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, 1,901 to 1,950 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,901	MambatadMiagao, Iloilo	937	about 892	about 1.05 km²	−1.12% a year	Rural
1,902	Mapili GrandeBadiangan, Iloilo	937	about 409	about 2.29 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
1,903	DongocSan Joaquin, Iloilo	936	about 134	about 7.00 km²	11.08% a year	Rural
1,904	BagayIgbaras, Iloilo	935	about 349	about 2.68 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
1,905	Barangay 3 PoblacionIgbaras, Iloilo	933	about 3,777	about 0.247 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
1,906	VenturanzaBanga, Aklan	932	about 426	about 2.19 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
1,907	EsperanzaJamindan, Capiz	931	about 201	about 4.63 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
1,908	AlasagingMa-Ayon, Capiz	930	about 252	about 3.69 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
1,909	CalalaHamtic, Antique	930	about 1,170	about 0.795 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
1,910	San JuanCulasi, Antique	930	about 492	about 1.89 km²	3.22% a year	Rural
1,911	TamulalodDumarao, Capiz	930	about 160	about 5.83 km²	2.35% a year	Rural
1,912	MalandayonMalinao, Aklan	929	about 632	about 1.47 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
1,913	TawogSigma, Capiz	929	about 497	about 1.87 km²	2.04% a year	Rural
1,914	AbatMina, Iloilo	928	about 459	about 2.02 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
1,915	DionelaPandan, Antique	928	about 7,607	about 0.122 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
1,916	MarandigCalinog, Iloilo	928	about 875	about 1.06 km²	−0.64% a year	Rural
1,917	NaulidMiagao, Iloilo	928	about 5,873	about 0.158 km²	3.01% a year	Rural
1,918	Tul-angIbajay, Aklan	928	about 599	about 1.55 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
1,919	KatilingbanIloilo City, Iloilo	927	about 19,035	about 0.0487 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
1,920	Bagacay WestMaasin, Iloilo	926	about 1,425	about 0.65 km²	−0.18% a year	Rural
1,921	Poblacion BDueñas, Iloilo	926	about 2,058	about 0.45 km²	4.04% a year	Rural
1,922	San JoseMadalag, Aklan	926	about 107	about 8.69 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
1,923	TabonBatan, Aklan	926	about 443	about 2.09 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
1,924	AbangayTapaz, Capiz	925	about 83	about 11.17 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
1,925	Agbun-odJamindan, Capiz	925	about 70	about 13.22 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
1,926	CalubihanIloilo City, Iloilo	925	about 26,580	about 0.0348 km²	−1.16% a year	Rural
1,927	TuburanJaniuay, Iloilo	925	about 343	about 2.70 km²	−1.23% a year	Rural
1,928	Anono-oGuimbal, Iloilo	924	about 670	about 1.38 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
1,929	GubaPontevedra, Capiz	923	about 1,068	about 0.864 km²	3.30% a year	Rural
1,930	MadulanoPresident Roxas, Capiz	923	about 1,365	about 0.676 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
1,931	TalauguisZarraga, Iloilo	923	about 288	about 3.21 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
1,932	CabuganBuruanga, Aklan	922	about 363	about 2.54 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
1,933	LibongcogonZarraga, Iloilo	922	about 439	about 2.10 km²	−1.45% a year	Rural
1,934	TigbanabaIgbaras, Iloilo	922	about 84	about 10.98 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
1,935	CogonLezo, Aklan	921	about 562	about 1.64 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
1,936	Old GuiaMa-Ayon, Capiz	921	about 112	about 8.22 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
1,937	Agboy SurLeon, Iloilo	920	about 742	about 1.24 km²	3.01% a year	Rural
1,938	SinuaganBadiangan, Iloilo	920	about 617	about 1.49 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
1,939	Poblacion 2Hamtic, Antique	919	about 2,596	about 0.354 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
1,940	AgbatuanAnilao, Iloilo	918	about 354	about 2.59 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
1,941	BayeMambusao, Capiz	917	about 252	about 3.64 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
1,942	CaridadCulasi, Antique	917	about 679	about 1.35 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
1,943	CaliforniaBarotac Viejo, Iloilo	916	about 424	about 2.16 km²	−0.18% a year	Rural
1,944	ManaguitDumangas, Iloilo	916	about 1,021	about 0.897 km²	−0.79% a year	Rural
1,945	BuntalanMaasin, Iloilo	914	about 775	about 1.18 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
1,946	MonteflorPilar, Capiz	914	about 854	about 1.07 km²	−0.87% a year	Rural
1,947	AbilayMaasin, Iloilo	913	about 243	about 3.76 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
1,948	AparicioIbajay, Aklan	912	about 112	about 8.17 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
1,949	Cabugao OestePanay, Capiz	912	about 760	about 1.20 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
1,950	AglinabTapaz, Capiz	911	about 189	about 4.83 km²	1.85% 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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