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, 1,101 to 1,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,101	CerrudoBanga, Aklan	1,498	about 1,626	about 0.921 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
1,102	BadiangNew Lucena, Iloilo	1,497	about 713	about 2.10 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
1,103	TranghawanLambunao, Iloilo	1,495	about 633	about 2.36 km²	1.92% a year	Rural
1,104	DanaoJaniuay, Iloilo	1,493	about 320	about 4.66 km²	−1.29% a year	Rural
1,105	San GeronimoBarotac Viejo, Iloilo	1,493	about 454	about 3.29 km²	3.84% a year	Rural
1,106	NagsulangDumarao, Capiz	1,492	about 99	about 15.03 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
1,107	San RoqueMalinao, Aklan	1,492	about 468	about 3.19 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
1,108	AgmanaphaoMina, Iloilo	1,491	about 421	about 3.54 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
1,109	San FranciscoAnini-Y, Antique	1,490	about 361	about 4.13 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
1,110	BanuyaoIloilo City, Iloilo	1,489	about 2,631	about 0.566 km²	2.23% a year	Rural
1,111	LuctogaLibacao, Aklan	1,489	about 116	about 12.86 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
1,112	NagdayaoSibalom, Antique	1,487	about 417	about 3.57 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
1,113	CabungahanSan Lorenzo, Guimaras	1,486	about 365	about 4.07 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
1,114	MalonoyDao, Capiz	1,486	about 269	about 5.52 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
1,115	SinamayAlimodian, Iloilo	1,485	about 879	about 1.69 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
1,116	CarugdogLezo, Aklan	1,482	about 497	about 2.98 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
1,117	CristinaTapaz, Capiz	1,482	about 522	about 2.84 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
1,118	CalitanPanay, Capiz	1,480	about 1,000	about 1.48 km²	1.83% a year	Rural
1,119	Hininga-anCaluya, Antique	1,480	about 337	about 4.39 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
1,120	Sta. CruzLezo, Aklan	1,480	about 688	about 2.15 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
1,121	ZaragosaBalasan, Iloilo	1,480	about 420	about 3.52 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
1,122	BarangcalanCarles, Iloilo	1,479	about 196	about 7.53 km²	−1.22% a year	Rural
1,123	DamiresJaniuay, Iloilo	1,478	about 721	about 2.05 km²	3.41% a year	Rural
1,124	San RoqueBarotac Viejo, Iloilo	1,478	about 291	about 5.08 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
1,125	Poblacion DelgadoCalinog, Iloilo	1,476	about 3,989	about 0.37 km²	−1.53% a year	Rural
1,126	UgasanBarotac Viejo, Iloilo	1,476	about 181	about 8.14 km²	2.04% a year	Rural
1,127	Barangay 7Tigbauan, Iloilo	1,473	about 8,982	about 0.164 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
1,128	NipaConcepcion, Iloilo	1,473	about 146	about 10.09 km²	0.13% a year	Urban
1,129	PalayBatan, Aklan	1,473	about 230	about 6.41 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
1,130	Santo TomasBarotac Viejo, Iloilo	1,473	about 106	about 13.95 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
1,131	BalabagDumangas, Iloilo	1,472	about 711	about 2.07 km²	−2.76% a year	Rural
1,132	IlabasSibalom, Antique	1,472	about 751	about 1.96 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
1,133	PuntaCarles, Iloilo	1,471	about 860	about 1.71 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
1,134	MalunangZarraga, Iloilo	1,470	about 746	about 1.97 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
1,135	MilanJamindan, Capiz	1,470	about 561	about 2.62 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
1,136	SibacunganLambunao, Iloilo	1,470	about 817	about 1.80 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
1,137	CalansananBadiangan, Iloilo	1,468	about 426	about 3.45 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
1,138	Lapuz SurIloilo City, Iloilo	1,468	about 11,839	about 0.124 km²	−0.29% a year	Urban
1,139	EspinosaJordan, Guimaras	1,466	about 224	about 6.54 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
1,140	PandaraonanNueva Valencia, Guimaras	1,466	about 657	about 2.23 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
1,141	Cubay-SermonSibalom, Antique	1,465	about 1,395	about 1.05 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
1,142	PagaSan Enrique, Iloilo	1,465	about 439	about 3.34 km²	9.28% a year	Rural
1,143	TinaDumarao, Capiz	1,465	about 338	about 4.34 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
1,144	QuinabcabanDao, Capiz	1,462	about 483	about 3.03 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
1,145	TolarucanJaniuay, Iloilo	1,461	about 635	about 2.30 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
1,146	AgpipiliLemery, Iloilo	1,460	about 214	about 6.83 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
1,147	LiongRoxas City, Capiz	1,459	about 986	about 1.48 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
1,148	AguilaSebaste, Antique	1,458	about 341	about 4.27 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
1,149	Barangay 2 PoblacionIgbaras, Iloilo	1,458	about 4,571	about 0.319 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
1,150	BraulanSan Enrique, Iloilo	1,458	about 269	about 5.43 km²	2.12% 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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