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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, 40,901 to 40,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
40,901Hambi-anBanton, Romblon251about 190about 1.32 km²−0.38% a yearRural
40,902HinagaJiabong, Samar251about 70about 3.61 km²−3.00% a yearRural
40,903PagcolbonRapu-Rapu, Albay251about 177about 1.42 km²0.78% a yearRural
40,904PalaoKolambugan, Lanao del Norte251about 46about 5.47 km²2.33% a yearRural
40,905Villa SuerteBilar, Bohol251about 14about 17.44 km²1.39% a yearRural
40,906BangcalAgutaya, Palawan250about 245about 1.02 km²−1.57% a yearRural
40,907CanlinteInabanga, Bohol250about 89about 2.81 km²−4.81% a yearRural
40,908Costa RicaAlmagro, Samar250about 302about 0.829 km²−8.31% a yearRural
40,909IgcapuyasTobias Fornier, Antique250about 200about 1.25 km²3.11% a yearRural
40,910LactudanLaua-An, Antique250about 91about 2.75 km²0.29% a yearRural
40,911NabuloSanta Margarita, Samar250about 23about 10.95 km²0.10% a yearRural
40,912Santa TeresaBaao, Camarines Sur250about 79about 3.15 km²−4.88% a yearRural
40,913Sto. NiñoMahaplag, Leyte250about 30about 8.22 km²3.92% a yearRural
40,914Tagaytay HillJosefina, Zamboanga del Sur250about 89about 2.82 km²0.49% a yearRural
40,915TubodioLoon, Bohol250about 210about 1.19 km²−1.03% a yearRural
40,916Bgy. 12 Pob.San Miguel, Iloilo249about 7,638about 0.0326 km²−3.43% a yearRural
40,917Barangay 21Batangas City, Batangas249about 7,034about 0.0354 km²no 2020 countUrban
40,918Barangay 5Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental249about 11,581about 0.0215 km²2.24% a yearRural
40,919BulaoCalbiga, Samar249about 180about 1.38 km²no 2020 countRural
40,920CagusipanCatbalogan City, Samar249about 14about 17.66 km²1.82% a yearRural
40,921CagutianCatbalogan City, Samar249about 24about 10.49 km²1.40% a yearRural
40,922Centro 6Tuguegarao City, Cagayan249about 3,562about 0.0699 km²−0.66% a yearUrban
40,923HinadharanMogpog, Marinduque249about 139about 1.79 km²3.35% a yearRural
40,924HipantagSogod, Southern Leyte249about 10about 25.67 km²0.10% a yearRural
40,925ImeldaLas Navas, Northern Samar249about 58about 4.26 km²−6.05% a yearRural
40,926KalusutanAngadanan, Isabela249about 220about 1.13 km²0.00% a yearRural
40,927LaguiwanBurauen, Leyte249about 143about 1.74 km²−1.48% a yearRural
40,928San IsidroSan Jacinto, Masbate249about 49about 5.04 km²−8.46% a yearRural
40,929San RoquePalompon, Leyte249about 103about 2.41 km²−2.10% a yearRural
40,930SenonoganPambujan, Northern Samar249about 26about 9.54 km²no 2020 countRural
40,931Barangay 6San Jose, Occidental Mindoro248about 3,833about 0.0647 km²−2.36% a yearUrban
40,932CananamanLeon, Iloilo248about 312about 0.796 km²4.31% a yearRural
40,933CataydonganSan Jose De Buan, Samar248about 30about 8.24 km²−5.86% a yearRural
40,934DinagaNaga City, Camarines Sur248about 3,131about 0.0792 km²−7.55% a yearUrban
40,935TaghuyanBurauen, Leyte248about 59about 4.21 km²0.59% a yearRural
40,936TilmoboPresident Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol248about 1,170about 0.212 km²2.80% a yearRural
40,937Barangay 2San Jose, Occidental Mindoro247about 2,552about 0.0968 km²no 2020 countRural
40,938Barangay 4Llorente, Eastern Samar247about 15,438about 0.016 km²−6.51% a yearRural
40,939Barangay V-DSan Pablo City, Laguna247about 9,960about 0.0248 km²−2.03% a yearRural
40,940CabangHinabangan, Samar247about 5about 48.37 km²−7.64% a yearRural
40,941CangmatnogSiquijor, Siquijor247about 130about 1.90 km²2.26% a yearRural
40,942DoradoPakil, Laguna247about 32about 7.69 km²−1.67% a yearRural
40,943EleanorMaconacon, Isabela247about 4,341about 0.0569 km²1.31% a yearRural
40,944KalangayLucban, Quezon247about 102about 2.43 km²0.69% a yearRural
40,945MacalanaBarlig, Mountain Province247about 8about 30.64 km²−2.37% a yearRural
40,946Poso Pob.Donsol, Sorsogon247about 5,867about 0.0421 km²1.31% a yearRural
40,947Zone II Pob.Cabatuan, Iloilo247about 6,253about 0.0395 km²−1.85% a yearRural
40,948Barangay 9Batangas City, Batangas246about 7,214about 0.0341 km²−1.04% a yearUrban
40,949BuriAlangalang, Leyte246about 283about 0.868 km²3.40% a yearRural
40,950Dawis CentroZarraga, Iloilo246about 299about 0.824 km²−0.67% 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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