100 Smallest Barangays in the Philippines

Ranked by least population from the 2020 Census of Population and Housing.

Not every barangay is a densely-populated urban district. The smallest barangays in the Philippines are scattered across remote islands, mountain ranges, and historical settlements whose populations have shrunk over decades of urban migration. The smallest barangay on this list, Barangay Minanga in Rizal, had a 2020 census population of just 50.

These barangays are disproportionately found in the island provinces of Palawan, Batanes, Tawi-Tawi, and the mountain municipalities of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). Despite their tiny populations, each one is a full legal unit of local government with a Punong Barangay, Sangguniang Barangay, and Sangguniang Kabataan just like any other barangay.

The 50th-smallest barangay on this list, Barangay Lagang in Banton, had a 2020 population of 101. Any barangay with fewer residents than that ranks among the 50 smallest in the country.

#	Barangay	City / Municipality	Province	Population (2020)
1	Barangay Minanga Rizal, Cagayan	Rizal	Cagayan	50
2	Barangay Chansvilla Lavezares, Northern Samar	Lavezares	Northern Samar	50
3	Barangay Balanac Majayjay, Laguna	Majayjay	Laguna	51
4	Barangay Centro 3 (Pob.) Aparri, Cagayan	Aparri	Cagayan	52
5	Barangay Anungu Rizal, Cagayan	Rizal	Cagayan	53
6	Barangay Capataga Malinao, Aklan	Malinao	Aklan	53
7	Barangay Mabas Lopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental	Lopez Jaena	Misamis Occidental	64
8	Barangay Nag-uma City of Calbayog, Samar	City of Calbayog	Samar	66
9	Barangay Catan-agan Tarangnan, Samar	Tarangnan	Samar	66
10	Barangay Sapat Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte	Pasuquin	Ilocos Norte	69
11	Barangay San Jose Balatok Atimonan, Quezon	Atimonan	Quezon	70
12	Barangay 5 (Pob.) City of Malaybalay, Bukidnon	City of Malaybalay	Bukidnon	71
13	Barangay Ilayang Burgos Pitogo, Quezon	Pitogo	Quezon	72
14	Barangay Igtunarum Barbaza, Antique	Barbaza	Antique	72
15	Barangay Balayong Majayjay, Laguna	Majayjay	Laguna	73
16	Barangay Tabang La Paz, Leyte	La Paz	Leyte	73
17	Barangay Mesalipit Bacolor, Pampanga	Bacolor	Pampanga	75
18	Barangay Buenavista City of Calbayog, Samar	City of Calbayog	Samar	75
19	Barangay 6 (Pob.) Salcedo, Eastern Samar	Salcedo	Eastern Samar	81
20	Barangay Banti Majayjay, Laguna	Majayjay	Laguna	82
21	Barangay Hindang Santa Margarita, Samar	Santa Margarita	Samar	82
22	Barangay P. Teston Baras, Catanduanes	Baras	Catanduanes	83
23	Barangay Campeig Santa Margarita, Samar	Santa Margarita	Samar	83
24	Barangay Ilayang Bayucain Majayjay, Laguna	Majayjay	Laguna	84
25	Barangay Tanawan Majayjay, Laguna	Majayjay	Laguna	85
26	Barangay VII-C (Pob.) City of San Pablo, Laguna	City of San Pablo	Laguna	85
27	Barangay Ligaya Matuguinao, Samar	Matuguinao	Samar	86
28	Barangay Beri Motiong, Samar	Motiong	Samar	86
29	Barangay Senibaran Gandara, Samar	Gandara	Samar	88
30	Barangay Magatas Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte	Saint Bernard	Southern Leyte	88
31	Barangay Magsaysay Balangkayan, Eastern Samar	Balangkayan	Eastern Samar	89
32	Barangay Santo Niño Motiong, Samar	Motiong	Samar	89
33	Barangay Tikiwan Calauag, Quezon	Calauag	Quezon	90
34	Barangay Babanikhon Llorente, Eastern Samar	Llorente	Eastern Samar	92
35	Barangay Mabuhay Santa Margarita, Samar	Santa Margarita	Samar	93
36	Barangay Catig Liloan, Southern Leyte	Liloan	Southern Leyte	93
37	Barangay 22 (Pob.) Batangas City, Batangas	Batangas City	Batangas	94
38	Barangay Nabalay Banton, Romblon	Banton	Romblon	94
39	Barangay City Supermarket (Pob.) City of Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija	City of Cabanatuan	Nueva Ecija	95
40	Barangay Roxas Santa Margarita, Samar	Santa Margarita	Samar	95
41	Barangay Calpi Matnog, Sorsogon	Matnog	Sorsogon	96
42	Barangay Cagdaja Quinapondan, Eastern Samar	Quinapondan	Eastern Samar	96
43	Barangay 15 (Pob.) City of Gingoog, Misamis Oriental	City of Gingoog	Misamis Oriental	97
44	Barangay Poblacion 2 Lawaan, Eastern Samar	Lawaan	Eastern Samar	98
45	Barangay Centro 4 (Pob.) Aparri, Cagayan	Aparri	Cagayan	99
46	Barangay Centro 12 (Pob.) Aparri, Cagayan	Aparri	Cagayan	99
47	Barangay Catalina City of Cauayan, Isabela	City of Cauayan	Isabela	99
48	Barangay Hinabian Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte	Saint Bernard	Southern Leyte	99
49	Barangay Punta San Francisco, Southern Leyte	San Francisco	Southern Leyte	99
50	Barangay 16 (Pob.) Batangas City, Batangas	Batangas City	Batangas	101
51	Barangay Lagang Banton, Romblon	Banton	Romblon	101
52	Barangay Capaysagan Motiong, Samar	Motiong	Samar	101
53	Barangay San Isidro Silangan Gumaca, Quezon	Gumaca	Quezon	102
54	Barangay Kaibigan Lupi, Camarines Sur	Lupi	Camarines Sur	102
55	Barangay Kinalin Ilaya Calauag, Quezon	Calauag	Quezon	103
56	Barangay Cacatmonan Hernani, Eastern Samar	Hernani	Eastern Samar	103
57	Barangay Togbongan Banton, Romblon	Banton	Romblon	104
58	Barangay Coyugan Norte Leon, Iloilo	Leon	Iloilo	104
59	Barangay Cassap Fuera City of Cauayan, Isabela	City of Cauayan	Isabela	105
60	Barangay General Malvar Balangkayan, Eastern Samar	Balangkayan	Eastern Samar	105
61	Barangay 10 (Pob.) Salcedo, Eastern Samar	Salcedo	Eastern Samar	105
62	Barangay San Roque General Macarthur, Eastern Samar	General Macarthur	Eastern Samar	106
63	Barangay Jolacao Santa Margarita, Samar	Santa Margarita	Samar	106
64	Barangay Pinugusan Del Gallego, Camarines Sur	Del Gallego	Camarines Sur	107
65	Barangay San Jose (Pob.) Virac, Catanduanes	Virac	Catanduanes	107
66	Barangay Nueva Esperanza Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte	Saint Bernard	Southern Leyte	107
67	Barangay Dafunganay Amulung, Cagayan	Amulung	Cagayan	108
68	Barangay Centro 13 (Pob.) Aparri, Cagayan	Aparri	Cagayan	108
69	Barangay Sisim Abajo Tumauini, Isabela	Tumauini	Isabela	108
70	Barangay Bayaquitos Nagcarlan, Laguna	Nagcarlan	Laguna	108
71	Barangay Buenaflor Embarkadero (Pob.) Dumangas, Iloilo	Dumangas	Iloilo	109
72	Barangay San Roque Majayjay, Laguna	Majayjay	Laguna	110
73	Barangay Culoy Liliw, Laguna	Liliw	Laguna	111
74	Barangay Lawgawan Bontoc, Southern Leyte	Bontoc	Southern Leyte	111
75	Barangay Pattaoig San Juan, Abra	San Juan	Abra	111
76	Barangay Cantenio Quinapondan, Eastern Samar	Quinapondan	Eastern Samar	112
77	Barangay Balugo Dagami, Leyte	Dagami	Leyte	112
78	Barangay Calocnayan City of Calbayog, Samar	City of Calbayog	Samar	112
79	Barangay Olisihan Bontoc, Southern Leyte	Bontoc	Southern Leyte	112
80	Barangay Uauang-Tuliao Santo Tomas, Isabela	Santo Tomas	Isabela	113
81	Barangay Crispin Salazar South (Pob.) Janiuay, Iloilo	Janiuay	Iloilo	113
82	Barangay Cadoldolan Miagao, Iloilo	Miagao	Iloilo	113
83	Barangay San Isidro Quinapondan, Eastern Samar	Quinapondan	Eastern Samar	113
84	Barangay San Andres Motiong, Samar	Motiong	Samar	113
85	Barangay Montero Banayoyo, Ilocos Sur	Banayoyo	Ilocos Sur	114
86	Barangay Aquino Dinalupihan, Bataan	Dinalupihan	Bataan	114
87	Barangay Banga Lagawe, Ifugao	Lagawe	Ifugao	114
88	Barangay Ansipsip Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya	Kayapa	Nueva Vizcaya	115
89	Barangay Macapagal General Macarthur, Eastern Samar	General Macarthur	Eastern Samar	115
90	Barangay 17 (Pob.) Batangas City, Batangas	Batangas City	Batangas	116
91	Barangay Gotera (Pob.) Guimbal, Iloilo	Guimbal	Iloilo	116
92	Barangay Buac Daku Sogod, Southern Leyte	Sogod	Southern Leyte	116
93	Barangay Calundan San Jorge, Samar	San Jorge	Samar	117
94	Barangay Bagumbarangay (Pob.) Siniloan, Laguna	Siniloan	Laguna	118
95	Barangay Mabini Lopez, Quezon	Lopez	Quezon	118
96	Barangay Sorville (Pob.) Lubang, Occidental Mindoro	Lubang	Occidental Mindoro	118
97	Barangay Panaruan Santa Margarita, Samar	Santa Margarita	Samar	118
98	Barangay Hernandez San Jorge, Samar	San Jorge	Samar	118
99	Barangay Integasan Barbaza, Antique	Barbaza	Antique	119
100	Barangay Suloc Hamtic, Antique	Hamtic	Antique	119

Methodology and plausibility filter: Rankings are computed from the 2020 census data published by official sources. To exclude obvious data quality artefacts from the source dataset, this ranking applies two filters: (1) minimum 2020 population of 50 residents — anything lower is almost certainly a data error since RA 7160 §386 requires 2,000 residents to create a barangay; (2) if a 2015 baseline is available, the 2020 figure must be at least 25% of the 2015 figure (a barangay cannot realistically lose more than 75% of its residents in 5 years without a major disaster). Barangays failing either check are excluded. See our methodology page for details.