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, 101 to 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
101	BalantangIloilo City, Iloilo	4,762	about 2,417	about 1.97 km²	0.00% a year	Urban
102	BotongonEstancia, Iloilo	4,743	about 7,801	about 0.608 km²	−1.61% a year	Rural
103	NavaisIloilo City, Iloilo	4,725	about 3,780	about 1.25 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
104	PoblacionBingawan, Iloilo	4,711	about 424	about 11.10 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
105	CainginIloilo City, Iloilo	4,695	about 19,242	about 0.244 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
106	PoblacionAltavas, Aklan	4,673	about 1,023	about 4.57 km²	0.11% a year	Urban
107	NatividadPilar, Capiz	4,667	about 972	about 4.80 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
108	Tabuc Suba (La Paz)Iloilo City, Iloilo	4,650	about 4,910	about 0.947 km²	4.15% a year	Urban
109	IngoreIloilo City, Iloilo	4,640	about 1,628	about 2.85 km²	2.15% a year	Urban
110	San LucasBarotac Viejo, Iloilo	4,634	about 489	about 9.47 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
111	PakiadOton, Iloilo	4,628	about 1,202	about 3.85 km²	5.32% a year	Urban
112	BuntatalaIloilo City, Iloilo	4,558	about 2,999	about 1.52 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
113	Maybato NorteSan Jose, Antique	4,554	about 5,205	about 0.875 km²	0.00% a year	Urban
114	TacasPontevedra, Capiz	4,531	about 2,266	about 2.00 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
115	PoblacionBelison, Antique	4,518	about 2,390	about 1.89 km²	0.07% a year	Urban
116	Linabuan NorteKalibo, Aklan	4,503	about 1,992	about 2.26 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
117	PoblacionSan Rafael, Iloilo	4,503	about 404	about 11.14 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
118	Man-itPassi City, Iloilo	4,497	about 2,111	about 2.13 km²	−0.71% a year	Urban
119	CulasiAjuy, Iloilo	4,470	about 652	about 6.86 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
120	Poblacion IlayaPanay, Capiz	4,462	about 5,350	about 0.834 km²	6.44% a year	Urban
121	GuinticganCarles, Iloilo	4,458	about 1,663	about 2.68 km²	3.99% a year	Urban
122	CalizoBalete, Aklan	4,427	about 431	about 10.27 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
123	Poblacion EastOton, Iloilo	4,413	about 12,224	about 0.361 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
124	OchandoNew Washington, Aklan	4,377	about 2,256	about 1.94 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
125	SibaguanRoxas City, Capiz	4,364	about 1,042	about 4.19 km²	2.89% a year	Rural
126	San Isidro (La Paz)Iloilo City, Iloilo	4,363	about 10,170	about 0.429 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
127	Santo Niño NorteIloilo City, Iloilo	4,342	about 21,929	about 0.198 km²	2.47% a year	Urban
128	PoblacionLibacao, Aklan	4,308	about 1,620	about 2.66 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
129	TicudIloilo City, Iloilo	4,306	about 3,649	about 1.18 km²	6.18% a year	Urban
130	PoblacionConcepcion, Iloilo	4,301	about 1,734	about 2.48 km²	−2.40% a year	Urban
131	CarmeloBanate, Iloilo	4,280	about 1,057	about 4.05 km²	2.94% a year	Rural
132	MabiloNew Washington, Aklan	4,253	about 881	about 4.83 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
133	CawayanNew Washington, Aklan	4,185	about 1,773	about 2.36 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
134	M. V. HechanovaIloilo City, Iloilo	4,182	about 5,032	about 0.831 km²	0.16% a year	Urban
135	PulaoDumangas, Iloilo	4,174	about 1,153	about 3.62 km²	11.64% a year	Rural
136	BuriasMambusao, Capiz	4,162	about 211	about 19.73 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
137	MatagnopDao, Capiz	4,127	about 533	about 7.74 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
138	JayuboLambunao, Iloilo	4,105	about 303	about 13.57 km²	−1.24% a year	Rural
139	Ilaya-IvisanIvisan, Capiz	4,089	about 1,065	about 3.84 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
140	Linabuan SurBanga, Aklan	4,085	about 1,654	about 2.47 km²	0.65% a year	Urban
141	ConstanciaSan Lorenzo, Guimaras	4,068	about 193	about 21.12 km²	1.85% a year	Rural
142	BilaoSapi-An, Capiz	4,051	about 377	about 10.75 km²	2.17% a year	Rural
143	Yulo DriveIloilo City, Iloilo	4,050	about 7,910	about 0.512 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
144	DumologRoxas City, Capiz	4,039	about 4,774	about 0.846 km²	0.15% a year	Urban
145	PoblacionTibiao, Antique	4,032	about 1,292	about 3.12 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
146	MianaySigma, Capiz	4,024	about 283	about 14.22 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
147	Santa CruzIloilo City, Iloilo	4,019	about 7,088	about 0.567 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
148	PoblacionJordan, Guimaras	4,015	about 762	about 5.27 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
149	IgangPototan, Iloilo	3,988	about 859	about 4.64 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
150	NagustanNabas, Aklan	3,943	about 1,851	about 2.13 km²	0.58% 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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