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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, 41,351 to 41,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
41,351Nueva EsperanzaSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte200about 66about 3.02 km²no 2020 countRural
41,352PatesCalubian, Leyte200about 103about 1.94 km²−1.94% a yearRural
41,353PennedSanta Maria, Ilocos Sur200about 252about 0.794 km²−2.37% a yearRural
41,354IgdomingdingSan Joaquin, Iloilo199about 147about 1.35 km²0.24% a yearRural
41,355PannaratanPaoay, Ilocos Norte199about 2,737about 0.0727 km²−4.49% a yearRural
41,356TukalanPagbilao, Quezon199about 28about 7.10 km²−0.94% a yearRural
41,357Barangay 51-ATacloban City, Leyte198about 11,786about 0.0168 km²no 2020 countRural
41,358Barangay 7Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental198about 7,888about 0.0251 km²0.37% a yearRural
41,359BughoLoon, Bohol198about 68about 2.93 km²−1.29% a yearRural
41,360BurabodMaripipi, Biliran198about 68about 2.90 km²−3.63% a yearRural
41,361Burabod IGandara, Samar198about 59about 3.38 km²1.77% a yearRural
41,362CanmanocLoon, Bohol198about 60about 3.31 km²−8.67% a yearRural
41,363San JoseLas Navas, Northern Samar198about 49about 4.05 km²−5.98% a yearRural
41,364TotoringonCatbalogan City, Samar198about 16about 12.20 km²1.51% a yearRural
41,365Barangay 3Llorente, Eastern Samar197about 11,387about 0.0173 km²no 2020 countRural
41,366BelenMiagao, Iloilo197about 234about 0.842 km²−0.24% a yearRural
41,367CristinaJiabong, Samar197about 96about 2.05 km²−2.07% a yearRural
41,368LangnaoCalanasan, Apayao197about 5about 41.35 km²−3.65% a yearRural
41,369Mobo-obSan Jorge, Samar197about 9about 21.91 km²1.92% a yearRural
41,370GuinbangaCalbiga, Samar196about 17about 11.66 km²0.25% a yearRural
41,371IgdagmaySan Joaquin, Iloilo196about 24about 8.13 km²1.00% a yearRural
41,372RoxasGeneral Macarthur, Eastern Samar196about 42about 4.62 km²−7.56% a yearRural
41,373SalvacionMacarthur, Leyte196about 144about 1.36 km²−0.48% a yearRural
41,374San JoseEsperanza, Agusan del Sur196about 43about 4.61 km²−0.12% a yearRural
41,375BalongbalongPintuyan, Southern Leyte195about 260about 0.749 km²7.90% a yearRural
41,376BaniladMajayjay, Laguna195about 266about 0.733 km²−1.08% a yearRural
41,377Barangay IIITuburan, Cebu195about 3,213about 0.0607 km²−2.31% a yearRural
41,378BusogValderrama, Antique195about 14about 13.61 km²0.25% a yearRural
41,379CabibihanGuinayangan, Quezon195about 74about 2.64 km²−0.61% a yearRural
41,380Camaya-anSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar195about 34about 5.74 km²0.12% a yearRural
41,381IsabangMajayjay, Laguna195about 161about 1.21 km²6.49% a yearRural
41,382Mataas Na BundokGumaca, Quezon195about 49about 4.00 km²0.62% a yearRural
41,383Poblacion Zone 19Baybay City, Leyte195about 12,500about 0.0156 km²1.40% a yearUrban
41,384AtipoloJaro, Leyte194about 12about 15.68 km²−0.49% a yearRural
41,385Barangay 35Tacloban City, Leyte194about 22,770about 0.00852 km²9.28% a yearUrban
41,386FuguGattaran, Cagayan194about 111about 1.74 km²no 2020 countRural
41,387General LunaMangatarem, Pangasinan194about 3,050about 0.0636 km²−3.70% a yearRural
41,388Libertad SurSagbayan, Bohol194about 82about 2.37 km²−1.31% a yearRural
41,389Odong-odongLeon, Iloilo194about 167about 1.16 km²−1.99% a yearRural
41,390QuezonGeneral Macarthur, Eastern Samar194about 22about 8.69 km²2.79% a yearRural
41,391BorongTubungan, Iloilo193about 316about 0.61 km²6.40% a yearRural
41,392Luna (Jaro)Iloilo City, Iloilo193about 4,949about 0.039 km²0.76% a yearRural
41,393Montes BalaonAtimonan, Quezon193about 33about 5.91 km²−0.73% a yearRural
41,394OmambogSanta Barbara, Iloilo193about 541about 0.357 km²−2.56% a yearRural
41,395Padre DandanDinalupihan, Bataan193about 2,951about 0.0654 km²0.50% a yearRural
41,396SalvacionCastilla, Sorsogon193about 100about 1.93 km²no 2020 countRural
41,397San AntonioGuiuan, Eastern Samar193about 104about 1.85 km²−0.97% a yearRural
41,398San MiguelSanta Praxedes, Cagayan193about 23about 8.50 km²1.82% a yearRural
41,399San PedroAloran, Misamis Occidental193about 19about 10.19 km²−0.12% a yearRural
41,400San VicentePanganiban, Catanduanes193about 5,259about 0.0367 km²−5.47% 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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