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, 1,851 to 1,900 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,851	Maria CristinaMadalag, Aklan	969	about 8	about 123.20 km²	−3.74% a year	Rural
1,852	AdcadaraoAjuy, Iloilo	967	about 517	about 1.87 km²	12.31% a year	Rural
1,853	BarasanDumangas, Iloilo	967	about 369	about 2.62 km²	−5.33% a year	Rural
1,854	KatipunanTapaz, Capiz	967	about 180	about 5.36 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
1,855	TibiawanMakato, Aklan	967	about 168	about 5.77 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
1,856	BuenavistaDingle, Iloilo	966	about 228	about 4.23 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
1,857	PaningayanMadalag, Aklan	966	about 177	about 5.45 km²	−1.48% a year	Rural
1,858	TapaconBingawan, Iloilo	966	about 281	about 3.44 km²	1.44% a year	Rural
1,859	AgnagaCuartero, Capiz	965	about 364	about 2.65 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
1,860	LumanganMiagao, Iloilo	965	about 748	about 1.29 km²	4.85% a year	Rural
1,861	Poblacion IlawodDao, Capiz	965	about 2,198	about 0.439 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
1,862	Jamul-AwonConcepcion, Iloilo	964	about 346	about 2.79 km²	−2.27% a year	Rural
1,863	MambaMadalag, Aklan	964	about 263	about 3.67 km²	3.04% a year	Rural
1,864	InabasanHamtic, Antique	963	about 3,087	about 0.312 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
1,865	Barangay Zone VSanta Barbara, Iloilo	962	about 8,991	about 0.107 km²	−8.31% a year	Rural
1,866	CanhawanNueva Valencia, Guimaras	962	about 354	about 2.72 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
1,867	DawisPototan, Iloilo	961	about 575	about 1.67 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
1,868	YabonJaniuay, Iloilo	961	about 307	about 3.13 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
1,869	Barangay 2Tigbauan, Iloilo	960	about 12,500	about 0.0768 km²	−4.75% a year	Rural
1,870	SilagonAjuy, Iloilo	960	about 241	about 3.99 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
1,871	NabitasanPototan, Iloilo	959	about 786	about 1.22 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
1,872	JaguikicanLaua-An, Antique	958	about 208	about 4.60 km²	2.42% a year	Rural
1,873	ParallanMa-Ayon, Capiz	957	about 243	about 3.94 km²	3.68% a year	Rural
1,874	RizalBuenavista, Guimaras	957	about 1,130	about 0.847 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
1,875	IgcadoTobias Fornier, Antique	956	about 333	about 2.87 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
1,876	TaytayIgbaras, Iloilo	956	about 609	about 1.57 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
1,877	MagubilanPanay, Capiz	953	about 1,042	about 0.915 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
1,878	NapaanMalay, Aklan	953	about 40	about 23.57 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
1,879	AgutayanSanta Barbara, Iloilo	952	about 1,516	about 0.628 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
1,880	SiwaloMaasin, Iloilo	952	about 478	about 1.99 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
1,881	DayhagonSigma, Capiz	951	about 438	about 2.17 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
1,882	AmparoPatnongon, Antique	949	about 1,113	about 0.853 km²	4.62% a year	Rural
1,883	PosadasSara, Iloilo	949	about 502	about 1.89 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
1,884	BongloyDingle, Iloilo	948	about 288	about 3.29 km²	−2.88% a year	Rural
1,885	AgbanogPontevedra, Capiz	947	about 85	about 11.10 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
1,886	Gebio-anTapaz, Capiz	947	about 353	about 2.68 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
1,887	LinayuanBadiangan, Iloilo	946	about 480	about 1.97 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
1,888	Santa RitaJaniuay, Iloilo	945	about 3,351	about 0.282 km²	−0.43% a year	Rural
1,889	AgcococTapaz, Capiz	944	about 122	about 7.71 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
1,890	Batuan IlaudOton, Iloilo	944	about 597	about 1.58 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
1,891	Baybay SurMiagao, Iloilo	944	about 9,165	about 0.103 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
1,892	DawisDingle, Iloilo	944	about 1,435	about 0.658 km²	−1.18% a year	Rural
1,893	Kinalangay NuevoMalinao, Aklan	943	about 371	about 2.54 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
1,894	TaminlaDueñas, Iloilo	943	about 302	about 3.12 km²	−1.75% a year	Rural
1,895	TalisayBugasong, Antique	942	about 812	about 1.16 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
1,896	BatianoMambusao, Capiz	939	about 285	about 3.30 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
1,897	Crossing DapuyanSan Joaquin, Iloilo	939	about 854	about 1.10 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
1,898	Poblacion VIIIRoxas City, Capiz	938	about 3,798	about 0.247 km²	−0.92% a year	Urban
1,899	San AntonioTapaz, Capiz	938	about 82	about 11.39 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
1,900	CamandagLeon, Iloilo	937	about 135	about 6.94 km²	3.04% 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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