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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, 41,251 to 41,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
41,251Poblacion No. 3Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental214about 1,313about 0.163 km²2.51% a yearUrban
41,252Santo TomasLas Navas, Northern Samar214about 98about 2.18 km²7.22% a yearRural
41,253SavidugSabtang, Batanes214about 37about 5.75 km²1.51% a yearRural
41,254BaliwSinait, Ilocos Sur213about 649about 0.328 km²1.52% a yearRural
41,255CabadbaranSogod, Southern Leyte213about 244about 0.872 km²−0.55% a yearRural
41,256InubodMatuguinao, Samar213about 49about 4.34 km²−4.31% a yearRural
41,257Katigan KanluranTayabas City, Quezon213about 135about 1.58 km²0.34% a yearRural
41,258MabuhayGandara, Samar213about 9about 23.05 km²−4.22% a yearRural
41,259Marcelo H. Del PilarGumaca, Quezon213about 77about 2.78 km²1.77% a yearRural
41,260Old MaguisaDonsol, Sorsogon213about 98about 2.18 km²−1.82% a yearRural
41,261San AndresJiabong, Samar213about 55about 3.85 km²0.00% a yearRural
41,262TaoponPanganiban, Catanduanes213about 45about 4.78 km²−4.13% a yearRural
41,263VirayanConcepcion, Misamis Occidental213about 1,885about 0.113 km²no 2020 countRural
41,264AlleomarLupi, Camarines Sur212about 83about 2.56 km²−1.63% a yearRural
41,265AracayPandan, Antique212about 43about 4.89 km²1.29% a yearRural
41,266BakilidDimiao, Bohol212about 520about 0.408 km²4.00% a yearRural
41,267CadacadNagbukel, Ilocos Sur212about 127about 1.67 km²−1.94% a yearRural
41,268TibatibCavinti, Laguna212about 48about 4.45 km²1.53% a yearRural
41,269AmbarihonTubungan, Iloilo211about 57about 3.67 km²−5.99% a yearRural
41,270BotonBoac, Marinduque211about 225about 0.936 km²−8.38% a yearRural
41,271CabugLoon, Bohol211about 179about 1.18 km²−0.56% a yearRural
41,272LiboronDon Victoriano, Misamis Occidental211about 13about 16.26 km²5.32% a yearRural
41,273ParagatCamalaniugan, Cagayan211about 285about 0.74 km²−6.32% a yearRural
41,274PerfectaPandan, Antique211about 33about 6.47 km²0.81% a yearRural
41,275SaguingTalugtug, Nueva Ecija211about 61about 3.45 km²1.91% a yearRural
41,276San JuanPaoay, Ilocos Norte211about 3,459about 0.061 km²−1.21% a yearRural
41,277Aroyao PequeñoBato, Catanduanes210about 279about 0.754 km²1.54% a yearRural
41,278BayogDaram, Samar210about 191about 1.10 km²0.11% a yearRural
41,279DuaganTadian, Mountain Province210about 38about 5.48 km²−4.73% a yearRural
41,280MagcapayLeon, Iloilo210about 303about 0.693 km²−2.36% a yearRural
41,281Mahayag SurCatigbian, Bohol210about 136about 1.54 km²−7.45% a yearRural
41,282VeronicaPaoay, Ilocos Norte210about 2,428about 0.0865 km²−4.19% a yearRural
41,283BalimbinganTukuran, Zamboanga del Sur209about 106about 1.97 km²−8.23% a yearRural
41,284Barangay Poblacion 5Lawaan, Eastern Samar209about 18,496about 0.0113 km²−0.90% a yearRural
41,285CombadoTabogon, Cebu209about 203about 1.03 km²no 2020 countRural
41,286Delgado-Jalandoni-BagumbayanIloilo City, Iloilo209about 8,856about 0.0236 km²−1.01% a yearRural
41,287PamamasanMotiong, Samar209about 183about 1.14 km²1.31% a yearRural
41,288Santa MariaSogod, Southern Leyte209about 97about 2.16 km²1.06% a yearRural
41,289TorocadanSan Joaquin, Iloilo209about 88about 2.37 km²−1.65% a yearRural
41,290AmancionCatmon, Cebu208about 38about 5.42 km²2.07% a yearRural
41,291Bagacay KatipunanLoon, Bohol208about 106about 1.97 km²5.11% a yearRural
41,292BangaMiagao, Iloilo208about 160about 1.30 km²−1.76% a yearRural
41,293CaggaoBangar, La Union208about 169about 1.23 km²1.94% a yearRural
41,294CatigahanPalompon, Leyte208about 72about 2.89 km²0.23% a yearRural
41,295LoobanBulusan, Sorsogon208about 6,520about 0.0319 km²−2.18% a yearRural
41,296New CasulConcepcion, Misamis Occidental208about 184about 1.13 km²no 2020 countRural
41,297OlaveEnrique Villanueva, Siquijor208about 108about 1.93 km²0.00% a yearRural
41,298PanonongonCalbayog City, Samar208about 30about 6.88 km²0.59% a yearRural
41,299Poblacion I-CImus City, Cavite208about 30,952about 0.00672 km²−5.30% a yearRural
41,300AblegDaguioman, Abra207about 3about 60.72 km²−2.08% 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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