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, 1,601 to 1,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,601	Purok IIIPavia, Iloilo	1,125	about 2,522	about 0.446 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
1,602	AmarTibiao, Antique	1,124	about 232	about 4.85 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
1,603	Barangay 3Tigbauan, Iloilo	1,123	about 2,674	about 0.42 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
1,604	Ingwan-BatanganHamtic, Antique	1,123	about 140	about 8.02 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
1,605	PangilihanJaniuay, Iloilo	1,123	about 422	about 2.66 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
1,606	PanobolonNueva Valencia, Guimaras	1,123	about 286	about 3.92 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
1,607	BagumbayanMiagao, Iloilo	1,122	about 1,598	about 0.702 km²	3.10% a year	Rural
1,608	Barangay 4 PoblacionIgbaras, Iloilo	1,122	about 2,493	about 0.45 km²	−2.20% a year	Rural
1,609	AlmeñanaLemery, Iloilo	1,121	about 403	about 2.78 km²	−2.26% a year	Rural
1,610	DomingoSara, Iloilo	1,120	about 109	about 10.29 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
1,611	Dungon AIloilo City, Iloilo	1,120	about 5,258	about 0.213 km²	2.05% a year	Urban
1,612	Poblacion IlayaCuartero, Capiz	1,119	about 605	about 1.85 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
1,613	Poblacion CDueñas, Iloilo	1,117	about 2,275	about 0.491 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
1,614	CasayAnini-Y, Antique	1,116	about 729	about 1.53 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
1,615	Puente BunglasAjuy, Iloilo	1,116	about 485	about 2.30 km²	−1.78% a year	Rural
1,616	Poblacion IlayaSan Enrique, Iloilo	1,115	about 945	about 1.18 km²	−1.77% a year	Rural
1,617	Balud IZarraga, Iloilo	1,114	about 1,082	about 1.03 km²	2.67% a year	Rural
1,618	CapiñahanLemery, Iloilo	1,114	about 230	about 4.84 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
1,619	Piapi IIIHamtic, Antique	1,114	about 671	about 1.66 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
1,620	SinuaganPototan, Iloilo	1,114	about 563	about 1.98 km²	−0.45% a year	Rural
1,621	BantayanSan Enrique, Iloilo	1,113	about 251	about 4.43 km²	−4.23% a year	Rural
1,622	De la PeñaBarotac Viejo, Iloilo	1,113	about 523	about 2.13 km²	−1.77% a year	Rural
1,623	AdgaoTubungan, Iloilo	1,111	about 419	about 2.65 km²	−1.37% a year	Rural
1,624	LupaSanta Barbara, Iloilo	1,111	about 966	about 1.15 km²	−2.05% a year	Rural
1,625	AcboSigma, Capiz	1,109	about 250	about 4.44 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
1,626	BatingMambusao, Capiz	1,109	about 158	about 7.03 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
1,627	Muelle Loney-MontesIloilo City, Iloilo	1,109	about 12,617	about 0.0879 km²	0.00% a year	Urban
1,628	Sta. Cruz Biga-aLezo, Aklan	1,109	about 866	about 1.28 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
1,629	RombangBelison, Antique	1,108	about 1,157	about 0.958 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
1,630	San RafaelPatnongon, Antique	1,108	about 294	about 3.77 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
1,631	Barangay 1Tigbauan, Iloilo	1,107	about 7,380	about 0.15 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
1,632	LublubValderrama, Antique	1,106	about 120	about 9.25 km²	2.54% a year	Rural
1,633	Man-upBatan, Aklan	1,105	about 283	about 3.91 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
1,634	PiñaMa-Ayon, Capiz	1,104	about 250	about 4.42 km²	2.47% a year	Rural
1,635	EspararBarbaza, Antique	1,103	about 313	about 3.52 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
1,636	Talo-atoSan Dionisio, Iloilo	1,103	about 104	about 10.58 km²	5.45% a year	Rural
1,637	AglolowayJamindan, Capiz	1,101	about 72	about 15.32 km²	3.44% a year	Rural
1,638	AripdipSan Rafael, Iloilo	1,100	about 169	about 6.50 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
1,639	CalamiganConcepcion, Iloilo	1,099	about 348	about 3.16 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
1,640	BagacayIbajay, Aklan	1,098	about 1,238	about 0.887 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
1,641	Balantad-Carlos FrutoGuimbal, Iloilo	1,098	about 871	about 1.26 km²	−5.50% a year	Rural
1,642	LampayaCalinog, Iloilo	1,098	about 654	about 1.68 km²	2.37% a year	Rural
1,643	NatoAnini-Y, Antique	1,098	about 631	about 1.74 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
1,644	Santa AnaTapaz, Capiz	1,098	about 181	about 6.08 km²	−1.23% a year	Rural
1,645	SolongSibalom, Antique	1,097	about 320	about 3.43 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
1,646	TiringananJaniuay, Iloilo	1,097	about 329	about 3.33 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
1,647	Bito-on IlawodCuartero, Capiz	1,094	about 561	about 1.95 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
1,648	BudiaueBadiangan, Iloilo	1,093	about 533	about 2.05 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
1,649	CabugaoPanitan, Capiz	1,093	about 444	about 2.46 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
1,650	CanasSan Dionisio, Iloilo	1,093	about 322	about 3.39 km²	−0.20% 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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