km²0.00% a yearRural
40,635RoxasDinalupihan, Bataan276about 10,781about 0.0256 km²0.35% a yearRural
40,636San PedroLopez, Quezon276about 79about 3.50 km²0.00% a yearRural
40,637Santa ElenaLopez, Quezon276about 28about 9.91 km²3.51% a yearRural
40,638TuboranCortes, Surigao del Sur276about 74about 3.71 km²2.21% a yearRural
40,639TulutugingCamalaniugan, Cagayan276about 334about 0.827 km²−3.98% a yearRural
40,640Barangay 1 PoblacionMercedes, Eastern Samar275about 524about 0.525 km²−2.61% a yearRural
40,641Barangay IIIQuezon, Quezon275about 13,480about 0.0204 km²−2.53% a yearRural
40,642CacaoLa Paz, Leyte275about 107about 2.57 km²2.31% a yearRural
40,643CaculanganQuinapondan, Eastern Samar275about 54about 5.07 km²2.91% a yearRural
40,644CalagtanganMiagao, Iloilo275about 331about 0.83 km²no 2020 countRural
40,645DesposorioTubungan, Iloilo275about 275about 0.999 km²4.05% a yearRural
40,646G. RedorSiniloan, Laguna275about 4,653about 0.0591 km²3.42% a yearRural
40,647Mabini NorteSan Joaquin, Iloilo275about 174about 1.58 km²−2.68% a yearRural
40,648Poblacion IBalabac, Palawan275about 5,489about 0.0501 km²0.26% a yearRural
40,649San IsidroViga, Catanduanes275about 571about 0.482 km²−1.59% a yearRural
40,650Santa CruzBaco, Oriental Mindoro275about 82about 3.34 km²no 2020 countRural

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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