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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, 41,301 to 41,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
41,301BasudLeyte, Leyte207about 132about 1.57 km²3.41% a yearRural
41,302BisangolBanayoyo, Ilocos Sur207about 242about 0.856 km²1.32% a yearRural
41,303CadlumanSan Joaquin, Iloilo207about 228about 0.907 km²1.57% a yearRural
41,304InasudlanVillareal, Samar207about 10about 19.94 km²−3.19% a yearRural
41,305ManlumOslob, Cebu207about 26about 7.99 km²no 2020 countRural
41,306Poblacion 1Hinabangan, Samar207about 1,294about 0.16 km²−4.24% a yearRural
41,307Port KennedyMercedes, Eastern Samar207about 1,848about 0.112 km²0.95% a yearRural
41,308Bobona-onMainit, Surigao del Norte206about 18about 11.18 km²−1.24% a yearRural
41,309CagamesaragLope De Vega, Northern Samar206about 52about 3.96 km²6.41% a yearRural
41,310CarmonaGandara, Samar206about 23about 8.93 km²−8.62% a yearRural
41,311CupaGarcia Hernandez, Bohol206about 182about 1.13 km²−0.23% a yearRural
41,312NagcalbangNagcarlan, Laguna206about 284about 0.726 km²1.45% a yearRural
41,313BinangbangBarbaza, Antique205about 146about 1.40 km²0.47% a yearRural
41,314BolotEnrique Villanueva, Siquijor205about 181about 1.13 km²0.35% a yearRural
41,315Igdampog NorteTubungan, Iloilo205about 346about 0.593 km²3.87% a yearRural
41,316SawaSominot, Zamboanga del Sur205about 41about 5.06 km²no 2020 countRural
41,317TuyanganKabugao, Apayao205about 13about 15.38 km²−2.00% a yearRural
41,318BoringCatubig, Northern Samar204about 281about 0.725 km²2.91% a yearRural
41,319Cantam-is BagoLoon, Bohol204about 132about 1.54 km²−6.25% a yearRural
41,320LuanTomas Oppus, Southern Leyte204about 196about 1.04 km²2.24% a yearRural
41,321PinamacalanTubungan, Iloilo204about 448about 0.455 km²−2.11% a yearRural
41,322San MarcosSan Miguel, Catanduanes204about 6about 35.93 km²−4.76% a yearRural
41,323Tabunan NorthKawayan, Biliran204about 261about 0.781 km²2.51% a yearRural
41,324AngsetCarasi, Ilocos Norte203about 4about 47.95 km²3.48% a yearRural
41,325BagunanayTubungan, Iloilo203about 156about 1.30 km²1.22% a yearRural
41,326Barangay 33Tacloban City, Leyte203about 14,818about 0.0137 km²1.22% a yearRural
41,327BawangJiabong, Samar203about 48about 4.26 km²1.09% a yearRural
41,328BondocTubungan, Iloilo203about 258about 0.788 km²−3.25% a yearRural
41,329CastilloTibiao, Antique203about 333about 0.61 km²1.60% a yearRural
41,330CentralVillareal, Samar203about 16,917about 0.012 km²−4.13% a yearRural
41,331De los SantosInopacan, Leyte203about 9about 22.61 km²2.65% a yearRural
41,332RodriquezMacalelon, Quezon203about 12,767about 0.0159 km²−4.13% a yearRural
41,333San LorenzoBaras, Catanduanes203about 6,634about 0.0306 km²5.40% a yearRural
41,334BitongGalimuyod, Ilocos Sur202about 139about 1.45 km²0.48% a yearRural
41,335CawayanGumaca, Quezon202about 55about 3.64 km²−2.76% a yearRural
41,336MagyapoLaua-An, Antique202about 79about 2.57 km²0.36% a yearRural
41,337Poblacion 12Taal, Batangas202about 8,783about 0.023 km²−3.86% a yearRural
41,338Barangay III-FSan Pablo City, Laguna201about 7,701about 0.0261 km²−1.38% a yearRural
41,339KilangGalimuyod, Ilocos Sur201about 64about 3.14 km²−1.60% a yearRural
41,340OngyodMiagao, Iloilo201about 29about 6.84 km²−0.82% a yearRural
41,341Pasu-JungaoHamtic, Antique201about 36about 5.61 km²−0.12% a yearRural
41,342Poblacion Ward 6Guiuan, Eastern Samar201about 3,160about 0.0636 km²no 2020 countRural
41,343TambongMiagao, Iloilo201about 523about 0.384 km²1.62% a yearRural
41,344AlonValderrama, Antique200about 16about 12.42 km²2.02% a yearRural
41,345Boyog NorteBalilihan, Bohol200about 102about 1.97 km²0.73% a yearRural
41,346BubongKolambugan, Lanao del Norte200about 36about 5.59 km²1.76% a yearRural
41,347CapilihanSan Miguel, Leyte200about 19about 10.43 km²0.24% a yearRural
41,348Ilog-ilogMiagao, Iloilo200about 157about 1.27 km²3.25% a yearRural
41,349KaparasananBurauen, Leyte200about 72about 2.79 km²0.12% a yearRural
41,350LoboCatbalogan City, Samar200about 31about 6.49 km²1.76% 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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