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, 801 to 850 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
801	SolidoNabas, Aklan	1,814	about 1,073	about 1.69 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
802	DasalSibunag, Guimaras	1,813	about 177	about 10.25 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
803	ManganBanga, Aklan	1,812	about 784	about 2.31 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
804	Purok IPavia, Iloilo	1,811	about 4,753	about 0.381 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
805	South San JoseIloilo City, Iloilo	1,811	about 6,732	about 0.269 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
806	LinderoLaua-An, Antique	1,810	about 928	about 1.95 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
807	TamborongSan Lorenzo, Guimaras	1,810	about 280	about 6.46 km²	7.50% a year	Rural
808	TunoTibiao, Antique	1,810	about 61	about 29.54 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
809	HamodBatad, Iloilo	1,807	about 982	about 1.84 km²	23.83% a year	Rural
810	LibertadNabas, Aklan	1,804	about 582	about 3.10 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
811	Santo RosarioPandan, Antique	1,803	about 1,252	about 1.44 km²	1.69% a year	Rural
812	IdiacacanPandan, Antique	1,802	about 257	about 7.02 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
813	IgbarawanPatnongon, Antique	1,799	about 825	about 2.18 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
814	AlabidhanBingawan, Iloilo	1,797	about 543	about 3.31 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
815	ApgahanPatnongon, Antique	1,797	about 856	about 2.10 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
816	AgsirabLambunao, Iloilo	1,796	about 258	about 6.96 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
817	JulitaLibacao, Aklan	1,796	about 466	about 3.85 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
818	PusiwNumancia, Aklan	1,796	about 1,761	about 1.02 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
819	GuiwanonNueva Valencia, Guimaras	1,795	about 625	about 2.87 km²	−1.09% a year	Rural
820	Tagbac SurOton, Iloilo	1,794	about 450	about 3.99 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
821	LincudDingle, Iloilo	1,793	about 287	about 6.25 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
822	ArdemilSara, Iloilo	1,792	about 101	about 17.68 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
823	San Francisco NorteTibiao, Antique	1,792	about 826	about 2.17 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
824	BagumbayanPandan, Antique	1,791	about 882	about 2.03 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
825	Jelicuon MontinolaCabatuan, Iloilo	1,790	about 397	about 4.51 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
826	AgsanayanBuenavista, Guimaras	1,788	about 310	about 5.76 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
827	PHHC Block 17Iloilo City, Iloilo	1,787	about 12,949	about 0.138 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
828	PoblacionNumancia, Aklan	1,787	about 4,513	about 0.396 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
829	CaninguanLambunao, Iloilo	1,786	about 555	about 3.22 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
830	SupaSan Jose, Antique	1,783	about 478	about 3.73 km²	1.76% a year	Rural
831	MandongBatan, Aklan	1,782	about 608	about 2.93 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
832	Santa ClaraOton, Iloilo	1,781	about 425	about 4.19 km²	3.26% a year	Rural
833	GuinacasPototan, Iloilo	1,779	about 504	about 3.53 km²	2.26% a year	Rural
834	Poblacion VIIRoxas City, Capiz	1,779	about 9,413	about 0.189 km²	−4.09% a year	Rural
835	Poblacion 5Hamtic, Antique	1,777	about 907	about 1.96 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
836	Santo NiñoDumalag, Capiz	1,777	about 495	about 3.59 km²	−2.44% a year	Rural
837	SinogbuhanSan Joaquin, Iloilo	1,772	about 457	about 3.88 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
838	CadinglianOton, Iloilo	1,771	about 1,073	about 1.65 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
839	TupazCarles, Iloilo	1,771	about 226	about 7.83 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
840	CalaboaLeganes, Iloilo	1,769	about 716	about 2.47 km²	2.48% a year	Rural
841	TubleSan Dionisio, Iloilo	1,769	about 417	about 4.24 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
842	San PedroPilar, Capiz	1,767	about 622	about 2.84 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
843	AgtaboPassi City, Iloilo	1,764	about 210	about 8.42 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
844	SebarioSan Lorenzo, Guimaras	1,764	about 383	about 4.61 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
845	BagacayPototan, Iloilo	1,763	about 1,433	about 1.23 km²	−1.45% a year	Rural
846	Burgos-Mabini-PlazaIloilo City, Iloilo	1,763	about 7,315	about 0.241 km²	−0.52% a year	Urban
847	Ilaya PoblacionZarraga, Iloilo	1,763	about 1,864	about 0.946 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
848	Malagab-iCuartero, Capiz	1,762	about 343	about 5.13 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
849	Poblacion IXRoxas City, Capiz	1,761	about 11,899	about 0.148 km²	−0.44% a year	Urban
850	RoxasTapaz, Capiz	1,761	about 143	about 12.30 km²	3.63% 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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