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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]

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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.
Region: Western Visayas
Province: All
Sort: Most people

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, 1,201 to 1,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
RankNamePeople, 2024People per km²AreaGrowth, 2020–2024Urban or rural
1,201San JuanSibalom, Antique1,414about 550about 2.57 km²0.34% a yearRural
1,202San DionisioSan Rafael, Iloilo1,413about 106about 13.30 km²−1.17% a yearRural
1,203CunarumLambunao, Iloilo1,411about 682about 2.07 km²0.00% a yearRural
1,204IguirindonSan Remigio, Antique1,411about 460about 3.07 km²1.08% a yearRural
1,205BakabakSara, Iloilo1,410about 650about 2.17 km²0.82% a yearRural
1,206Barangay 2San Jose, Antique1,410about 5,184about 0.272 km²1.97% a yearUrban
1,207Binolosan PequeñoCalinog, Iloilo1,410about 583about 2.42 km²1.25% a yearRural
1,208BorocborocBelison, Antique1,410about 1,185about 1.19 km²2.29% a yearRural
1,209Agcuyawan PuloBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo1,409about 881about 1.60 km²−0.64% a yearRural
1,210AgtanguayDao, Capiz1,406about 456about 3.08 km²0.45% a yearRural
1,211Tan PaelTigbauan, Iloilo1,406about 6,892about 0.204 km²−1.11% a yearUrban
1,212QuiosPanitan, Capiz1,405about 306about 4.59 km²1.27% a yearRural
1,213AgbalogoMakato, Aklan1,404about 223about 6.30 km²3.92% a yearRural
1,214IgdalaguitTobias Fornier, Antique1,404about 789about 1.78 km²0.12% a yearRural
1,215Bgy. 8 Pob.San Miguel, Iloilo1,402about 4,185about 0.335 km²1.09% a yearRural
1,216MacatolPototan, Iloilo1,401about 849about 1.65 km²1.16% a yearRural
1,217Bia-anHamtic, Antique1,400about 455about 3.08 km²1.89% a yearRural
1,218Da-an BanwaTapaz, Capiz1,397about 575about 2.43 km²1.82% a yearRural
1,219MariaLaua-An, Antique1,397about 377about 3.71 km²0.66% a yearRural
1,220PajoZarraga, Iloilo1,397about 541about 2.58 km²2.51% a yearRural
1,221TamayocPatnongon, Antique1,397about 190about 7.36 km²1.09% a yearRural
1,222AgdugayanIbajay, Aklan1,396about 431about 3.24 km²0.19% a yearRural
1,223AngubCuartero, Capiz1,396about 640about 2.18 km²0.91% a yearRural
1,224GinesZarraga, Iloilo1,395about 694about 2.01 km²1.26% a yearRural
1,225BarasGuimbal, Iloilo1,394about 1,743about 0.80 km²2.61% a yearRural
1,226SalganMa-Ayon, Capiz1,394about 429about 3.25 km²0.90% a yearRural
1,227AmbilayPanitan, Capiz1,392about 402about 3.46 km²0.24% a yearRural
1,228CentralAjuy, Iloilo1,392about 592about 2.35 km²0.24% a yearRural
1,229Isian NorteLeon, Iloilo1,392about 1,105about 1.26 km²4.11% a yearRural
1,230Poblacion IIRoxas City, Capiz1,391about 19,160about 0.0726 km²0.16% a yearRural
1,231BuenafortunaNabas, Aklan1,390about 90about 15.46 km²0.02% a yearRural
1,232CarvasanaCalinog, Iloilo1,389about 1,052about 1.32 km²1.34% a yearRural
1,233HanglidPresident Roxas, Capiz1,389about 3,714about 0.374 km²−0.07% a yearRural
1,234LayogMaasin, Iloilo1,389about 246about 5.64 km²0.05% a yearRural
1,235Kirayan SurMiagao, Iloilo1,388about 3,741about 0.371 km²−1.45% a yearRural
1,236PurogPototan, Iloilo1,388about 664about 2.09 km²−1.45% a yearRural
1,237TinaMakato, Aklan1,388about 712about 1.95 km²0.31% a yearRural
1,238WalkerSan Remigio, Antique1,387about 170about 8.17 km²3.37% a yearRural
1,239San AndresPandan, Antique1,386about 774about 1.79 km²1.66% a yearRural
1,240TingibPandan, Antique1,384about 584about 2.37 km²9.89% a yearRural
1,241Poblacion SurTobias Fornier, Antique1,383about 1,934about 0.715 km²0.39% a yearRural
1,242AmeliganPontevedra, Capiz1,381about 185about 7.48 km²0.78% a yearRural
1,243BuyoSanta Barbara, Iloilo1,381about 1,341about 1.03 km²−4.56% a yearRural
1,244Monica BlumentrittIloilo City, Iloilo1,380about 21,870about 0.0631 km²1.35% a yearRural
1,245San JoseDumalag, Capiz1,379about 726about 1.90 km²0.60% a yearRural
1,246BantiquePanay, Capiz1,377about 115about 11.93 km²0.35% a yearRural
1,247LonoyCalinog, Iloilo1,377about 481about 2.86 km²0.55% a yearRural
1,248FatimaTobias Fornier, Antique1,375about 408about 3.37 km²0.16% a yearRural
1,249CafeSanta Barbara, Iloilo1,374about 636about 2.16 km²0.14% a yearRural
1,250DemocraciaIloilo City, Iloilo1,373about 18,886about 0.0727 km²−1.33% a yearUrban

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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