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Barangays in Iloilo

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]

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Barangays in Iloilo, at a glance

Barangays
1,901[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
2,556,344[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
190 urban[4]
1,711 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people
Calumpang[5]
Iloilo City, Iloilo
15,568 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
839 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.

1,901 barangays, 1,001 to 1,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Iloilo, most people
RankNamePeople, 2024People per km²AreaGrowth, 2020–2024Urban or rural
1,001SalcedoSara, Iloilo896about 706about 1.27 km²1.82% a yearRural
1,002CabagohanBatad, Iloilo895about 394about 2.27 km²1.07% a yearRural
1,003MagsaysayMaasin, Iloilo894about 535about 1.67 km²−0.42% a yearRural
1,004MalublubBadiangan, Iloilo894about 385about 2.32 km²0.19% a yearRural
1,005THTP Pob.Maasin, Iloilo894about 11,447about 0.0781 km²−4.50% a yearRural
1,006Barasan EsteSanta Barbara, Iloilo893about 612about 1.46 km²−1.07% a yearRural
1,007EscalanteraSan Joaquin, Iloilo892about 235about 3.80 km²0.74% a yearRural
1,008NagbaTigbauan, Iloilo892about 423about 2.11 km²0.68% a yearRural
1,009BuhayAlimodian, Iloilo889about 717about 1.24 km²−0.29% a yearRural
1,010Janipa-an WestMina, Iloilo889about 404about 2.20 km²0.91% a yearRural
1,011MARI Pob.Maasin, Iloilo889about 3,783about 0.235 km²−1.97% a yearRural
1,012AsisigSan Enrique, Iloilo888about 740about 1.20 km²0.80% a yearRural
1,013Ban-agAlimodian, Iloilo887about 498about 1.78 km²0.33% a yearRural
1,014NasugbanSanta Barbara, Iloilo887about 1,003about 0.884 km²−4.01% a yearRural
1,015DawogMiagao, Iloilo886about 887about 0.999 km²1.58% a yearRural
1,016LigtosLeon, Iloilo885about 463about 1.91 km²−0.46% a yearRural
1,017TamboboDumangas, Iloilo882about 3,117about 0.283 km²−1.08% a yearRural
1,018AmerangCabatuan, Iloilo881about 1,323about 0.666 km²6.07% a yearRural
1,019Balud IIZarraga, Iloilo879about 394about 2.23 km²−0.78% a yearRural
1,020MambirananCalinog, Iloilo879about 280about 3.14 km²0.41% a yearRural
1,021SantolSan Dionisio, Iloilo879about 468about 1.88 km²−0.35% a yearRural
1,022CamangayLeganes, Iloilo877about 2,314about 0.379 km²2.60% a yearRural
1,023IndaluyonIgbaras, Iloilo876about 250about 3.51 km²−1.55% a yearRural
1,024San FranciscoBarotac Viejo, Iloilo876about 188about 4.66 km²0.64% a yearRural
1,025AmuraoCabatuan, Iloilo874about 694about 1.26 km²0.67% a yearRural
1,026BaluyanCabatuan, Iloilo873about 578about 1.51 km²0.56% a yearRural
1,027TalanghauanSanta Barbara, Iloilo873about 1,189about 0.734 km²−0.35% a yearRural
1,028TaguhanginAjuy, Iloilo872about 396about 2.20 km²0.08% a yearRural
1,029CrespoSara, Iloilo870about 192about 4.54 km²0.79% a yearRural
1,030UbangPototan, Iloilo869about 323about 2.69 km²3.17% a yearRural
1,031MaasinPassi City, Iloilo868about 402about 2.16 km²2.85% a yearRural
1,032Ubos IlayaMiagao, Iloilo866about 4,758about 0.182 km²−1.39% a yearRural
1,033Lip-acSan Enrique, Iloilo865about 534about 1.62 km²0.91% a yearRural
1,034San AntonioLemery, Iloilo865about 154about 5.61 km²0.36% a yearRural
1,035TubiganZarraga, Iloilo864about 287about 3.01 km²−0.06% a yearRural
1,036CalangDueñas, Iloilo860about 411about 2.09 km²−0.03% a yearRural
1,037CalangagBatad, Iloilo860about 371about 2.32 km²1.00% a yearRural
1,038Ginalinan NuevoDingle, Iloilo860about 1,097about 0.784 km²−0.22% a yearRural
1,039Sipitan-BadiangGuimbal, Iloilo858about 265about 3.24 km²2.41% a yearRural
1,040CamambuganSanta Barbara, Iloilo857about 617about 1.39 km²1.18% a yearRural
1,041PuyasCabatuan, Iloilo857about 418about 2.05 km²0.40% a yearRural
1,042Inagdangan SurZarraga, Iloilo856about 751about 1.14 km²0.77% a yearRural
1,043LanciolaSara, Iloilo855about 301about 2.84 km²−0.42% a yearRural
1,044San LuisSara, Iloilo855about 430about 1.99 km²−2.67% a yearRural
1,045Zone IV Pob.Cabatuan, Iloilo853about 3,931about 0.217 km²−2.82% a yearRural
1,046Bgy. 5 Pob.San Miguel, Iloilo852about 17,937about 0.0475 km²1.34% a yearRural
1,047Inagdangan CentroZarraga, Iloilo851about 382about 2.23 km²0.81% a yearRural
1,048Agba-oBingawan, Iloilo849about 296about 2.87 km²4.28% a yearRural
1,049CalampitaoIgbaras, Iloilo847about 232about 3.65 km²−1.02% a yearRural
1,050CaranasJaniuay, Iloilo845about 374about 2.26 km²1.08% a yearRural

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.

  1. Island groups3Luzon, the Visayas, Mindanao: a grouping, not a government
  2. Regions18Big areas that group provinces
  3. Provinces82Each led by a governor
  4. Cities and municipalities1,642Each led by a mayor
  5. Barangays42,010The smallest unit, led by a punong barangay (kapitan)

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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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