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, 1,451 to 1,500 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,451	Lay-AhanPototan, Iloilo	1,225	about 631	about 1.94 km²	−1.40% a year	Rural
1,452	DangulaDumarao, Capiz	1,223	about 467	about 2.62 km²	2.71% a year	Rural
1,453	San IsidroTibiao, Antique	1,223	about 1,063	about 1.15 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
1,454	IgtubleTubungan, Iloilo	1,222	about 245	about 4.98 km²	−1.71% a year	Rural
1,455	Ilaya PoblacionBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo	1,222	about 6,267	about 0.195 km²	−1.85% a year	Urban
1,456	Poblacion XIRoxas City, Capiz	1,222	about 7,188	about 0.17 km²	0.97% a year	Urban
1,457	San Jose MotoLemery, Iloilo	1,221	about 123	about 9.91 km²	3.01% a year	Rural
1,458	CabantohanLemery, Iloilo	1,219	about 199	about 6.13 km²	4.64% a year	Rural
1,459	Puti-anCuartero, Capiz	1,218	about 54	about 22.76 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
1,460	Santo DomingoNueva Valencia, Guimaras	1,218	about 161	about 7.56 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
1,461	AnhawonPanay, Capiz	1,217	about 751	about 1.62 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
1,462	MulapulaPassi City, Iloilo	1,217	about 241	about 5.04 km²	−3.91% a year	Rural
1,463	ManayupitMa-Ayon, Capiz	1,216	about 315	about 3.86 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
1,464	Concordia NorteSibunag, Guimaras	1,215	about 164	about 7.41 km²	4.66% a year	Rural
1,465	CubayLambunao, Iloilo	1,215	about 964	about 1.26 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
1,466	CamalongoCalinog, Iloilo	1,213	about 518	about 2.34 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
1,467	Pu-aoHamtic, Antique	1,213	about 1,011	about 1.20 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
1,468	BanawonHamtic, Antique	1,212	about 655	about 1.85 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
1,469	San NicolasIloilo City, Iloilo	1,212	about 8,189	about 0.148 km²	−3.55% a year	Urban
1,470	Miraga-GuibuanganSanta Barbara, Iloilo	1,210	about 478	about 2.53 km²	2.09% a year	Rural
1,471	BagongbongBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo	1,209	about 289	about 4.19 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
1,472	PreciosaSara, Iloilo	1,209	about 482	about 2.51 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
1,473	PajoAlimodian, Iloilo	1,208	about 485	about 2.49 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
1,474	TabucanCalinog, Iloilo	1,207	about 276	about 4.38 km²	1.96% a year	Rural
1,475	CabasiGuimbal, Iloilo	1,206	about 2,878	about 0.419 km²	2.50% a year	Rural
1,476	SoloPontevedra, Capiz	1,206	about 413	about 2.92 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
1,477	BinaobawanPilar, Capiz	1,205	about 1,066	about 1.13 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
1,478	FajardoIloilo City, Iloilo	1,205	about 21,140	about 0.057 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,479	SaguaAnini-Y, Antique	1,204	about 2,694	about 0.447 km²	1.92% a year	Rural
1,480	Bulak SurBatad, Iloilo	1,203	about 584	about 2.06 km²	−1.35% a year	Rural
1,481	CabangahanPanitan, Capiz	1,203	about 463	about 2.60 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
1,482	MalonoyDumarao, Capiz	1,203	about 431	about 2.79 km²	3.36% a year	Rural
1,483	Punta CogonRoxas City, Capiz	1,202	about 1,846	about 0.651 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
1,484	Man-upAltavas, Aklan	1,201	about 518	about 2.32 km²	1.82% a year	Rural
1,485	MalitbogTapaz, Capiz	1,199	about 291	about 4.12 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
1,486	MasayoTobias Fornier, Antique	1,199	about 406	about 2.95 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
1,487	TalibongZarraga, Iloilo	1,198	about 323	about 3.71 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
1,488	IgdalaquitSibalom, Antique	1,197	about 379	about 3.16 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
1,489	Poblacion IlawodCuartero, Capiz	1,197	about 3,500	about 0.342 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
1,490	Tagudtud NorthBugasong, Antique	1,197	about 739	about 1.62 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
1,491	AlaminosMadalag, Aklan	1,195	about 383	about 3.12 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
1,492	Centro WesteLibertad, Antique	1,195	about 2,469	about 0.484 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
1,493	Sta. CruzIbajay, Aklan	1,194	about 533	about 2.24 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
1,494	YatingPilar, Capiz	1,194	about 265	about 4.50 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
1,495	Batad ViejoBatad, Iloilo	1,193	about 834	about 1.43 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
1,496	CadioPanitan, Capiz	1,193	about 369	about 3.23 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
1,497	DabongJaniuay, Iloilo	1,193	about 385	about 3.10 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
1,498	MayapayBuruanga, Aklan	1,193	about 563	about 2.12 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
1,499	CabugaoCalinog, Iloilo	1,192	about 1,055	about 1.13 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
1,500	MandogMaasin, Iloilo	1,192	about 985	about 1.21 km²	−0.18% 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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