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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, 41,101 to 41,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
41,101Barangay 113Caloocan City230about 9,020about 0.0255 km²0.21% a yearUrban
41,102PaoyLeon, Iloilo230about 288about 0.798 km²1.86% a yearRural
41,103ParinaDonsol, Sorsogon230about 25about 9.07 km²0.32% a yearRural
41,104RomaLopez, Quezon230about 113about 2.04 km²0.10% a yearRural
41,105San IsidroCapalonga, Camarines Norte230about 34about 6.77 km²0.64% a yearRural
41,106TagumCamalaniugan, Cagayan230about 75about 3.08 km²0.32% a yearRural
41,107BalocaweGandara, Samar229about 60about 3.82 km²no 2020 countRural
41,108Barangay No. 2Jiabong, Samar229about 24,105about 0.0095 km²1.19% a yearRural
41,109Del RosarioGuinayangan, Quezon229about 71about 3.23 km²0.86% a yearRural
41,110HetebacGandara, Samar229about 111about 2.06 km²−3.35% a yearRural
41,111MagsaysayPanaon, Misamis Occidental229about 113about 2.02 km²0.11% a yearRural
41,112NuevavistaSergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte229about 35about 6.48 km²no 2020 countRural
41,113OsmeñaLas Navas, Northern Samar229about 71about 3.24 km²−7.01% a yearRural
41,114SugcaBasey, Samar229about 91about 2.53 km²−5.51% a yearRural
41,115Barangay 19Tacloban City, Leyte228about 14,340about 0.0159 km²5.00% a yearUrban
41,116BayabasMalibcong, Abra228about 13about 17.59 km²0.64% a yearRural
41,117CalumbayaGalimuyod, Ilocos Sur228about 173about 1.32 km²−3.54% a yearRural
41,118Ilayang AtingayMagdalena, Laguna228about 127about 1.80 km²−9.07% a yearRural
41,119MadarangSalcedo, Ilocos Sur228about 35about 6.54 km²−2.56% a yearRural
41,120MercedesTago, Surigao del Sur228about 28about 8.24 km²−8.55% a yearRural
41,121Zone VII Pob.Cabatuan, Iloilo228about 18,843about 0.0121 km²−0.62% a yearRural
41,122ButonSan Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur227about 177about 1.28 km²−3.73% a yearRural
41,123HiagsamBarugo, Leyte227about 159about 1.43 km²0.86% a yearRural
41,124JaniponSan Jorge, Samar227about 79about 2.87 km²−4.41% a yearRural
41,125LumanganIgbaras, Iloilo227about 422about 0.538 km²−1.52% a yearRural
41,126MabayanMiagao, Iloilo227about 73about 3.09 km²0.11% a yearRural
41,127NaroroganMiagao, Iloilo227about 183about 1.24 km²−1.23% a yearRural
41,128Piandaan EastMaasin, Iloilo227about 309about 0.734 km²0.00% a yearRural
41,129PoblacionMeycauayan City, Bulacan227about 6,394about 0.0355 km²−6.76% a yearRural
41,130Santa CruzSugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental227about 259about 0.875 km²no 2020 countRural
41,131SingalatCalamba, Misamis Occidental227about 33about 6.86 km²0.11% a yearRural
41,132TabacdaTubo, Abra227about 1about 162.31 km²−5.23% a yearRural
41,133TebjongSiquijor, Siquijor227about 132about 1.72 km²0.54% a yearRural
41,134Upper CaynagaLope De Vega, Northern Samar227about 45about 5.04 km²−2.29% a yearRural
41,135BetoTaft, Eastern Samar226about 33about 6.80 km²−6.72% a yearRural
41,136BurgosUnisan, Quezon226about 42about 5.33 km²0.87% a yearRural
41,137CahanBagamanoc, Catanduanes226about 14about 15.62 km²−1.33% a yearRural
41,138JidanaoJiabong, Samar226about 54about 4.16 km²−4.01% a yearRural
41,139Poblacion Barangay 4General Macarthur, Eastern Samar226about 5,622about 0.0402 km²−6.11% a yearRural
41,140SalvacionMatuguinao, Samar226about 181about 1.25 km²4.51% a yearRural
41,141San RafaelSan Guillermo, Isabela226about 71about 3.20 km²1.43% a yearRural
41,142SantolCatarman, Northern Samar226about 11,078about 0.0204 km²no 2020 countUrban
41,143SirabDagami, Leyte226about 396about 0.571 km²no 2020 countRural
41,144Cambatutay NuevoTarangnan, Samar225about 253about 0.889 km²−0.83% a yearRural
41,145CayupoLila, Bohol225about 513about 0.439 km²1.44% a yearRural
41,146Centro 6Aparri, Cagayan225about 21,845about 0.0103 km²−0.11% a yearRural
41,147HibatangCalbayog City, Samar225about 39about 5.76 km²5.50% a yearRural
41,148LungibGandara, Samar225about 151about 1.49 km²no 2020 countRural
41,149PagkakaisaPuerto Princesa City, Palawan225about 17,176about 0.0131 km²no 2020 countRural
41,150Poblacion Zone 10Baybay City, Leyte225about 2,143about 0.105 km²−1.14% a yearUrban

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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