Skip to content

The Atlas

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, 41,601 to 41,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
41,601CarigsaMagarao, Camarines Sur164about 35about 4.74 km²−7.79% a yearRural
41,602MalayakMogpog, Marinduque164about 64about 2.57 km²no 2020 countRural
41,603Tay-acLidlidda, Ilocos Sur164about 47about 3.52 km²1.21% a yearRural
41,604Barangay 17Tacloban City, Leyte163about 7,581about 0.0215 km²2.51% a yearUrban
41,605Barangay Poblacion 4Lawaan, Eastern Samar163about 9,760about 0.0167 km²3.89% a yearRural
41,606EstacaGarcia Hernandez, Bohol163about 68about 2.39 km²−1.69% a yearRural
41,607Poblacion 1Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro163about 4,837about 0.0337 km²no 2020 countRural
41,608QuilingLambunao, Iloilo163about 358about 0.455 km²no 2020 countRural
41,609Sag-odLas Navas, Northern Samar163about 8about 21.57 km²−4.21% a yearRural
41,610Bag-ong MisamisDumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur162about 39about 4.17 km²−8.90% a yearRural
41,611Barangay 10Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental162about 6,090about 0.0266 km²1.86% a yearRural
41,612CaliBurauen, Leyte162about 57about 2.84 km²2.03% a yearRural
41,613Gov. Ferrer Pob.General Trias City, Cavite162about 7,570about 0.0214 km²no 2020 countUrban
41,614Lopez Jaena - RizalDumangas, Iloilo162about 5,455about 0.0297 km²−3.26% a yearRural
41,615Zone IX Pob.Cabatuan, Iloilo162about 4,709about 0.0344 km²−2.50% a yearRural
41,616Barangay 10Manila161about 26,437about 0.00609 km²0.15% a yearUrban
41,617ManasaAlimodian, Iloilo161about 153about 1.05 km²0.15% a yearRural
41,618Poblacion Zone 13Baybay City, Leyte161about 6,970about 0.0231 km²−6.70% a yearRural
41,619San JuanPanganiban, Catanduanes161about 8,214about 0.0196 km²−1.43% a yearRural
41,620TuburanBontoc, Southern Leyte161about 100about 1.61 km²0.91% a yearRural
41,621Barangay 6 PoblacionCan-Avid, Eastern Samar160about 13,559about 0.0118 km²−0.15% a yearRural
41,622BucalDel Gallego, Camarines Sur160about 253about 0.633 km²−1.44% a yearRural
41,623CabangJimalalud, Negros Oriental160about 25about 6.41 km²no 2020 countRural
41,624Ibabang PalinaLiliw, Laguna160about 124about 1.29 km²2.05% a yearRural
41,625LydiaPudtol, Apayao160about 3about 63.09 km²no 2020 countRural
41,626MaduyoMiagao, Iloilo160about 86about 1.86 km²−0.44% a yearRural
41,627R. ArmadaJaniuay, Iloilo160about 3,279about 0.0488 km²no 2020 countRural
41,628AnsipsipKayapa, Nueva Vizcaya159about 12about 12.81 km²8.08% a yearRural
41,629IgcaphangSan Joaquin, Iloilo159about 365about 0.436 km²−2.00% a yearRural
41,630LinonobanMotiong, Samar159about 66about 2.42 km²0.77% a yearRural
41,631MalayogGandara, Samar159about 85about 1.88 km²4.19% a yearRural
41,632WagaKabugao, Apayao159about 3about 62.59 km²−4.30% a yearRural
41,633Barangay XVIIIVictorias City, Negros Occidental158about 1,844about 0.0857 km²−6.81% a yearRural
41,634BurgosMajayjay, Laguna158about 126about 1.25 km²1.75% a yearRural
41,635Centro 8Tuguegarao City, Cagayan158about 3,305about 0.0478 km²−3.08% a yearUrban
41,636ChavayanSabtang, Batanes158about 25about 6.21 km²−0.45% a yearRural
41,637HindanganSogod, Southern Leyte158about 22about 7.04 km²0.77% a yearRural
41,638IgdalaquitMiagao, Iloilo158about 196about 0.805 km²−3.33% a yearRural
41,639Mayamot IITalugtug, Nueva Ecija158about 43about 3.70 km²−0.15% a yearRural
41,640SabongBoac, Marinduque158about 18about 8.85 km²3.48% a yearRural
41,641SebucalOroquieta City, Misamis Occidental158about 11about 14.48 km²4.79% a yearRural
41,642SomoroyLope De Vega, Northern Samar158about 19about 8.43 km²−0.89% a yearRural
41,643Yulo-ArroyoIloilo City, Iloilo158about 4,202about 0.0376 km²0.46% a yearUrban
41,644Boyog ProperBalilihan, Bohol157about 123about 1.28 km²no 2020 countRural
41,645GitablaJulita, Leyte157about 150about 1.05 km²−6.31% a yearRural
41,646InoburanCatubig, Northern Samar157about 88about 1.78 km²0.31% a yearRural
41,647PambaranPaoay, Ilocos Norte157about 2,684about 0.0585 km²−4.35% a yearRural
41,648San AntonioSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar157about 29about 5.33 km²0.15% a yearRural
41,649San JoseGuinayangan, Quezon157about 22about 7.01 km²1.10% a yearRural
41,650San MiguelSan Isidro, Surigao del Norte157about 15about 10.59 km²−2.03% 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.

Report a mistake on this page: write to hello@scene.ph with the page address.