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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

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, 41,951 to 42,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays, most people
Rank
Urban or rural
41,951CatigLiloan, Southern Leyte63about 10about 6.47 km²−8.92% a yearRural
41,952Barangay 66Tacloban City, Leyte61about 909about 0.0671 km²no 2020 countRural
41,953Barangay VII-DSan Pablo City, Laguna61about 4,841about 0.0126 km²no 2020 countUrban
41,954Ilayang BurgosPitogo, Quezon61about 19about 3.27 km²−3.90% a yearRural
41,955San RoquePitogo, Quezon60about 22about 2.70 km²no 2020 countRural
41,956MinangaRizal, Cagayan59about 18about 3.29 km²4.05% a yearRural
41,957Barangay 653Manila58about 195about 0.298 km²0.00% a yearUrban
41,958Harrison-Claudio CarantesBaguio City, Benguet58about 1,483about 0.0391 km²no 2020 countUrban
41,959BurolMajayjay, Laguna55about 11about 4.94 km²6.08% a yearRural
41,960Santa LuciaPuerto Princesa City, Palawan55about 1about 68.50 km²no 2020 countRural
41,961BantiMajayjay, Laguna54about 76about 0.711 km²no 2020 countRural
41,962Barangay 66-ATacloban City, Leyte53about 607about 0.0873 km²no 2020 countRural
41,963Barangay 8Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental52about 1,793about 0.029 km²no 2020 countUrban
41,964Barangay 70Tacloban City, Leyte48about 2,540about 0.0189 km²no 2020 countRural
41,965Barangay 2Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental47about 1,298about 0.0362 km²−1.47% a yearUrban
41,966Barangay 6Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental47about 1,234about 0.0381 km²8.85% a yearUrban
41,967Barangay 8-ATacloban City, Leyte46about 3,309about 0.0139 km²no 2020 countUrban
41,968Barangay 9Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental46about 1,474about 0.0312 km²no 2020 countUrban
41,969Barangay 544Manila45about 3,309about 0.0136 km²no 2020 countUrban
41,970Barangay 5Salcedo, Eastern Samar43about 11,227about 0.00383 km²−0.55% a yearRural
41,971PuntaSan Francisco, Southern Leyte43about 16about 2.74 km²no 2020 countRural
41,972Roxas VillageIloilo City, Iloilo43about 1,117about 0.0385 km²−4.01% a yearUrban
41,973San AntonioPudtol, Apayao43about 4about 11.09 km²no 2020 countRural
41,974Barangay 20Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental39about 1,726about 0.0226 km²no 2020 countUrban
41,975Centro 3Aparri, Cagayan38about 4,304about 0.00883 km²−7.25% a yearRural
41,976KauswaganSaint Bernard, Southern Leyte38about 6about 6.57 km²7.60% a yearRural
41,977San RoqueSanto Niño, Cagayan37about 8about 4.73 km²4.33% a yearRural
41,978Barangay 4Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental36about 1,286about 0.028 km²no 2020 countUrban
41,979KabayanihanBaguio City, Benguet35about 454about 0.0771 km²no 2020 countUrban
41,980Barangay 652Manila34about 355about 0.0957 km²−3.24% a yearUrban
41,981Malcolm Square-PerfectoBaguio City, Benguet34about 1,232about 0.0276 km²no 2020 countUrban
41,982MalonzoBamban, Tarlac34about 7about 4.84 km²−3.82% a yearRural
41,983Barangay 13Tacloban City, Leyte29about 1,657about 0.0175 km²0.85% a yearUrban
41,984Barangay 38Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental26about 690about 0.0377 km²no 2020 countUrban
41,985Barangay 5Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental26about 977about 0.0266 km²−6.23% a yearUrban
41,986Barangay 16Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental24about 960about 0.025 km²−0.97% a yearUrban
41,987TalibayogCalatagan, Batangas21about 5about 4.03 km²no 2020 countRural
41,988CapatagaMalinao, Aklan19about 0about 67.54 km²no 2020 countRural
41,989TagaytayMagsaysay, Davao del Sur17about 1about 12.25 km²no 2020 countRural
41,990Barangay XVI-AVictorias City, Negros Occidental15about 464about 0.0323 km²no 2020 countRural
41,991Barangay 39Cagayan De Oro City, Misamis Oriental12about 508about 0.0236 km²−8.01% a yearUrban
41,992Barangay 90Tacloban City, Leyte5about 91about 0.0551 km²0.00% a yearRural
41,993Barangay V Pob.Roxas, Palawan4about 68about 0.0588 km²no 2020 countRural
41,994Barangay XVVictorias City, Negros Occidental3about 24about 0.124 km²no 2020 countRural
41,995Barangay XV-AVictorias City, Negros Occidental3about 3about 0.876 km²no 2020 countRural
41,996Barangay 20Batangas City, Batangas2about 17about 0.119 km²no 2020 countRural
41,997BuenavistaDagami, Leyte1about 0about 5.00 km²0.00% a yearRural
41,998SalvacionDagami, Leyte1about 0about 3.30 km²no 2020 countRural
41,999Alas-asSan Nicolas, Batangas0about 0about 7.67 km²no 2020 countRural
42,000Bagong LipunanBaguio City, Benguet0about 0about 0.0242 km²no 2020 countUrban

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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