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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, 40,951 to 41,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
40,951IngasCabatuan, Iloilo246about 237about 1.04 km²2.27% a yearRural
40,952MahayahayAbuyog, Leyte246about 38about 6.50 km²1.42% a yearRural
40,953MarugangConcepcion, Misamis Occidental246about 72about 3.42 km²−4.42% a yearRural
40,954MatallucodSigay, Ilocos Sur246about 20about 12.61 km²2.16% a yearRural
40,955New ManuncaSanta Rita, Samar246about 109about 2.26 km²no 2020 countRural
40,956PagalunganKolambugan, Lanao del Norte246about 475about 0.518 km²5.86% a yearRural
40,957San Agustin IIBacarra, Ilocos Norte246about 2,755about 0.0893 km²−3.14% a yearRural
40,958San BernabeSarrat, Ilocos Norte246about 116about 2.12 km²0.90% a yearRural
40,959TangboMaslog, Eastern Samar246about 49about 4.99 km²4.35% a yearRural
40,960AnayanTineg, Abra245about 2about 154.96 km²1.00% a yearRural
40,961Barangay 11Batangas City, Batangas245about 11,239about 0.0218 km²−8.07% a yearRural
40,962Barangay 7Catubig, Northern Samar245about 9,800about 0.025 km²−0.58% a yearRural
40,963DiamanMaria Aurora, Aurora245about 22about 11.02 km²−0.67% a yearRural
40,964FatimaHinabangan, Samar245about 24about 10.06 km²2.17% a yearRural
40,965Ibabang SungiLiliw, Laguna245about 430about 0.57 km²3.07% a yearRural
40,966JagnayaSalcedo, Eastern Samar245about 59about 4.18 km²−2.30% a yearRural
40,967Montes KallaganAtimonan, Quezon245about 44about 5.63 km²−0.19% a yearRural
40,968PascualaLaua-An, Antique245about 128about 1.91 km²0.40% a yearRural
40,969TarangotongTagudin, Ilocos Sur245about 378about 0.649 km²−1.14% a yearRural
40,970Barangay 1Hernani, Eastern Samar244about 2,369about 0.103 km²−4.14% a yearRural
40,971Barangay 14Tacloban City, Leyte244about 11,091about 0.022 km²1.85% a yearUrban
40,972Barangay 2 PoblacionMercedes, Eastern Samar244about 553about 0.441 km²−0.68% a yearRural
40,973Barangay 25Bacolod City, Negros Occidental244about 6,025about 0.0405 km²1.75% a yearRural
40,974CangmohaoSiquijor, Siquijor244about 216about 1.13 km²1.01% a yearRural
40,975IleDimiao, Bohol244about 125about 1.95 km²3.43% a yearRural
40,976LubasSan Andres, Catanduanes244about 97about 2.52 km²−0.68% a yearRural
40,977MaapasBatangas City, Batangas244about 162about 1.51 km²4.63% a yearRural
40,978PanaySanto Domingo, Ilocos Sur244about 1,034about 0.236 km²1.43% a yearRural
40,979Poblacion 8Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte244about 4,766about 0.0512 km²−9.03% a yearUrban
40,980RufinoLas Navas, Northern Samar244about 34about 7.24 km²2.07% a yearRural
40,981Barangay 12Bacacay, Albay243about 5,561about 0.0437 km²−2.15% a yearRural
40,982Cabugao NuevoSan Enrique, Iloilo243about 164about 1.48 km²−3.51% a yearRural
40,983HabuhabCulaba, Biliran243about 48about 5.07 km²−2.23% a yearRural
40,984LiongDatu Salibo, Maguindanao del Sur243about 406about 0.599 km²3.92% a yearRural
40,985MayaboPayao, Zamboanga Sibugay243about 62about 3.92 km²−6.53% a yearRural
40,986San IsidroLopez, Quezon243about 119about 2.05 km²−0.20% a yearRural
40,987Villa FloresPatnongon, Antique243about 77about 3.15 km²1.43% a yearRural
40,988Villa PatriaBurauen, Leyte243about 66about 3.66 km²2.98% a yearRural
40,989Angustias Zone IITayabas City, Quezon242about 19,206about 0.0126 km²−3.68% a yearRural
40,990BitaoyMajayjay, Laguna242about 274about 0.883 km²5.19% a yearRural
40,991BugasonganTigbauan, Iloilo242about 172about 1.41 km²−5.32% a yearRural
40,992Hinica-anMotiong, Samar242about 52about 4.66 km²1.12% a yearRural
40,993Mac-ArthurEsperanza, Agusan del Sur242about 43about 5.65 km²2.09% a yearRural
40,994MagatasSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte242about 123about 1.97 km²no 2020 countRural
40,995San AntonioLopez, Quezon242about 258about 0.937 km²0.30% a yearRural
40,996San PabloLuisiana, Laguna242about 85about 2.84 km²0.30% a yearRural
40,997Tetepan NorteSagada, Mountain Province242about 98about 2.46 km²−7.24% a yearRural
40,998VillapazPadre Burgos, Quezon242about 61about 3.94 km²1.44% a yearRural
40,999VirginiaLaua-An, Antique242about 74about 3.27 km²0.71% a yearRural
41,000Barangay 11Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental241about 9,451about 0.0255 km²−1.25% 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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