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, 1,501 to 1,550 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,501	OlocLaua-An, Antique	1,191	about 968	about 1.23 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
1,502	InabasanMaasin, Iloilo	1,190	about 692	about 1.72 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
1,503	ImbaulanLemery, Iloilo	1,186	about 288	about 4.12 km²	1.40% a year	Rural
1,504	MarianosNumancia, Aklan	1,186	about 2,858	about 0.415 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
1,505	NavitasMalinao, Aklan	1,186	about 233	about 5.08 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
1,506	Sto. RosarioTibiao, Antique	1,186	about 710	about 1.67 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
1,507	Poblacion NorteSigma, Capiz	1,184	about 932	about 1.27 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
1,508	Tuburan SulbodZarraga, Iloilo	1,184	about 1,261	about 0.939 km²	−2.45% a year	Rural
1,509	CaratayaMa-Ayon, Capiz	1,183	about 246	about 4.80 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
1,510	Magsaysay VillageIloilo City, Iloilo	1,183	about 3,917	about 0.302 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
1,511	TagororocNabas, Aklan	1,183	about 98	about 12.12 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
1,512	DacalSan Enrique, Iloilo	1,182	about 276	about 4.28 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
1,513	IpilCalinog, Iloilo	1,182	about 294	about 4.02 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
1,514	Cabilao GrandeCarles, Iloilo	1,180	about 670	about 1.76 km²	−6.63% a year	Rural
1,515	AgdaliranSan Dionisio, Iloilo	1,179	about 543	about 2.17 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
1,516	CubayPresident Roxas, Capiz	1,179	about 392	about 3.01 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
1,517	North San JoseIloilo City, Iloilo	1,179	about 8,669	about 0.136 km²	1.22% a year	Urban
1,518	TinaytayanDumarao, Capiz	1,179	about 907	about 1.30 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
1,519	JuanicoBanate, Iloilo	1,178	about 435	about 2.71 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
1,520	QuinabonglanMa-Ayon, Capiz	1,178	about 156	about 7.57 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
1,521	Tumcon IlayaPototan, Iloilo	1,178	about 942	about 1.25 km²	14.29% a year	Rural
1,522	Catungan IVSibalom, Antique	1,176	about 532	about 2.21 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
1,523	GuijaBugasong, Antique	1,176	about 759	about 1.55 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
1,524	LapazJamindan, Capiz	1,176	about 72	about 16.26 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
1,525	CogonSigma, Capiz	1,175	about 130	about 9.04 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
1,526	Bita-oyanBadiangan, Iloilo	1,174	about 391	about 3.00 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
1,527	JinalinanBugasong, Antique	1,174	about 1,087	about 1.08 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
1,528	Tuy-anCabatuan, Iloilo	1,174	about 327	about 3.59 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
1,529	Iwa IlayaPototan, Iloilo	1,172	about 607	about 1.93 km²	−1.87% a year	Rural
1,530	San Miguel IlawodTapaz, Capiz	1,172	about 327	about 3.58 km²	4.44% a year	Rural
1,531	Agboy NorteLeon, Iloilo	1,169	about 1,044	about 1.12 km²	2.94% a year	Rural
1,532	GeronganLemery, Iloilo	1,169	about 210	about 5.56 km²	3.42% a year	Rural
1,533	Wari-wariNew Lucena, Iloilo	1,167	about 295	about 3.95 km²	2.92% a year	Rural
1,534	BalusbosBuruanga, Aklan	1,166	about 580	about 2.01 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
1,535	Casit-anLaua-An, Antique	1,166	about 364	about 3.20 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
1,536	IglanotSibalom, Antique	1,166	about 877	about 1.33 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
1,537	LumaynayAltavas, Aklan	1,166	about 72	about 16.15 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
1,538	BinaludAlimodian, Iloilo	1,164	about 557	about 2.09 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
1,539	Cubay-NapultanSibalom, Antique	1,164	about 661	about 1.76 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
1,540	ZarraguePototan, Iloilo	1,163	about 615	about 1.89 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
1,541	AgkiloPanitan, Capiz	1,161	about 521	about 2.23 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
1,542	CabladanSibalom, Antique	1,161	about 72	about 16.04 km²	2.32% a year	Rural
1,543	ButacalPanay, Capiz	1,159	about 222	about 5.21 km²	−0.37% a year	Rural
1,544	PanuranJaniuay, Iloilo	1,159	about 265	about 4.38 km²	3.16% a year	Rural
1,545	ValderamaCulasi, Antique	1,159	about 555	about 2.09 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
1,546	BagongbongDueñas, Iloilo	1,158	about 689	about 1.68 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
1,547	DataganCalinog, Iloilo	1,158	about 339	about 3.42 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
1,548	DumlogMalay, Aklan	1,158	about 375	about 3.09 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
1,549	IgdarapdapNueva Valencia, Guimaras	1,158	about 212	about 5.47 km²	1.98% a year	Rural
1,550	ColongcolongIbajay, Aklan	1,157	about 1,632	about 0.709 km²	0.38% 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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