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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, 41,401 to 41,450 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
41,401TaalMiagao, Iloilo193about 258about 0.749 km²0.25% a yearRural
41,402TugopGeneral Macarthur, Eastern Samar193about 24about 8.15 km²−3.09% a yearRural
41,403VillaviejaPilar, Abra193about 117about 1.65 km²−0.97% a yearRural
41,404AgsingAlimodian, Iloilo192about 103about 1.87 km²−1.09% a yearRural
41,405Barangay 48-BTacloban City, Leyte192about 17,297about 0.0111 km²1.29% a yearRural
41,406CamanggaranSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar192about 74about 2.58 km²−0.12% a yearRural
41,407LabayoCavinti, Laguna192about 41about 4.64 km²6.44% a yearRural
41,408Malalim Na SanogLobo, Batangas192about 24about 8.12 km²−5.95% a yearRural
41,409NalbangLeon, Iloilo192about 221about 0.869 km²−2.13% a yearRural
41,410PantalanTagapul-An, Samar192about 148about 1.30 km²1.16% a yearRural
41,411SalvacionSanta Margarita, Samar192about 59about 3.26 km²7.14% a yearRural
41,412AgrupacionSanta Margarita, Samar191about 131about 1.46 km²2.40% a yearRural
41,413Alang-alangOras, Eastern Samar191about 85about 2.25 km²−3.01% a yearRural
41,414AnagasiParanas, Samar191about 2about 102.05 km²−1.45% a yearRural
41,415Barangay 3Salcedo, Eastern Samar191about 166about 1.15 km²−4.75% a yearRural
41,416Cang-isadSiquijor, Siquijor191about 191about 1.00 km²0.64% a yearRural
41,417Poblacion Barangay ISan Jose, Batangas191about 2,087about 0.0915 km²2.69% a yearRural
41,418UbbogSalcedo, Ilocos Sur191about 89about 2.14 km²0.90% a yearRural
41,419CadiaoBarbaza, Antique190about 45about 4.21 km²1.04% a yearRural
41,420CanmorosSanta Margarita, Samar190about 71about 2.68 km²−2.81% a yearRural
41,421DayawaSan Miguel, Catanduanes190about 60about 3.17 km²−4.48% a yearRural
41,422Lipot SouthCagayancillo, Palawan190about 11,243about 0.0169 km²−0.74% a yearRural
41,423MabiniTapaz, Capiz190about 11about 17.91 km²−9.11% a yearRural
41,424MarigneBarbaza, Antique190about 78about 2.44 km²0.90% a yearRural
41,425Poblacion SurBurgos, Ilocos Sur190about 311about 0.61 km²−0.74% a yearRural
41,426San MiguelGuinayangan, Quezon190about 230about 0.826 km²−1.69% a yearRural
41,427Santa CruzSan Andres, Catanduanes190about 5,975about 0.0318 km²no 2020 countRural
41,428TapulTabogon, Cebu190about 309about 0.614 km²no 2020 countRural
41,429AmbaguioBesao, Mountain Province189about 4about 46.13 km²0.00% a yearRural
41,430Anggapang SurCurrimao, Ilocos Norte189about 204about 0.928 km²0.78% a yearRural
41,431Barangay 2Bacacay, Albay189about 3,176about 0.0595 km²no 2020 countRural
41,432CadanglaanMagsingal, Ilocos Sur189about 148about 1.28 km²−1.81% a yearRural
41,433GiabocGandara, Samar189about 44about 4.30 km²−2.27% a yearRural
41,434S. M. VillaJaniuay, Iloilo189about 1,688about 0.112 km²0.78% a yearRural
41,435SalungsongSanta Praxedes, Cagayan189about 43about 4.39 km²0.51% a yearRural
41,436Santa CruzGiporlos, Eastern Samar189about 29about 6.46 km²−1.70% a yearRural
41,437Santa MariaBaras, Catanduanes189about 110about 1.72 km²−0.50% a yearRural
41,438SenonodTapaz, Capiz189about 29about 6.46 km²−3.79% a yearRural
41,439ToctocBanton, Romblon189about 109about 1.73 km²0.78% a yearRural
41,440Barangay VII-ESan Pablo City, Laguna188about 6,438about 0.0292 km²1.46% a yearUrban
41,441CagascasTagkawayan, Quezon188about 67about 2.82 km²−1.82% a yearRural
41,442GuindapunanJavier, Leyte188about 25about 7.51 km²0.78% a yearRural
41,443LangcaonBarbaza, Antique188about 4about 44.30 km²2.88% a yearRural
41,444PamandayanHamtic, Antique188about 47about 3.98 km²0.26% a yearRural
41,445SagradaBaras, Catanduanes188about 193about 0.972 km²−0.25% a yearRural
41,446San FernandoBurauen, Leyte188about 82about 2.29 km²−2.51% a yearRural
41,447San VicenteConcepcion, Romblon188about 107about 1.75 km²−7.22% a yearRural
41,448Barangay 4Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental187about 7,633about 0.0245 km²0.00% a yearRural
41,449Barangay No. 4Quinapondan, Eastern Samar187about 11,065about 0.0169 km²−2.52% a yearRural
41,450DaoidaoSan Juan, Abra187about 126about 1.48 km²1.33% 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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