A barangay (Brgy. or Bgy.; Filipino: "baranggay", ; also pronounced the same in Spanish), formerly referred to as barrio, is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. In metropolitan areas, the term often refers to an inner city neighbourhood, a suburb or a suburban neighborhood. The word "barangay" originated from "balangay", a kind of boat used by a group of Austronesian peoples when they migrated to the Philippines. 

Municipalities and cities in the Philippines are subdivided into barangays, with the exception of the municipalities of Adams in Ilocos Norte and Kalayaan, Palawan which each contain only one barangay. The barangay itself is sometimes informally subdivided into smaller areas called "purok" ("English: "), barangay zones consisting of a cluster of houses, and "sitios", which are territorial enclaves—usually rural—far from the barangay center. , there were 42,029 barangays throughout the Philippines. 

When the first Spaniards arrived in the Philippines in the 16th century, they found well-organized independent villages called "barangays". The name "barangay" originated from "balangay", a Malay word meaning "sailboat". 

The first barangays started as relatively small communities of around 50 to 100 families. By the time of contact with Spaniards, many barangays have developed into large communities. The "encomienda" of 1604 shows that many affluent and powerful coastal barangays in Sulu, Butuan, Panay, Leyte and Cebu, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Pasig, Laguna, and Cagayan River were flourishing trading centers. Some of these barangays had large populations. In Panay, some barangays had 20,000 inhabitants; in Leyte (Baybay), 15,000 inhabitants; in Cebu, 3,500 residents; in Vitis (Pampanga), 7,000 inhabitants; Pangasinan, 4,000 residents. There were smaller barangays with less number of people. But these were generally inland communities; or if they were coastal, they were not located in areas which were good for business pursuits. These smaller barangays had around thirty to one hundred houses only, and the population varies from one hundred to five hundred persons. According to Legazpi, he found communities with twenty to thirty people only. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What type of administrative division is addressed in this article?
2. This article addresses which type of administrative division?
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Q2:
1. What is the origin of the word "barangay"?
2. Where did the word "barangay" originate from?
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Q3:
1. What does the word "balangay" mean?
2. What is the meaning of the word "balangay"?
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Q4:
1. What is the number of families that were present in the first barangays?
2. The first barangays were made up of how many families?
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Q5:
1. Did the first barangays develop into large communities?
2. Did large communities orginate from the first barangays?
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Q6:
1. What was the population of Leyte in 1604?
2. The town of Leyte has how many people living there in 1604?
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Q7:
1. What is the name of the person who found the small communities?
2. The small communities were found by which person?
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Q8:
1. How many people were in the communities that Legazpi found?
2. Legazpi found communities containing how many people?
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Q9:
1. Did barangays originate after the arrival of the Spanish?
2. Did the spanish arrive before the creation of barangays?
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Q10:
1. What language does the word "balangay" come from?
2. The word "balangay" originate from which language?
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Q11:
1. Are barangays sometimes further subdivided?
2. Do further subdivisions exist within barangays?
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