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, 851 to 900 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
851	Cari MayorLeganes, Iloilo	1,759	about 517	about 3.40 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
852	District ISibalom, Antique	1,757	about 1,071	about 1.64 km²	2.85% a year	Rural
853	CudionanSan Dionisio, Iloilo	1,756	about 422	about 4.16 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
854	PoblacionBatad, Iloilo	1,755	about 2,297	about 0.764 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
855	TalisayBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo	1,755	about 490	about 3.58 km²	−2.93% a year	Rural
856	PitogoSan Joaquin, Iloilo	1,753	about 246	about 7.13 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
857	AmiroyMina, Iloilo	1,752	about 388	about 4.52 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
858	Poblacion TakasCuartero, Capiz	1,752	about 1,448	about 1.21 km²	0.21% a year	Urban
859	San VicenteLeganes, Iloilo	1,748	about 1,481	about 1.18 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
860	Cubay NorthBugasong, Antique	1,746	about 1,353	about 1.29 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
861	LibasBanga, Aklan	1,746	about 572	about 3.05 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
862	QuezonIloilo City, Iloilo	1,742	about 10,622	about 0.164 km²	−1.04% a year	Rural
863	NalundanGuimbal, Iloilo	1,740	about 1,853	about 0.939 km²	−0.80% a year	Rural
864	Pd Monfort SouthDumangas, Iloilo	1,740	about 1,761	about 0.988 km²	−1.71% a year	Rural
865	DayhaganPilar, Capiz	1,739	about 1,167	about 1.49 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
866	Nanding LopezDumangas, Iloilo	1,738	about 123	about 14.13 km²	−1.52% a year	Rural
867	LacturanDumangas, Iloilo	1,736	about 815	about 2.13 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
868	NangaGuimbal, Iloilo	1,736	about 603	about 2.88 km²	−1.06% a year	Rural
869	SalcedoDumarao, Capiz	1,736	about 224	about 7.75 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
870	BacanCabatuan, Iloilo	1,735	about 1,606	about 1.08 km²	−0.79% a year	Rural
871	IbacaPresident Roxas, Capiz	1,734	about 826	about 2.10 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
872	Tanza-EsperanzaIloilo City, Iloilo	1,733	about 30,673	about 0.0565 km²	−0.98% a year	Rural
873	BucayaSan Joaquin, Iloilo	1,732	about 888	about 1.95 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
874	MasanagCaluya, Antique	1,731	about 618	about 2.80 km²	7.57% a year	Rural
875	ProgresoAjuy, Iloilo	1,730	about 116	about 14.95 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
876	TinocuanDingle, Iloilo	1,729	about 645	about 2.68 km²	−0.49% a year	Rural
877	AglalanaDumarao, Capiz	1,728	about 245	about 7.06 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
878	InfanteIloilo City, Iloilo	1,726	about 19,114	about 0.0903 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
879	Mamhut NorteBalasan, Iloilo	1,726	about 373	about 4.63 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
880	Dongon EastNumancia, Aklan	1,725	about 799	about 2.16 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
881	Centro SurCulasi, Antique	1,723	about 2,122	about 0.812 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
882	BuenavistaCarles, Iloilo	1,722	about 879	about 1.96 km²	−0.70% a year	Rural
883	PedadaAjuy, Iloilo	1,722	about 594	about 2.90 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
884	NagaPototan, Iloilo	1,719	about 467	about 3.68 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
885	BugtongbatoIbajay, Aklan	1,717	about 814	about 2.11 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
886	MambuquiaoBatan, Aklan	1,717	about 331	about 5.19 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
887	PanuranLambunao, Iloilo	1,716	about 464	about 3.70 km²	−1.58% a year	Rural
888	PontocLemery, Iloilo	1,716	about 436	about 3.94 km²	2.84% a year	Rural
889	PoblacionPilar, Capiz	1,715	about 4,610	about 0.372 km²	−2.08% a year	Rural
890	Santa FePandan, Antique	1,715	about 1,340	about 1.28 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
891	AyanganSibunag, Guimaras	1,714	about 153	about 11.21 km²	−0.10% a year	Rural
892	Balcon MellizaJordan, Guimaras	1,712	about 392	about 4.37 km²	1.23% a year	Rural
893	CaratayaCuartero, Capiz	1,712	about 210	about 8.14 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
894	JinalinanBarbaza, Antique	1,712	about 1,297	about 1.32 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
895	BaybayTangalan, Aklan	1,711	about 1,514	about 1.13 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
896	Oracon SurNueva Valencia, Guimaras	1,710	about 763	about 2.24 km²	−3.37% a year	Rural
897	Poblacion IlawodSara, Iloilo	1,709	about 2,134	about 0.801 km²	−0.76% a year	Urban
898	AguilarSan Lorenzo, Guimaras	1,708	about 225	about 7.58 km²	−2.26% a year	Rural
899	San AntonioCuartero, Capiz	1,708	about 199	about 8.59 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
900	PalanguiaPototan, Iloilo	1,707	about 499	about 3.42 km²	0.50% 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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