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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, 40,801 to 40,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
40,801DatagLavezares, Northern Samar260about 92about 2.83 km²1.44% a yearRural
40,802Del RosarioSibagat, Agusan del Sur260about 42about 6.24 km²7.01% a yearRural
40,803MalobagoMotiong, Samar260about 56about 4.67 km²0.00% a yearRural
40,804San Roque Pob.Dagami, Leyte260about 9,665about 0.0269 km²−0.72% a yearRural
40,805TaquicoSampaloc, Quezon260about 39about 6.66 km²0.47% a yearRural
40,806BangonBalangkayan, Eastern Samar259about 42about 6.24 km²−3.07% a yearRural
40,807BatoOras, Eastern Samar259about 30about 8.56 km²−1.77% a yearRural
40,808Del RosarioBalilihan, Bohol259about 261about 0.993 km²1.05% a yearRural
40,809Labut SurSanta, Ilocos Sur259about 265about 0.977 km²−1.85% a yearRural
40,810Lawa-anVillareal, Samar259about 95about 2.74 km²−1.34% a yearRural
40,811MasgrauJamindan, Capiz259about 161about 1.61 km²2.26% a yearRural
40,812Pisong BMaria, Siquijor259about 90about 2.89 km²0.95% a yearRural
40,813PunongAlimodian, Iloilo259about 661about 0.392 km²8.40% a yearRural
40,814PunongMaasin, Iloilo259about 29about 8.84 km²1.14% a yearRural
40,815San AntonioCalbayog City, Samar259about 36about 7.19 km²−0.99% a yearRural
40,816San JuanCanaman, Camarines Sur259about 94about 2.77 km²1.74% a yearRural
40,817TawiranGandara, Samar259about 74about 3.49 km²2.05% a yearRural
40,818BacagLacub, Abra258about 16about 16.27 km²−1.69% a yearRural
40,819Barangay 15Bacolod City, Negros Occidental258about 5,375about 0.048 km²6.30% a yearUrban
40,820Barangay 6Casiguran, Aurora258about 6,232about 0.0414 km²0.38% a yearRural
40,821BucalanHinabangan, Samar258about 42about 6.15 km²−1.86% a yearRural
40,822CabayhanCatarman, Northern Samar258about 31about 8.21 km²1.55% a yearRural
40,823IgcabuadTobias Fornier, Antique258about 139about 1.85 km²0.66% a yearRural
40,824KinalumsanSan Miguel, Leyte258about 131about 1.97 km²1.55% a yearRural
40,825LacaJagna, Bohol258about 95about 2.73 km²−1.52% a yearRural
40,826Maca-angaLlorente, Eastern Samar258about 14about 18.99 km²−1.69% a yearRural
40,827MalaconiniSiruma, Camarines Sur258about 65about 4.00 km²−2.28% a yearRural
40,828OsmeñaPitogo, Quezon258about 312about 0.828 km²−6.21% a yearRural
40,829PortilloTobias Fornier, Antique258about 59about 4.35 km²0.86% a yearRural
40,830San VicenteIvana, Batanes258about 48about 5.37 km²−0.82% a yearRural
40,831SumaguiSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur258about 830about 0.311 km²−0.64% a yearRural
40,832TabiacIgbaras, Iloilo258about 481about 0.536 km²−0.46% a yearRural
40,833TocalinLopez, Quezon258about 57about 4.50 km²2.06% a yearRural
40,834AlupayTayabas City, Quezon257about 83about 3.11 km²1.86% a yearRural
40,835CaamlonganCalbiga, Samar257about 34about 7.51 km²2.91% a yearRural
40,836CantaguicSan Jorge, Samar257about 59about 4.35 km²0.57% a yearRural
40,837CumarascasSan Joaquin, Iloilo257about 120about 2.15 km²−1.00% a yearRural
40,838Ilayang San RoqueLiliw, Laguna257about 263about 0.977 km²0.38% a yearRural
40,839Lucob-lucobDaram, Samar257about 316about 0.813 km²−2.03% a yearRural
40,840MalangsaLiloan, Southern Leyte257about 39about 6.53 km²no 2020 countRural
40,841OtocCalbiga, Samar257about 107about 2.41 km²−3.09% a yearRural
40,842Poblacion 11Taal, Batangas257about 3,100about 0.0829 km²−4.02% a yearRural
40,843QuezonCalbayog City, Samar257about 117about 2.20 km²−0.28% a yearRural
40,844San MarianoPudtol, Apayao257about 48about 5.31 km²−4.32% a yearRural
40,845Villa SalPatnongon, Antique257about 70about 3.66 km²2.38% a yearRural
40,846Zone IPola, Oriental Mindoro257about 7,957about 0.0323 km²−6.88% a yearRural
40,847Bagacay WestLa Paz, Leyte256about 102about 2.52 km²4.16% a yearRural
40,848Bagong SilangPiñan, Zamboanga del Norte256about 29about 8.92 km²−4.71% a yearRural
40,849Barangay 3Dolores, Eastern Samar256about 14,798about 0.0173 km²−3.66% a yearRural
40,850DivisoriaPlaridel, Misamis Occidental256about 125about 2.05 km²0.28% 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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