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, 1,551 to 1,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,551	TabangkaNumancia, Aklan	1,157	about 972	about 1.19 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
1,552	CalapawanDumarao, Capiz	1,154	about 311	about 3.71 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
1,553	MotagMalay, Aklan	1,154	about 1,537	about 0.751 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
1,554	Puerto PrincesaBarotac Viejo, Iloilo	1,154	about 358	about 3.22 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
1,555	SulongAlimodian, Iloilo	1,154	about 399	about 2.89 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
1,556	TangladSibunag, Guimaras	1,154	about 229	about 5.03 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
1,557	TrangkaMaasin, Iloilo	1,154	about 22	about 51.72 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
1,558	EnsenaganPanitan, Capiz	1,152	about 465	about 2.48 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
1,559	GuankoBalete, Aklan	1,152	about 43	about 26.61 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
1,560	LanipgaPanay, Capiz	1,152	about 225	about 5.12 km²	2.46% a year	Rural
1,561	PandanDueñas, Iloilo	1,151	about 606	about 1.90 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
1,562	Bag-Ong BarrioTapaz, Capiz	1,150	about 385	about 2.99 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
1,563	NaptiBatan, Aklan	1,150	about 464	about 2.48 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
1,564	Punta BatuananCarles, Iloilo	1,149	about 506	about 2.27 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
1,565	San Pedro (Jaro)Iloilo City, Iloilo	1,147	about 18,500	about 0.062 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
1,566	TamangiSan Dionisio, Iloilo	1,147	about 354	about 3.24 km²	1.84% a year	Rural
1,567	OmambongLeon, Iloilo	1,146	about 744	about 1.54 km²	−3.14% a year	Rural
1,568	PalaypayAnilao, Iloilo	1,145	about 165	about 6.96 km²	−2.60% a year	Rural
1,569	Bagumbayan-IlajasAlimodian, Iloilo	1,144	about 400	about 2.86 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
1,570	CabuguanaCarles, Iloilo	1,144	about 615	about 1.86 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
1,571	MadanlogSan Dionisio, Iloilo	1,144	about 463	about 2.47 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
1,572	SincuaLemery, Iloilo	1,144	about 112	about 10.20 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
1,573	IglinabValderrama, Antique	1,143	about 120	about 9.56 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
1,574	Tamu-anJaniuay, Iloilo	1,143	about 480	about 2.38 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
1,575	TubodPassi City, Iloilo	1,143	about 680	about 1.68 km²	−4.30% a year	Rural
1,576	IbaAnini-Y, Antique	1,142	about 460	about 2.48 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
1,577	IgpahoTubungan, Iloilo	1,141	about 56	about 20.32 km²	9.72% a year	Rural
1,578	CuyapiaoPatnongon, Antique	1,140	about 280	about 4.07 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
1,579	PantalanAnilao, Iloilo	1,140	about 370	about 3.08 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
1,580	DapdapTangalan, Aklan	1,139	about 1,223	about 0.931 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
1,581	Tina-an NorteLeon, Iloilo	1,139	about 564	about 2.02 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
1,582	CarmencitaPresident Roxas, Capiz	1,138	about 599	about 1.90 km²	2.04% a year	Rural
1,583	CastilloMakato, Aklan	1,138	about 332	about 3.43 km²	3.78% a year	Rural
1,584	PacienciaTobias Fornier, Antique	1,136	about 551	about 2.06 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
1,585	Banban PequeñoCalinog, Iloilo	1,135	about 471	about 2.41 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
1,586	Quinagaringan GrandePassi City, Iloilo	1,135	about 380	about 2.99 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
1,587	Aras-AsanTobias Fornier, Antique	1,134	about 567	about 2.00 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
1,588	LanjaganAjuy, Iloilo	1,133	about 351	about 3.23 km²	2.26% a year	Rural
1,589	Lus-OnanPanay, Capiz	1,132	about 654	about 1.73 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
1,590	San AgustinValderrama, Antique	1,132	about 24	about 46.61 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
1,591	BudbudanHamtic, Antique	1,131	about 796	about 1.42 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
1,592	DamiresNew Lucena, Iloilo	1,130	about 305	about 3.70 km²	−1.82% a year	Rural
1,593	Gama GrandeCalinog, Iloilo	1,130	about 379	about 2.98 km²	4.76% a year	Rural
1,594	GimamanayBalasan, Iloilo	1,130	about 342	about 3.30 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
1,595	GuibonganMiagao, Iloilo	1,130	about 2,574	about 0.439 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
1,596	Mabolo-DelgadoIloilo City, Iloilo	1,130	about 21,442	about 0.0527 km²	1.92% a year	Rural
1,597	ManinilaMiagao, Iloilo	1,129	about 2,823	about 0.40 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
1,598	TentaySara, Iloilo	1,128	about 393	about 2.87 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
1,599	CogonPanay, Capiz	1,127	about 606	about 1.86 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
1,600	Quinat-uyanMa-Ayon, Capiz	1,126	about 305	about 3.69 km²	0.54% 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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