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, 751 to 800 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
751	Lopez Jaena NorteIloilo City, Iloilo	1,879	about 16,482	about 0.114 km²	0.39% a year	Urban
752	BatuanPototan, Iloilo	1,878	about 2,876	about 0.653 km²	−0.37% a year	Rural
753	TuburanPototan, Iloilo	1,878	about 576	about 3.26 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
754	TanghawanDingle, Iloilo	1,875	about 884	about 2.12 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
755	CabugcabugPresident Roxas, Capiz	1,874	about 621	about 3.02 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
756	PoblacionBanga, Aklan	1,874	about 3,037	about 0.617 km²	0.10% a year	Urban
757	AglosongConcepcion, Iloilo	1,873	about 288	about 6.51 km²	3.25% a year	Rural
758	Cag-anAnilao, Iloilo	1,871	about 188	about 9.93 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
759	CamiriSan Enrique, Iloilo	1,868	about 674	about 2.77 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
760	PangiSan Dionisio, Iloilo	1,868	about 79	about 23.75 km²	−2.66% a year	Rural
761	Polot-anPototan, Iloilo	1,867	about 684	about 2.73 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
762	AmamarosPototan, Iloilo	1,866	about 1,393	about 1.34 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
763	MoboKalibo, Aklan	1,864	about 439	about 4.25 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
764	TumalaludMambusao, Capiz	1,863	about 441	about 4.22 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
765	BubogNumancia, Aklan	1,861	about 1,465	about 1.27 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
766	ConcienciaPanitan, Capiz	1,860	about 576	about 3.23 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
767	TalonAltavas, Aklan	1,859	about 245	about 7.58 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
768	Tigbauan RoadCabatuan, Iloilo	1,853	about 602	about 3.08 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
769	Poblacion TabucMa-Ayon, Capiz	1,851	about 709	about 2.61 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
770	PoblacionMadalag, Aklan	1,849	about 719	about 2.57 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
771	CodingleDumarao, Capiz	1,848	about 377	about 4.90 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
772	Aras-AsanSebaste, Antique	1,847	about 803	about 2.30 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
773	Jalandoni Estate-LapuzIloilo City, Iloilo	1,847	about 14,208	about 0.13 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
774	TabugonCarles, Iloilo	1,846	about 779	about 2.37 km²	−1.33% a year	Rural
775	AranjuezBalasan, Iloilo	1,845	about 456	about 4.05 km²	−2.69% a year	Rural
776	BilidanNew Lucena, Iloilo	1,841	about 708	about 2.60 km²	−1.65% a year	Rural
777	BulabudMalinao, Aklan	1,841	about 334	about 5.52 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
778	CabangilaAltavas, Aklan	1,841	about 230	about 8.01 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
779	PoblacionLezo, Aklan	1,841	about 1,601	about 1.15 km²	0.68% a year	Urban
780	San RafaelDumalag, Capiz	1,840	about 391	about 4.70 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
781	San RoqueBuenavista, Guimaras	1,838	about 691	about 2.66 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
782	TalingtingCarles, Iloilo	1,838	about 457	about 4.02 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
783	Cordova NorteTigbauan, Iloilo	1,837	about 487	about 3.77 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
784	TalisayPandan, Antique	1,835	about 1,133	about 1.62 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
785	SapalSan Lorenzo, Guimaras	1,832	about 222	about 8.26 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
786	TincuponPanitan, Capiz	1,831	about 396	about 4.62 km²	4.03% a year	Rural
787	BagtasonBugasong, Antique	1,830	about 472	about 3.88 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
788	Kirayan NorteMiagao, Iloilo	1,826	about 5,044	about 0.362 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
789	Malocloc SurIvisan, Capiz	1,826	about 263	about 6.93 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
790	General LunaBarotac Viejo, Iloilo	1,825	about 79	about 22.99 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
791	PanipiasonMadalag, Aklan	1,824	about 18	about 101.03 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
792	Tanza NortePanay, Capiz	1,824	about 294	about 6.21 km²	−0.49% a year	Rural
793	AfgaTangalan, Aklan	1,823	about 894	about 2.04 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
794	CabubuganGuimbal, Iloilo	1,820	about 1,529	about 1.19 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
795	East BaluarteIloilo City, Iloilo	1,819	about 19,392	about 0.0938 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
796	Poblacion NorteTobias Fornier, Antique	1,818	about 1,263	about 1.44 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
797	SinundolanSan Remigio, Antique	1,818	about 176	about 10.34 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
798	TorralbaBanga, Aklan	1,818	about 830	about 2.19 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
799	Buluangan IValderrama, Antique	1,816	about 338	about 5.37 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
800	SiwaraganSan Joaquin, Iloilo	1,814	about 1,634	about 1.11 km²	0.67% 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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