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, 1,801 to 1,850 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,801	LanagTigbauan, Iloilo	997	about 322	about 3.10 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
1,802	AlanganSibalom, Antique	996	about 647	about 1.54 km²	2.99% a year	Rural
1,803	InacaCabatuan, Iloilo	996	about 385	about 2.59 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
1,804	LoguingotEstancia, Iloilo	995	about 2,211	about 0.45 km²	1.76% a year	Rural
1,805	Tinio-anCabatuan, Iloilo	995	about 930	about 1.07 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
1,806	BoroñgonSan Dionisio, Iloilo	994	about 391	about 2.54 km²	3.94% a year	Rural
1,807	OquendoBalete, Aklan	994	about 75	about 13.34 km²	−0.90% a year	Rural
1,808	Pang-ItanMadalag, Aklan	994	about 428	about 2.32 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
1,809	LeongCabatuan, Iloilo	993	about 741	about 1.34 km²	1.87% a year	Rural
1,810	MatabanaNabas, Aklan	993	about 246	about 4.03 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
1,811	BanaybanayMalinao, Aklan	991	about 972	about 1.02 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
1,812	Libo-oPassi City, Iloilo	988	about 810	about 1.22 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
1,813	BontolSibalom, Antique	987	about 427	about 2.31 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
1,814	BugarotSan Jose, Antique	987	about 358	about 2.76 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
1,815	DurogMiagao, Iloilo	987	about 472	about 2.09 km²	−1.96% a year	Rural
1,816	QuiasanBalasan, Iloilo	986	about 272	about 3.63 km²	−1.02% a year	Rural
1,817	San NicolasSan Dionisio, Iloilo	986	about 220	about 4.48 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
1,818	BadianganPatnongon, Antique	985	about 290	about 3.40 km²	3.25% a year	Rural
1,819	BaybayPandan, Antique	985	about 7,817	about 0.126 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
1,820	FloresCulasi, Antique	985	about 32	about 30.48 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
1,821	MagdaloIloilo City, Iloilo	984	about 9,371	about 0.105 km²	3.57% a year	Urban
1,822	Tabu-anEstancia, Iloilo	984	about 1,339	about 0.735 km²	3.37% a year	Urban
1,823	BorocborocValderrama, Antique	983	about 149	about 6.61 km²	3.90% a year	Rural
1,824	GuisoCalinog, Iloilo	983	about 669	about 1.47 km²	2.80% a year	Rural
1,825	Santo TomasJaniuay, Iloilo	983	about 372	about 2.64 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
1,826	AlugmawaLambunao, Iloilo	982	about 327	about 3.00 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
1,827	Balibagan OesteSanta Barbara, Iloilo	982	about 385	about 2.55 km²	3.70% a year	Rural
1,828	Inagdangan NorteZarraga, Iloilo	982	about 861	about 1.14 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
1,829	SigcayBanga, Aklan	982	about 481	about 2.04 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
1,830	Bita-og GajaNew Lucena, Iloilo	980	about 414	about 2.37 km²	4.64% a year	Rural
1,831	BularanBanate, Iloilo	980	about 9,333	about 0.105 km²	−2.04% a year	Rural
1,832	Cabugao EstePanay, Capiz	980	about 1,301	about 0.753 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
1,833	Pasol-oJamindan, Capiz	980	about 114	about 8.62 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
1,834	SamalaguePatnongon, Antique	980	about 287	about 3.42 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
1,835	BatitiConcepcion, Iloilo	979	about 844	about 1.16 km²	−0.65% a year	Rural
1,836	CapalizDumangas, Iloilo	979	about 725	about 1.35 km²	4.37% a year	Rural
1,837	TagsingSanta Barbara, Iloilo	979	about 526	about 1.86 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
1,838	Biga-aMalinao, Aklan	977	about 509	about 1.92 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
1,839	QuinolpanSan Enrique, Iloilo	977	about 454	about 2.15 km²	−2.11% a year	Rural
1,840	BanbanBuenavista, Guimaras	976	about 383	about 2.55 km²	−1.65% a year	Rural
1,841	Old PoblacionBuenavista, Guimaras	976	about 525	about 1.86 km²	−5.32% a year	Rural
1,842	TaslanDumarao, Capiz	976	about 237	about 4.12 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
1,843	NatividadTibiao, Antique	975	about 1,085	about 0.899 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
1,844	BigkeLeganes, Iloilo	974	about 1,800	about 0.541 km²	7.73% a year	Rural
1,845	MisiLambunao, Iloilo	974	about 439	about 2.22 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
1,846	AbangayJaniuay, Iloilo	973	about 504	about 1.93 km²	−3.07% a year	Rural
1,847	BansagLambunao, Iloilo	973	about 798	about 1.22 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
1,848	DumrogPandan, Antique	971	about 219	about 4.44 km²	2.06% a year	Rural
1,849	San AntonioCulasi, Antique	971	about 1,123	about 0.865 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
1,850	GaranganCalinog, Iloilo	969	about 239	about 4.05 km²	3.25% 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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