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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, 41,751 to 41,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
41,751Barangay 78Pasay City136about 2,894about 0.047 km²no 2020 countUrban
41,752PangabutanTaft, Eastern Samar136about 27about 5.00 km²no 2020 countRural
41,753San RoqueMatuguinao, Samar136about 15about 9.07 km²−8.50% a yearRural
41,754TamokoeTangalan, Aklan136about 15about 8.94 km²0.54% a yearRural
41,755EdyNampicuan, Nueva Ecija134about 57about 2.34 km²1.10% a yearRural
41,756FatimaMalitbog, Southern Leyte134about 84about 1.60 km²−7.80% a yearRural
41,757PattaoigSan Juan, Abra134about 190about 0.706 km²4.62% a yearRural
41,758Poblacion Zone 14Baybay City, Leyte134about 5,982about 0.0224 km²−6.33% a yearUrban
41,759San EnriqueGandara, Samar134about 46about 2.90 km²2.68% a yearRural
41,760San Mateo SurSan Joaquin, Iloilo134about 174about 0.77 km²−4.73% a yearRural
41,761Villa NogalesMajayjay, Laguna134about 1,524about 0.0879 km²1.49% a yearRural
41,762Del RosarioMatuguinao, Samar133about 10about 13.10 km²−3.30% a yearRural
41,763MagsaysayBalangkayan, Eastern Samar133about 16about 8.35 km²10.11% a yearRural
41,764Poblacion IVRoxas City, Capiz133about 1,812about 0.0734 km²−0.36% a yearUrban
41,765San MiguelGiporlos, Eastern Samar133about 14about 9.48 km²−0.36% a yearRural
41,766TigbeCalbayog City, Samar133about 21about 6.35 km²no 2020 countRural
41,767CabayoSanto Niño, Cagayan132about 29about 4.58 km²1.12% a yearRural
41,768LanasBarbaza, Antique132about 39about 3.38 km²2.31% a yearRural
41,769MaybungaBalangiga, Eastern Samar132about 1about 88.29 km²−6.28% a yearRural
41,770MontalbanSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar132about 6about 22.22 km²−4.22% a yearRural
41,771Paro-onMiagao, Iloilo132about 87about 1.52 km²0.37% a yearRural
41,772QuezonBaras, Catanduanes132about 9,167about 0.0144 km²0.55% a yearRural
41,773SundaraSanta Margarita, Samar131about 29about 4.46 km²−6.84% a yearRural
41,774TiglawaMiagao, Iloilo131about 39about 3.33 km²−5.38% a yearRural
41,775CarolinaMatuguinao, Samar130about 20about 6.62 km²−3.53% a yearRural
41,776Sikatuna Pob.Butuan City, Agusan del Norte130about 1,637about 0.0794 km²−2.58% a yearUrban
41,777TigbawonGandara, Samar130about 24about 5.46 km²no 2020 countRural
41,778Aurora Pob.Jovellar, Albay129about 806about 0.16 km²0.57% a yearRural
41,779Barangay 26Tacloban City, Leyte129about 9,021about 0.0143 km²4.59% a yearRural
41,780Barangay 72Caloocan City129about 2,384about 0.0541 km²no 2020 countUrban
41,781QuirinoGeneral Macarthur, Eastern Samar129about 66about 1.94 km²no 2020 countRural
41,782SantiagoSan Joaquin, Iloilo129about 34about 3.81 km²0.19% a yearRural
41,783Sinit-anSan Jorge, Samar129about 16about 8.22 km²−5.32% a yearRural
41,784EntabladoRizal, Laguna128about 61about 2.11 km²−6.18% a yearRural
41,785GoteraGuimbal, Iloilo128about 6,275about 0.0204 km²2.39% a yearRural
41,786Senonogan de TubangSilvino Lobos, Northern Samar128about 5about 25.70 km²no 2020 countRural
41,787BatolinaoBaras, Catanduanes127about 84about 1.52 km²−7.65% a yearRural
41,788To-ogMiagao, Iloilo127about 78about 1.63 km²−1.28% a yearRural
41,789Barangay 8Dolores, Eastern Samar126about 12,990about 0.0097 km²−2.83% a yearRural
41,790Don Roque Ablan Sr.Calanasan, Apayao126about 1about 119.26 km²no 2020 countRural
41,791Rizal IlayaCalauag, Quezon126about 52about 2.44 km²no 2020 countRural
41,792RoxasAloran, Misamis Occidental126about 14about 9.14 km²−2.83% a yearRural
41,793San JoseVirac, Catanduanes126about 7,545about 0.0167 km²4.00% a yearRural
41,794Barangay 7Dapa, Surigao del Norte125about 13,631about 0.00917 km²1.19% a yearRural
41,795Buac DakuSogod, Southern Leyte125about 27about 4.63 km²1.81% a yearRural
41,796IntegasanBarbaza, Antique125about 66about 1.88 km²1.19% a yearRural
41,797Barangay 2Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental124about 7,381about 0.0168 km²−0.19% a yearRural
41,798Centro 11Aparri, Cagayan124about 11,810about 0.0105 km²−1.31% a yearRural
41,799Coyugan NorteLeon, Iloilo124about 131about 0.947 km²4.31% a yearRural
41,800SulocHamtic, Antique124about 21about 5.91 km²0.99% 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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