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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, 40,701 to 40,750 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
40,701Poblacion Ward 5Guiuan, Eastern Samar270about 12,273about 0.022 km²−6.91% a yearRural
40,702AtulinaoLucban, Quezon269about 32about 8.50 km²2.57% a yearRural
40,703Bino-onganVillareal, Samar269about 256about 1.05 km²2.57% a yearRural
40,704CabugaoIbajay, Aklan269about 61about 4.44 km²0.27% a yearRural
40,705CapacuhanAnahawan, Southern Leyte269about 37about 7.18 km²3.61% a yearRural
40,706DalajicanConcepcion, Romblon269about 156about 1.72 km²−2.19% a yearRural
40,707IgcasicadTobias Fornier, Antique269about 283about 0.951 km²0.27% a yearRural
40,708LantawanSultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte269about 99about 2.73 km²1.10% a yearRural
40,709LogsonganBurauen, Leyte269about 11about 25.33 km²−1.71% a yearRural
40,710MocolLeon, Iloilo269about 624about 0.431 km²−3.12% a yearRural
40,711PongsoBarugo, Leyte269about 151about 1.78 km²−3.19% a yearRural
40,712Santa Filomena IBacarra, Ilocos Norte269about 2,023about 0.133 km²−0.61% a yearRural
40,713Barangay 797Manila268about 33,005about 0.00812 km²2.28% a yearUrban
40,714CanatuanMotiong, Samar268about 88about 3.03 km²1.58% a yearRural
40,715KinamantirisanSan Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur268about 518about 0.517 km²−2.35% a yearRural
40,716LourdesBogo City, Cebu268about 4,550about 0.0589 km²−6.46% a yearUrban
40,717ManahaoPambujan, Northern Samar268about 51about 5.28 km²no 2020 countRural
40,718MapanitBurgos, Ilocos Sur268about 101about 2.66 km²0.18% a yearRural
40,719MiapaMaasin, Iloilo268about 461about 0.581 km²8.46% a yearRural
40,720San IsidroBanga, Aklan268about 260about 1.03 km²0.18% a yearRural
40,721BagutotBacnotan, La Union267about 236about 1.13 km²0.55% a yearRural
40,722Barangay 8Tacloban City, Leyte267about 17,338about 0.0154 km²0.09% a yearUrban
40,723Barangay V-CSan Pablo City, Laguna267about 10,114about 0.0264 km²−3.74% a yearRural
40,724BatgaTubungan, Iloilo267about 325about 0.821 km²−0.44% a yearRural
40,725Bon-otHilongos, Leyte267about 141about 1.90 km²no 2020 countRural
40,726Cagda-oSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar267about 37about 7.20 km²−0.27% a yearRural
40,727GebonawanSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar267about 38about 6.94 km²1.79% a yearRural
40,728LiberacionMahaplag, Leyte267about 173about 1.54 km²−5.76% a yearRural
40,729Lipot NorthCagayancillo, Palawan267about 7,315about 0.0365 km²−0.96% a yearRural
40,730QuidemSan Juan, La Union267about 308about 0.868 km²2.80% a yearRural
40,731Santo Niño Pob.Marabut, Samar267about 11,609about 0.023 km²−1.13% a yearRural
40,732Santo SantiagoPanganiban, Catanduanes267about 5,804about 0.046 km²−1.22% a yearRural
40,733Barangay 2 PoblacionCan-Avid, Eastern Samar266about 15,740about 0.0169 km²−5.31% a yearRural
40,734BinogawanCalape, Bohol266about 197about 1.35 km²no 2020 countRural
40,735CuencoLas Navas, Northern Samar266about 30about 8.99 km²−3.68% a yearRural
40,736HigasaanCalbayog City, Samar266about 10about 26.92 km²10.11% a yearRural
40,737MaligcongSalcedo, Ilocos Sur266about 349about 0.762 km²−2.77% a yearRural
40,738Maria PlanaSogod, Southern Leyte266about 58about 4.60 km²0.74% a yearRural
40,739Maya-mayaTambulig, Zamboanga del Sur266about 51about 5.24 km²−2.84% a yearRural
40,740OlangoMiagao, Iloilo266about 263about 1.01 km²−5.24% a yearRural
40,741PagatpatCalubian, Leyte266about 1,132about 0.235 km²−2.45% a yearRural
40,742Tetepan SurSagada, Mountain Province266about 222about 1.20 km²no 2020 countRural
40,743BaguhanDimiao, Bohol265about 116about 2.29 km²−6.90% a yearRural
40,744Dammang SurCamalaniugan, Cagayan265about 13about 19.75 km²0.74% a yearRural
40,745GeregananGandara, Samar265about 381about 0.695 km²2.40% a yearRural
40,746IgcatamborMiagao, Iloilo265about 525about 0.505 km²−4.85% a yearRural
40,747IlogMagdalena, Laguna265about 188about 1.41 km²−6.39% a yearRural
40,748Poblacion Ward 2Guiuan, Eastern Samar265about 6,795about 0.039 km²−3.62% a yearRural
40,749San SimeonCurrimao, Ilocos Norte265about 282about 0.941 km²−1.65% a yearRural
40,750Siol SurLeon, Iloilo265about 432about 0.614 km²−2.62% 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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