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, 951 to 1,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
951	San Jose WardPototan, Iloilo	1,648	about 8,720	about 0.189 km²	−2.35% a year	Urban
952	San VirayMalay, Aklan	1,648	about 428	about 3.85 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
953	Tulatula-anDingle, Iloilo	1,648	about 269	about 6.13 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
954	LumboPototan, Iloilo	1,647	about 659	about 2.50 km²	−1.09% a year	Rural
955	PatagBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo	1,644	about 550	about 2.99 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
956	CapulingDueñas, Iloilo	1,643	about 613	about 2.68 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
957	CanawiliJaniuay, Iloilo	1,642	about 295	about 5.57 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
958	RosalLibacao, Aklan	1,642	about 102	about 16.04 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
959	SiboloCaluya, Antique	1,642	about 547	about 3.00 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
960	Don T. Lutero West Pob.Janiuay, Iloilo	1,639	about 6,974	about 0.235 km²	−0.93% a year	Rural
961	LonoyEstancia, Iloilo	1,639	about 609	about 2.69 km²	8.73% a year	Rural
962	San FernandoCarles, Iloilo	1,639	about 369	about 4.44 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
963	YatinganPontevedra, Capiz	1,638	about 352	about 4.66 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
964	LibangMakato, Aklan	1,637	about 340	about 4.81 km²	2.25% a year	Rural
965	TigumBuruanga, Aklan	1,637	about 354	about 4.63 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
966	CamirosAnilao, Iloilo	1,636	about 485	about 3.37 km²	2.85% a year	Rural
967	PadiosSara, Iloilo	1,633	about 804	about 2.03 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
968	ArtuzTapaz, Capiz	1,632	about 63	about 25.92 km²	1.20% a year	Rural
969	Aquino Nobleza EastJaniuay, Iloilo	1,631	about 17,709	about 0.0921 km²	−1.89% a year	Rural
970	AgojoPanay, Capiz	1,630	about 177	about 9.23 km²	−0.18% a year	Rural
971	Our Lady Of FatimaIloilo City, Iloilo	1,630	about 8,490	about 0.192 km²	1.96% a year	Urban
972	PoblacionJamindan, Capiz	1,630	about 3,202	about 0.509 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
973	BacanBanga, Aklan	1,629	about 866	about 1.88 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
974	CalapawanPanay, Capiz	1,629	about 890	about 1.83 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
975	ImbaCaluya, Antique	1,629	about 673	about 2.42 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
976	CamambuganDingle, Iloilo	1,625	about 543	about 2.99 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
977	BucariLeon, Iloilo	1,624	about 141	about 11.53 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
978	VillaflorTobias Fornier, Antique	1,623	about 345	about 4.71 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
979	AlbasanNumancia, Aklan	1,622	about 901	about 1.80 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
980	DaraganBuenavista, Guimaras	1,622	about 348	about 4.66 km²	1.96% a year	Rural
981	San JulianTapaz, Capiz	1,621	about 1,095	about 1.48 km²	3.86% a year	Rural
982	PandanDingle, Iloilo	1,620	about 747	about 2.17 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
983	Rizal Palapala IIloilo City, Iloilo	1,620	about 80,198	about 0.0202 km²	−1.14% a year	Rural
984	So-olBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo	1,618	about 391	about 4.14 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
985	San MiguelBarotac Viejo, Iloilo	1,617	about 410	about 3.94 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
986	DagaPanay, Capiz	1,614	about 494	about 3.27 km²	0.01% a year	Rural
987	IniliganBadiangan, Iloilo	1,613	about 747	about 2.16 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
988	Poblacion IlawodSan Enrique, Iloilo	1,612	about 4,144	about 0.389 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
989	MagsaysayPatnongon, Antique	1,610	about 636	about 2.53 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
990	San AntonioNueva Valencia, Guimaras	1,609	about 138	about 11.67 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
991	NavitasNumancia, Aklan	1,604	about 1,808	about 0.887 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
992	AnaboLemery, Iloilo	1,603	about 314	about 5.10 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
993	PoscolonSan Rafael, Iloilo	1,601	about 404	about 3.96 km²	11.65% a year	Rural
994	BaduCalinog, Iloilo	1,598	about 487	about 3.28 km²	−2.76% a year	Rural
995	TanzaEstancia, Iloilo	1,598	about 1,668	about 0.958 km²	2.99% a year	Rural
996	San NicolasBuenavista, Guimaras	1,594	about 256	about 6.22 km²	3.25% a year	Rural
997	Villa Pani-anEstancia, Iloilo	1,594	about 1,217	about 1.31 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
998	DoloresDumalag, Capiz	1,593	about 438	about 3.64 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
999	LawiJordan, Guimaras	1,593	about 330	about 4.83 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
1,000	Binaliuan MayorTigbauan, Iloilo	1,592	about 773	about 2.06 km²	2.57% 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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