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Barangays in Iloilo

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]

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Barangays in Iloilo, at a glance

Barangays
1,901[2]
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
2,556,344[3]
Urban or ruralUrban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
190 urban[4]
1,711 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people
Calumpang[5]
Iloilo City, Iloilo
15,568 people
Largest by landLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
Cabatangan[6]
Lambunao, Iloilo
about 237.24 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or moreGrowth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary
Bacjawan Sur[5, 7]
Concepcion, Iloilo
10.14% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary
839 barangays[7]
Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Poblacion Ilawod, −3.57% a year.
Region: Western Visayas
Province: Iloilo
Town: 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.

1,901 barangays, 451 to 500 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Iloilo, most people
RankNamePeople, 2024People per km²AreaGrowth, 2020–2024Urban or rural
451BacanCabatuan, Iloilo1,735about 1,606about 1.08 km²−0.79% a yearRural
452Tanza-EsperanzaIloilo City, Iloilo1,733about 30,673about 0.0565 km²−0.98% a yearRural
453BucayaSan Joaquin, Iloilo1,732about 888about 1.95 km²−0.14% a yearRural
454ProgresoAjuy, Iloilo1,730about 116about 14.95 km²−0.07% a yearRural
455TinocuanDingle, Iloilo1,729about 645about 2.68 km²−0.49% a yearRural
456InfanteIloilo City, Iloilo1,726about 19,114about 0.0903 km²1.37% a yearRural
457Mamhut NorteBalasan, Iloilo1,726about 373about 4.63 km²0.38% a yearRural
458BuenavistaCarles, Iloilo1,722about 879about 1.96 km²−0.70% a yearRural
459PedadaAjuy, Iloilo1,722about 594about 2.90 km²1.98% a yearRural
460NagaPototan, Iloilo1,719about 467about 3.68 km²0.24% a yearRural
461PanuranLambunao, Iloilo1,716about 464about 3.70 km²−1.58% a yearRural
462PontocLemery, Iloilo1,716about 436about 3.94 km²2.84% a yearRural
463Poblacion IlawodSara, Iloilo1,709about 2,134about 0.801 km²−0.76% a yearUrban
464PalanguiaPototan, Iloilo1,707about 499about 3.42 km²0.50% a yearRural
465RosarioDumangas, Iloilo1,707about 442about 3.86 km²0.33% a yearRural
466San FernandoBarotac Viejo, Iloilo1,702about 511about 3.33 km²0.69% a yearRural
467CalicuangDingle, Iloilo1,700about 406about 4.19 km²0.16% a yearRural
468CalmayJaniuay, Iloilo1,699about 391about 4.35 km²−0.20% a yearRural
469MalagyanMiagao, Iloilo1,699about 2,206about 0.77 km²0.84% a yearRural
470Santa Rosa-LagunaGuimbal, Iloilo1,694about 1,694about 1.00 km²−2.58% a yearRural
471TubunganBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo1,692about 872about 1.94 km²−0.38% a yearRural
472Catan-AganSan Enrique, Iloilo1,689about 212about 7.98 km²−1.48% a yearRural
473SuaSan Dionisio, Iloilo1,689about 454about 3.72 km²0.24% a yearRural
474Libo-oDingle, Iloilo1,688about 332about 5.09 km²0.40% a yearRural
475Rizal-TuguisanGuimbal, Iloilo1,688about 2,457about 0.687 km²0.21% a yearUrban
476BangacMina, Iloilo1,686about 1,171about 1.44 km²1.80% a yearRural
477Taban-ManguiningAlimodian, Iloilo1,684about 540about 3.12 km²4.91% a yearRural
478MadaragSan Enrique, Iloilo1,683about 538about 3.13 km²−0.37% a yearRural
479CayosDumangas, Iloilo1,678about 516about 3.25 km²1.81% a yearRural
480San AntonioSan Miguel, Iloilo1,675about 616about 2.72 km²0.55% a yearRural
481Cabugao SurSanta Barbara, Iloilo1,672about 961about 1.74 km²−0.16% a yearUrban
482Santo Rosario-DuranIloilo City, Iloilo1,665about 14,478about 0.115 km²0.84% a yearRural
483AldeguerSara, Iloilo1,651about 653about 2.53 km²−4.68% a yearRural
484Purok 5San Joaquin, Iloilo1,651about 2,584about 0.639 km²−0.94% a yearRural
485San Jose WardPototan, Iloilo1,648about 8,720about 0.189 km²−2.35% a yearUrban
486Tulatula-anDingle, Iloilo1,648about 269about 6.13 km²−0.13% a yearRural
487LumboPototan, Iloilo1,647about 659about 2.50 km²−1.09% a yearRural
488PatagBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo1,644about 550about 2.99 km²0.03% a yearRural
489CapulingDueñas, Iloilo1,643about 613about 2.68 km²1.30% a yearRural
490CanawiliJaniuay, Iloilo1,642about 295about 5.57 km²−0.12% a yearRural
491Don T. Lutero West Pob.Janiuay, Iloilo1,639about 6,974about 0.235 km²−0.93% a yearRural
492LonoyEstancia, Iloilo1,639about 609about 2.69 km²8.73% a yearRural
493San FernandoCarles, Iloilo1,639about 369about 4.44 km²1.16% a yearRural
494CamirosAnilao, Iloilo1,636about 485about 3.37 km²2.85% a yearRural
495PadiosSara, Iloilo1,633about 804about 2.03 km²1.12% a yearRural
496Aquino Nobleza EastJaniuay, Iloilo1,631about 17,709about 0.0921 km²−1.89% a yearRural
497Our Lady Of FatimaIloilo City, Iloilo1,630about 8,490about 0.192 km²1.96% a yearUrban
498CamambuganDingle, Iloilo1,625about 543about 2.99 km²0.40% a yearRural
499BucariLeon, Iloilo1,624about 141about 11.53 km²0.27% a yearRural
500PandanDingle, Iloilo1,620about 747about 2.17 km²0.13% a yearRural

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: Western Visayas (OpenSTAT table 0061A6DTPH5). 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. 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 adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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