The Atlas

Barangays in Western Visayas

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]

Open Western Visayas

Barangays in Western Visayas, at a glance

Barangays: 3,389^[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: 4,861,911^[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: 277 urban^[4]; 3,112 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Manoc-Manoc^[5]; Malay, Aklan; 22,207 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: 994 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Poblacion Ilawod, −3.57% a year.

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.

3,389 barangays, 651 to 700 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
651	CaidquidMambusao, Capiz	2,050	about 265	about 7.73 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
652	LacaronSibalom, Antique	2,049	about 876	about 2.34 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
653	BitasTigbauan, Iloilo	2,046	about 576	about 3.55 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
654	PatladDumangas, Iloilo	2,044	about 541	about 3.78 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
655	Barangay Zone IVSanta Barbara, Iloilo	2,040	about 6,538	about 0.312 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
656	Maite PequeñoLambunao, Iloilo	2,040	about 567	about 3.60 km²	1.40% a year	Rural
657	BarigaBanate, Iloilo	2,039	about 456	about 4.47 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
658	Napnapan SurTigbauan, Iloilo	2,037	about 528	about 3.86 km²	3.13% a year	Rural
659	MapatagHamtic, Antique	2,035	about 401	about 5.07 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
660	Pagsanga-anPavia, Iloilo	2,035	about 1,403	about 1.45 km²	8.01% a year	Rural
661	SapaoDumangas, Iloilo	2,034	about 355	about 5.73 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
662	SimsimanCalinog, Iloilo	2,034	about 2,719	about 0.748 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
663	Daan BanuaEstancia, Iloilo	2,032	about 1,666	about 1.22 km²	−1.37% a year	Rural
664	BontocLambunao, Iloilo	2,030	about 419	about 4.84 km²	1.87% a year	Rural
665	Cagamutan SurLeganes, Iloilo	2,030	about 1,362	about 1.49 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
666	KatipunanBuruanga, Aklan	2,025	about 776	about 2.61 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
667	BonifacioIloilo City, Iloilo	2,023	about 5,395	about 0.375 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
668	BarasanPototan, Iloilo	2,019	about 1,041	about 1.94 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
669	MacalbangConcepcion, Iloilo	2,019	about 250	about 8.08 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
670	San FernandoPilar, Capiz	2,015	about 301	about 6.69 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
671	TabucanCabatuan, Iloilo	2,014	about 920	about 2.19 km²	−0.01% a year	Rural
672	MambogBanga, Aklan	2,013	about 1,548	about 1.30 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
673	PandananValderrama, Antique	2,011	about 185	about 10.89 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
674	AnilaoPavia, Iloilo	2,010	about 2,761	about 0.728 km²	9.82% a year	Rural
675	BuntatalaLeganes, Iloilo	2,010	about 2,085	about 0.964 km²	−0.60% a year	Rural
676	SaloconPanitan, Capiz	2,009	about 851	about 2.36 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
677	CamancijanCulasi, Antique	2,008	about 453	about 4.43 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
678	Lico-anBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo	2,007	about 488	about 4.11 km²	−3.17% a year	Rural
679	Poblacion SurSigma, Capiz	2,006	about 738	about 2.72 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
680	Bito-onCarles, Iloilo	2,005	about 632	about 3.17 km²	−1.33% a year	Rural
681	CahaguichicanPototan, Iloilo	2,005	about 627	about 3.20 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
682	IgtamboSan Miguel, Iloilo	2,005	about 1,328	about 1.51 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
683	CubaySan Enrique, Iloilo	2,004	about 320	about 6.26 km²	−3.76% a year	Rural
684	CayusPilar, Capiz	2,002	about 406	about 4.93 km²	−1.51% a year	Rural
685	TagubongPassi City, Iloilo	1,999	about 308	about 6.49 km²	−2.05% a year	Rural
686	CamangahanGuimbal, Iloilo	1,993	about 744	about 2.68 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
687	TanaoBatad, Iloilo	1,993	about 1,038	about 1.92 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
688	TubangMaasin, Iloilo	1,993	about 492	about 4.05 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
689	San Francisco SurTibiao, Antique	1,988	about 835	about 2.38 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
690	San IsidroIbajay, Aklan	1,985	about 1,175	about 1.69 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
691	IlongbukidSan Rafael, Iloilo	1,983	about 191	about 10.37 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
692	Ilaud PoblacionBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo	1,981	about 13,033	about 0.152 km²	0.31% a year	Urban
693	AlacayganBanate, Iloilo	1,980	about 3,680	about 0.538 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
694	MalaibaSan Jose, Antique	1,980	about 13,289	about 0.149 km²	3.08% a year	Rural
695	Pani-anBalasan, Iloilo	1,979	about 1,164	about 1.70 km²	−0.43% a year	Urban
696	Poblacion IlayaDao, Capiz	1,979	about 2,079	about 0.952 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
697	RizalIloilo City, Iloilo	1,978	about 25,262	about 0.0783 km²	1.01% a year	Urban
698	CaanoKalibo, Aklan	1,972	about 921	about 2.14 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
699	LawaanDumarao, Capiz	1,970	about 101	about 19.49 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
700	Laguinbanua WestNumancia, Aklan	1,968	about 3,285	about 0.599 km²	0.63% a year	Rural

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.

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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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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