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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, 40,851 to 40,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
40,851Don PedroSan Luis, Agusan del Sur256about 64about 4.00 km²2.18% a yearRural
40,852IglilicoSan Joaquin, Iloilo256about 111about 2.31 km²−0.46% a yearRural
40,853Kawayan BogtongCalubian, Leyte256about 75about 3.42 km²no 2020 countRural
40,854MesalipitBacolor, Pampanga256about 155about 1.65 km²no 2020 countRural
40,855Monte VerdeBaybay City, Leyte256about 911about 0.281 km²6.48% a yearRural
40,856PalanasLapinig, Northern Samar256about 111about 2.31 km²−0.74% a yearRural
40,857RiveraIbajay, Aklan256about 55about 4.63 km²5.97% a yearRural
40,858SaguinsinanPitogo, Quezon256about 124about 2.07 km²−3.03% a yearRural
40,859TininduganSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte256about 50about 5.17 km²−1.70% a yearRural
40,860BenitSogod, Southern Leyte255about 9about 27.02 km²no 2020 countRural
40,861CaabanganLa Paz, Leyte255about 57about 4.46 km²0.67% a yearRural
40,862Candag-onBurauen, Leyte255about 76about 3.34 km²0.38% a yearRural
40,863De La PazLopez, Quezon255about 152about 1.68 km²1.26% a yearRural
40,864IgcadiosLeon, Iloilo255about 314about 0.813 km²−1.36% a yearRural
40,865JanlagasiCulasi, Antique255about 295about 0.864 km²5.01% a yearRural
40,866Mahabang ParangLucban, Quezon255about 67about 3.78 km²0.19% a yearRural
40,867NapoAurora, Zamboanga del Sur255about 88about 2.89 km²4.89% a yearRural
40,868Roxas ICalbayog City, Samar255about 18about 14.39 km²3.49% a yearRural
40,869TacasCagayancillo, Palawan255about 437about 0.584 km²5.75% a yearRural
40,870AlahagJaro, Leyte254about 138about 1.84 km²no 2020 countRural
40,871AngyapMotiong, Samar254about 51about 4.96 km²−5.25% a yearRural
40,872AtabaySalcedo, Ilocos Sur254about 91about 2.79 km²−2.72% a yearRural
40,873Barangay 27Tacloban City, Leyte254about 8,167about 0.0311 km²0.87% a yearUrban
40,874Barangay 3Casiguran, Aurora254about 8,063about 0.0315 km²1.47% a yearRural
40,875PatagVillareal, Samar254about 40about 6.28 km²−0.28% a yearRural
40,876QuigarayBagamanoc, Catanduanes254about 74about 3.45 km²−1.19% a yearRural
40,877TagkipJulita, Leyte254about 95about 2.66 km²0.97% a yearRural
40,878WahigCagayancillo, Palawan254about 20,820about 0.0122 km²4.08% a yearRural
40,879BatoArteche, Eastern Samar253about 44about 5.79 km²0.77% a yearRural
40,880CalungbuyanLidlidda, Ilocos Sur253about 289about 0.874 km²1.79% a yearRural
40,881Catoto-oganLas Navas, Northern Samar253about 34about 7.34 km²−6.44% a yearRural
40,882Hugon RosalesCalbayog City, Samar253about 77about 3.28 km²−6.38% a yearRural
40,883LusodSalcedo, Eastern Samar253about 95about 2.66 km²−1.63% a yearRural
40,884MacubonAloran, Misamis Occidental253about 25about 9.94 km²2.42% a yearRural
40,885TabucolanSanta, Ilocos Sur253about 1,188about 0.213 km²2.42% a yearRural
40,886BanaoNatonin, Mountain Province252about 8about 32.57 km²−5.35% a yearRural
40,887Barangay 15Cavite City, Cavite252about 6,512about 0.0387 km²−4.47% a yearRural
40,888BughoJulita, Leyte252about 174about 1.45 km²0.38% a yearRural
40,889FerldaAlegria, Surigao del Norte252about 21about 11.98 km²0.88% a yearRural
40,890LiyangFamy, Laguna252about 522about 0.483 km²5.95% a yearRural
40,891Poblacion II BMaragondon, Cavite252about 4,051about 0.0622 km²−2.66% a yearRural
40,892Rajah Soliman Pob.Butuan City, Agusan del Norte252about 4,675about 0.0539 km²no 2020 countRural
40,893Santa RosaMaasin City, Southern Leyte252about 358about 0.704 km²2.43% a yearRural
40,894SaranayAngadanan, Isabela252about 122about 2.06 km²1.59% a yearRural
40,895Tugura-aoMiagao, Iloilo252about 179about 1.41 km²−4.40% a yearRural
40,896BontongMalangas, Zamboanga Sibugay251about 42about 5.99 km²−8.83% a yearRural
40,897Calo-oySibalom, Antique251about 179about 1.40 km²1.91% a yearRural
40,898Camaba-anSan Joaquin, Iloilo251about 198about 1.27 km²8.45% a yearRural
40,899CambacolDimiao, Bohol251about 220about 1.14 km²−1.20% a yearRural
40,900CebuanaBato, Leyte251about 131about 1.91 km²0.19% 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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