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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, 551 to 600 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Iloilo, most people
RankNamePeople, 2024People per km²AreaGrowth, 2020–2024Urban or rural
551Sambag CulobAnilao, Iloilo1,512about 270about 5.61 km²0.22% a yearRural
552CalaigangSan Rafael, Iloilo1,510about 358about 4.22 km²0.55% a yearRural
553DawisNew Lucena, Iloilo1,508about 815about 1.85 km²1.25% a yearRural
554AlibayogSara, Iloilo1,507about 718about 2.10 km²−3.05% a yearRural
555La FortunaBarotac Viejo, Iloilo1,503about 314about 4.79 km²1.18% a yearRural
556BarasBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo1,501about 407about 3.69 km²4.61% a yearRural
557CansilayanPototan, Iloilo1,501about 661about 2.27 km²0.39% a yearRural
558BadiangNew Lucena, Iloilo1,497about 713about 2.10 km²2.08% a yearRural
559TranghawanLambunao, Iloilo1,495about 633about 2.36 km²1.92% a yearRural
560DanaoJaniuay, Iloilo1,493about 320about 4.66 km²−1.29% a yearRural
561San GeronimoBarotac Viejo, Iloilo1,493about 454about 3.29 km²3.84% a yearRural
562AgmanaphaoMina, Iloilo1,491about 421about 3.54 km²0.34% a yearRural
563BanuyaoIloilo City, Iloilo1,489about 2,631about 0.566 km²2.23% a yearRural
564SinamayAlimodian, Iloilo1,485about 879about 1.69 km²−0.22% a yearRural
565ZaragosaBalasan, Iloilo1,480about 420about 3.52 km²−0.89% a yearRural
566BarangcalanCarles, Iloilo1,479about 196about 7.53 km²−1.22% a yearRural
567DamiresJaniuay, Iloilo1,478about 721about 2.05 km²3.41% a yearRural
568San RoqueBarotac Viejo, Iloilo1,478about 291about 5.08 km²0.49% a yearRural
569Poblacion DelgadoCalinog, Iloilo1,476about 3,989about 0.37 km²−1.53% a yearRural
570UgasanBarotac Viejo, Iloilo1,476about 181about 8.14 km²2.04% a yearRural
571Barangay 7Tigbauan, Iloilo1,473about 8,982about 0.164 km²2.22% a yearRural
572NipaConcepcion, Iloilo1,473about 146about 10.09 km²0.13% a yearUrban
573Santo TomasBarotac Viejo, Iloilo1,473about 106about 13.95 km²0.44% a yearRural
574BalabagDumangas, Iloilo1,472about 711about 2.07 km²−2.76% a yearRural
575PuntaCarles, Iloilo1,471about 860about 1.71 km²−0.29% a yearRural
576MalunangZarraga, Iloilo1,470about 746about 1.97 km²0.21% a yearRural
577SibacunganLambunao, Iloilo1,470about 817about 1.80 km²1.46% a yearRural
578CalansananBadiangan, Iloilo1,468about 426about 3.45 km²0.36% a yearRural
579Lapuz SurIloilo City, Iloilo1,468about 11,839about 0.124 km²−0.29% a yearUrban
580PagaSan Enrique, Iloilo1,465about 439about 3.34 km²9.28% a yearRural
581TolarucanJaniuay, Iloilo1,461about 635about 2.30 km²0.63% a yearRural
582AgpipiliLemery, Iloilo1,460about 214about 6.83 km²0.96% a yearRural
583Barangay 2 PoblacionIgbaras, Iloilo1,458about 4,571about 0.319 km²−0.20% a yearRural
584BraulanSan Enrique, Iloilo1,458about 269about 5.43 km²2.12% a yearRural
585Barangay 5 PoblacionIgbaras, Iloilo1,455about 1,801about 0.808 km²−0.18% a yearRural
586GaubCabatuan, Iloilo1,455about 509about 2.86 km²0.32% a yearRural
587Purok 1San Joaquin, Iloilo1,455about 2,544about 0.572 km²0.33% a yearRural
588BarosongTigbauan, Iloilo1,453about 476about 3.05 km²0.43% a yearRural
589BuayaCarles, Iloilo1,450about 366about 3.96 km²1.26% a yearRural
590Poblacion Rizal IlaudCalinog, Iloilo1,449about 3,370about 0.43 km²−1.22% a yearUrban
591CruzBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo1,448about 1,981about 0.731 km²2.94% a yearRural
592Quinar-UpanBingawan, Iloilo1,446about 276about 5.24 km²−0.26% a yearRural
593BalabagAnilao, Iloilo1,442about 377about 3.83 km²−0.08% a yearRural
594LabiganSara, Iloilo1,441about 334about 4.32 km²1.47% a yearRural
595San JulianJaniuay, Iloilo1,439about 6,511about 0.221 km²0.18% a yearRural
596CansilayanDumangas, Iloilo1,437about 546about 2.63 km²−0.67% a yearRural
597DuyanduyanSanta Barbara, Iloilo1,437about 1,168about 1.23 km²−0.91% a yearUrban
598Mamhut SurBalasan, Iloilo1,432about 2,953about 0.485 km²5.05% a yearUrban
599Poblacion ADueñas, Iloilo1,427about 1,523about 0.937 km²0.27% a yearRural
600NahapayGuimbal, Iloilo1,425about 666about 2.14 km²−0.13% 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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