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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, 41,151 to 41,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
41,151QuinabalayanganSanta Lucia, Ilocos Sur225about 2,045about 0.11 km²−2.96% a yearRural
41,152San FernandoVillareal, Samar225about 307about 0.732 km²−1.34% a yearRural
41,153Santa MesaBagamanoc, Catanduanes225about 610about 0.369 km²−3.32% a yearRural
41,154AsuncionMalitbog, Southern Leyte224about 101about 2.22 km²−3.06% a yearRural
41,155CamcuevasGeneral Macarthur, Eastern Samar224about 38about 5.86 km²−1.93% a yearRural
41,156MapitacSanto Niño, Cagayan224about 35about 6.44 km²0.32% a yearRural
41,157MasikapReal, Quezon224about 2about 92.82 km²−4.88% a yearRural
41,158PoblacionValenzuela City224about 6,275about 0.0357 km²0.32% a yearUrban
41,159Santo NiñoParanas, Samar224about 6about 37.81 km²2.39% a yearRural
41,160AngyapMatuguinao, Samar223about 254about 0.879 km²2.77% a yearRural
41,161Barangay 237Manila223about 9,955about 0.0224 km²no 2020 countUrban
41,162Barangay IVTuburan, Cebu223about 4,765about 0.0468 km²0.44% a yearRural
41,163Carikkikan SurIlagan City, Isabela223about 85about 2.62 km²1.68% a yearRural
41,164Lat-eyMalibcong, Abra223about 6about 38.18 km²0.33% a yearRural
41,165PasinganRizal, Cagayan223about 31about 7.15 km²0.88% a yearRural
41,166TigbagacayMiagao, Iloilo223about 298about 0.748 km²−0.74% a yearRural
41,167Barangay 8Dapa, Surigao del Norte222about 2,424about 0.0916 km²1.23% a yearRural
41,168CamintoInopacan, Leyte222about 15about 14.51 km²0.66% a yearRural
41,169Libertad SurCatigbian, Bohol222about 185about 1.20 km²no 2020 countRural
41,170LunetaGamay, Northern Samar222about 45about 4.88 km²−6.59% a yearRural
41,171Market Site Pob.Santo Domingo, Albay222about 8,538about 0.026 km²−3.27% a yearRural
41,172QuirinoViga, Catanduanes222about 49about 4.56 km²−4.92% a yearRural
41,173Santa MariaPanganiban, Catanduanes222about 5,286about 0.042 km²−5.89% a yearRural
41,174VillamonteLopez, Quezon222about 148about 1.50 km²2.05% a yearRural
41,175Aquino Nobleza WestJaniuay, Iloilo221about 7,568about 0.0292 km²−2.25% a yearRural
41,176CalinaoHinunangan, Southern Leyte221about 19about 11.59 km²0.33% a yearRural
41,177CalumayinCuenca, Batangas221about 99about 2.24 km²0.22% a yearRural
41,178CaluwasanClarin, Bohol221about 113about 1.95 km²−2.91% a yearRural
41,179CamperitoSanta Margarita, Samar221about 83about 2.65 km²−2.06% a yearRural
41,180CasidmanArteche, Eastern Samar221about 43about 5.18 km²−3.91% a yearRural
41,181GabayCalbayog City, Samar221about 133about 1.66 km²0.89% a yearRural
41,182MaysalongCalbayog City, Samar221about 186about 1.19 km²3.56% a yearRural
41,183New KatipunanMalitbog, Southern Leyte221about 50about 4.43 km²−7.22% a yearRural
41,184PangihawanDimiao, Bohol221about 207about 1.07 km²0.11% a yearRural
41,185RosarioLal-Lo, Cagayan221about 27about 8.25 km²0.55% a yearRural
41,186San IsidroMatuguinao, Samar221about 25about 8.73 km²−3.28% a yearRural
41,187TungodnonCatubig, Northern Samar221about 63about 3.53 km²5.33% a yearRural
41,188ApianLeon, Iloilo220about 285about 0.772 km²0.55% a yearRural
41,189Aurora-del PilarDumangas, Iloilo220about 7,857about 0.028 km²−0.64% a yearRural
41,190Barangay 7Bacacay, Albay220about 7,774about 0.0283 km²−3.48% a yearRural
41,191BiasongTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte220about 153about 1.44 km²−4.02% a yearRural
41,192Fugu SurTumauini, Isabela220about 821about 0.268 km²6.53% a yearRural
41,193HibabnganCalbayog City, Samar220about 39about 5.65 km²2.07% a yearRural
41,194KanihaanLibjo, Dinagat Islands220about 655about 0.336 km²4.93% a yearRural
41,195Lake DuminagatDon Victoriano, Misamis Occidental220about 4about 53.03 km²8.76% a yearRural
41,196Macalibre BajoLopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental220about 42about 5.25 km²−0.32% a yearRural
41,197Plaza Pob.Jovellar, Albay220about 4,183about 0.0526 km²0.55% a yearRural
41,198Poblacion Barangay 8General Macarthur, Eastern Samar220about 609about 0.361 km²−2.64% a yearRural
41,199Santa CruzMatuguinao, Samar220about 66about 3.33 km²4.38% a yearRural
41,200BaludTanauan, Leyte219about 163about 1.34 km²−4.64% 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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