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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, 1,151 to 1,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,151	Barangay 5 PoblacionIgbaras, Iloilo	1,455	about 1,801	about 0.808 km²	−0.18% a year	Rural
1,152	GaubCabatuan, Iloilo	1,455	about 509	about 2.86 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
1,153	PaliwanBugasong, Antique	1,455	about 915	about 1.59 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
1,154	Purok 1San Joaquin, Iloilo	1,455	about 2,544	about 0.572 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
1,155	ButuanAnini-Y, Antique	1,454	about 950	about 1.53 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
1,156	BarosongTigbauan, Iloilo	1,453	about 476	about 3.05 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
1,157	BuayaCarles, Iloilo	1,450	about 366	about 3.96 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
1,158	Poblacion Rizal IlaudCalinog, Iloilo	1,449	about 3,370	about 0.43 km²	−1.22% a year	Urban
1,159	CruzBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo	1,448	about 1,981	about 0.731 km²	2.94% a year	Rural
1,160	Lisub BAnini-Y, Antique	1,447	about 1,176	about 1.23 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
1,161	San IsidroBuenavista, Guimaras	1,447	about 626	about 2.31 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
1,162	Quinar-UpanBingawan, Iloilo	1,446	about 276	about 5.24 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
1,163	BalabagAnilao, Iloilo	1,442	about 377	about 3.83 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
1,164	BangonbangonSigma, Capiz	1,442	about 104	about 13.81 km²	−1.19% a year	Rural
1,165	District IISibalom, Antique	1,442	about 2,543	about 0.567 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
1,166	La PazTibiao, Antique	1,442	about 199	about 7.25 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
1,167	LabiganSara, Iloilo	1,441	about 334	about 4.32 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
1,168	San RoqueAnini-Y, Antique	1,440	about 658	about 2.19 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
1,169	UgsodBanga, Aklan	1,440	about 1,083	about 1.33 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
1,170	San JulianJaniuay, Iloilo	1,439	about 6,511	about 0.221 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
1,171	InabasanSan Jose, Antique	1,438	about 587	about 2.45 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
1,172	CansilayanDumangas, Iloilo	1,437	about 546	about 2.63 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
1,173	DuyanduyanSanta Barbara, Iloilo	1,437	about 1,168	about 1.23 km²	−0.91% a year	Urban
1,174	TabocLibertad, Antique	1,437	about 1,019	about 1.41 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
1,175	TinadtaranBuenavista, Guimaras	1,437	about 489	about 2.94 km²	−1.35% a year	Rural
1,176	AglimoconMa-Ayon, Capiz	1,432	about 178	about 8.06 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
1,177	Mamhut SurBalasan, Iloilo	1,432	about 2,953	about 0.485 km²	5.05% a year	Urban
1,178	Cala-anPanitan, Capiz	1,430	about 440	about 3.25 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
1,179	JalandoniCulasi, Antique	1,430	about 1,202	about 1.19 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
1,180	MabiniBuenavista, Guimaras	1,429	about 1,059	about 1.35 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
1,181	TaftTapaz, Capiz	1,428	about 523	about 2.73 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
1,182	Poblacion ADueñas, Iloilo	1,427	about 1,523	about 0.937 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
1,183	Camanci SurNumancia, Aklan	1,426	about 1,296	about 1.10 km²	3.15% a year	Rural
1,184	TalisayanAnini-Y, Antique	1,426	about 551	about 2.59 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
1,185	NahapayGuimbal, Iloilo	1,425	about 666	about 2.14 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
1,186	Poblacion IlawodDumarao, Capiz	1,425	about 1,250	about 1.14 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
1,187	TaalIloilo City, Iloilo	1,425	about 4,305	about 0.331 km²	1.50% a year	Urban
1,188	Zone I Pob.Cabatuan, Iloilo	1,425	about 4,241	about 0.336 km²	−0.60% a year	Urban
1,189	BagaygaySara, Iloilo	1,424	about 814	about 1.75 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
1,190	SantanderBuruanga, Aklan	1,424	about 1,017	about 1.40 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
1,191	DongsolPototan, Iloilo	1,422	about 447	about 3.18 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
1,192	NamatayDingle, Iloilo	1,422	about 694	about 2.05 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
1,193	BinuluanganCarles, Iloilo	1,421	about 343	about 4.14 km²	−1.63% a year	Rural
1,194	PaseSan Dionisio, Iloilo	1,421	about 941	about 1.51 km²	3.06% a year	Rural
1,195	CandualPanay, Capiz	1,420	about 772	about 1.84 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
1,196	TampucaoLambunao, Iloilo	1,419	about 195	about 7.27 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
1,197	TayhawanLezo, Aklan	1,419	about 584	about 2.43 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
1,198	PandanLambunao, Iloilo	1,417	about 558	about 2.54 km²	4.17% a year	Rural
1,199	Bgy. 4 Pob.San Miguel, Iloilo	1,415	about 1,655	about 0.855 km²	−0.37% a year	Rural
1,200	PasigLambunao, Iloilo	1,414	about 476	about 2.97 km²	−0.02% 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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