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, 901 to 950 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
901	RosarioDumangas, Iloilo	1,707	about 442	about 3.86 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
902	BayebayeJamindan, Capiz	1,706	about 368	about 4.64 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
903	San FernandoBarotac Viejo, Iloilo	1,702	about 511	about 3.33 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
904	CalicuangDingle, Iloilo	1,700	about 406	about 4.19 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
905	Piapi IHamtic, Antique	1,700	about 1,250	about 1.36 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
906	CalmayJaniuay, Iloilo	1,699	about 391	about 4.35 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
907	MalagyanMiagao, Iloilo	1,699	about 2,206	about 0.77 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
908	BalaringIvisan, Capiz	1,696	about 463	about 3.66 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
909	PolocateBanga, Aklan	1,694	about 455	about 3.72 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
910	Santa Rosa-LagunaGuimbal, Iloilo	1,694	about 1,694	about 1.00 km²	−2.58% a year	Rural
911	TagbayaIbajay, Aklan	1,693	about 476	about 3.56 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
912	TubunganBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo	1,692	about 872	about 1.94 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
913	Catan-AganSan Enrique, Iloilo	1,689	about 212	about 7.98 km²	−1.48% a year	Rural
914	SuaSan Dionisio, Iloilo	1,689	about 454	about 3.72 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
915	BuenavistaNabas, Aklan	1,688	about 1,707	about 0.989 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
916	Libo-oDingle, Iloilo	1,688	about 332	about 5.09 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
917	Rizal-TuguisanGuimbal, Iloilo	1,688	about 2,457	about 0.687 km²	0.21% a year	Urban
918	BangacMina, Iloilo	1,686	about 1,171	about 1.44 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
919	BugoSan Remigio, Antique	1,685	about 228	about 7.40 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
920	GuadalupeLibacao, Aklan	1,684	about 591	about 2.85 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
921	Taban-ManguiningAlimodian, Iloilo	1,684	about 540	about 3.12 km²	4.91% a year	Rural
922	MadaragSan Enrique, Iloilo	1,683	about 538	about 3.13 km²	−0.37% a year	Rural
923	NazaretBuenavista, Guimaras	1,682	about 284	about 5.93 km²	2.14% a year	Rural
924	NapandongNueva Valencia, Guimaras	1,681	about 490	about 3.43 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
925	CanapianMa-Ayon, Capiz	1,680	about 163	about 10.31 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
926	BagacayCulasi, Antique	1,679	about 396	about 4.24 km²	1.81% a year	Rural
927	CayosDumangas, Iloilo	1,678	about 516	about 3.25 km²	1.81% a year	Rural
928	CabungahanMa-Ayon, Capiz	1,677	about 319	about 5.26 km²	2.99% a year	Rural
929	San AntonioSan Miguel, Iloilo	1,675	about 616	about 2.72 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
930	LinabanHamtic, Antique	1,673	about 285	about 5.88 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
931	Cabugao SurSanta Barbara, Iloilo	1,672	about 961	about 1.74 km²	−0.16% a year	Urban
932	East VillafloresMa-Ayon, Capiz	1,672	about 167	about 10.01 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
933	MalacañangCulasi, Antique	1,671	about 1,562	about 1.07 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
934	QuevedoMa-Ayon, Capiz	1,671	about 274	about 6.09 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
935	BalogoPilar, Capiz	1,670	about 437	about 3.82 km²	3.58% a year	Rural
936	CabugaoIvisan, Capiz	1,669	about 357	about 4.68 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
937	LupitBatan, Aklan	1,669	about 462	about 3.61 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
938	PoblacionMalinao, Aklan	1,669	about 2,331	about 0.716 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
939	NabaCulasi, Antique	1,667	about 275	about 6.07 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
940	AslumIbajay, Aklan	1,665	about 5,801	about 0.287 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
941	Santo Rosario-DuranIloilo City, Iloilo	1,665	about 14,478	about 0.115 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
942	Ilas SurDao, Capiz	1,659	about 249	about 6.65 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
943	GinictanAltavas, Aklan	1,658	about 553	about 3.00 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
944	Poblacion IlayaPanitan, Capiz	1,658	about 2,653	about 0.625 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
945	Lilo-anMalinao, Aklan	1,655	about 374	about 4.43 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
946	PoblacionBarbaza, Antique	1,655	about 1,391	about 1.19 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
947	NagbaCuartero, Capiz	1,654	about 347	about 4.76 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
948	JalasNew Washington, Aklan	1,653	about 1,046	about 1.58 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
949	AldeguerSara, Iloilo	1,651	about 653	about 2.53 km²	−4.68% a year	Rural
950	Purok 5San Joaquin, Iloilo	1,651	about 2,584	about 0.639 km²	−0.94% 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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