How many barangays in the philippines

Regions in Mindanao All Regions All Provinces All Cities All Municipalities All Barangays. Other Classification Systems. Barangay Mawigue , Municipality of Conner, Apayao. Barangay Sta. Isabel , Municipality of Natonin, Mountain Province. Manila is the capital city of the Philippines.

It is located in Luzon — the biggest island. The city occupies an area of It is bounded by the west by the Manila Bay. The city is divided into barangays. Each barangay has its own chairperson and 7 councilors. For administrative convenience, all the barangays in Manila are grouped into zones and which are further grouped into 16 administrative districts. The city has six representatives popularly elected to the House of Representatives, a legislative branch of the Philippines.

The primary requisite for the creation of a barangay is a population of at least 2, But for highly urbanized cities, a minimum of 5, inhabitants is required. The creation of a barangay is done by law or an ordinance of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan or Sangguniang Panlungsod , and has to be ratified by the affected voting population through a plebiscite.

Search for or browse barangay by province. Links are also provided for barangay s of cities or municipalities not under jurisdiction of any province. With regard to the latest population, the three 3 barangay s with the biggest number of inhabitants, in descending order, are Barangay , in Caloocan , and Commonwealth , and Batasan Hills , , both in Quezon City. Those with the smallest number excluding those with a population of zero 0 , also in descending order, are Fugu 1 in Gattaran , Buenavista 1 in Dagami , and Barangay 76 2 in Caloocan.

The following list shows all barangay s with a population of 50, or more, as of