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, 1,951 to 2,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1,951	CasalsaganPototan, Iloilo	911	about 552	about 1.65 km²	−1.49% a year	Rural
1,952	PantaoSan Jose, Antique	911	about 364	about 2.50 km²	3.13% a year	Rural
1,953	BanuyaoMiagao, Iloilo	910	about 2,514	about 0.362 km²	−0.70% a year	Rural
1,954	GuintasSigma, Capiz	909	about 721	about 1.26 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
1,955	Bitadton NorteCulasi, Antique	908	about 575	about 1.58 km²	8.59% a year	Rural
1,956	Binangbang CentroBarbaza, Antique	907	about 703	about 1.29 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
1,957	Binaliuan MenorTigbauan, Iloilo	906	about 681	about 1.33 km²	1.40% a year	Rural
1,958	MedinaMadalag, Aklan	906	about 138	about 6.58 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
1,959	NaligusanIbajay, Aklan	906	about 482	about 1.88 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
1,960	Villa AnitaIloilo City, Iloilo	906	about 7,678	about 0.118 km²	−3.50% a year	Urban
1,961	IgdanlogTobias Fornier, Antique	904	about 541	about 1.67 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
1,962	Maite GrandeLambunao, Iloilo	904	about 461	about 1.96 km²	−1.85% a year	Rural
1,963	Calacja IIHamtic, Antique	903	about 213	about 4.23 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
1,964	Jamin-ayCalinog, Iloilo	903	about 491	about 1.84 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
1,965	TagubanhanAjuy, Iloilo	903	about 280	about 3.22 km²	−0.60% a year	Rural
1,966	BanatePontevedra, Capiz	902	about 161	about 5.61 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
1,967	ImprogoSara, Iloilo	902	about 206	about 4.38 km²	−0.78% a year	Rural
1,968	DugwakanBanate, Iloilo	901	about 224	about 4.03 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
1,969	San JuanJamindan, Capiz	901	about 66	about 13.58 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
1,970	CabayoganBadiangan, Iloilo	900	about 474	about 1.90 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
1,971	UnatIbajay, Aklan	900	about 714	about 1.26 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
1,972	Bato BiasongAjuy, Iloilo	899	about 558	about 1.61 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
1,973	BungsiMambusao, Capiz	898	about 499	about 1.80 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
1,974	GuinobatanNew Lucena, Iloilo	897	about 320	about 2.80 km²	1.94% a year	Rural
1,975	BanbanLambunao, Iloilo	896	about 333	about 2.69 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
1,976	BankalLemery, Iloilo	896	about 150	about 5.99 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
1,977	SalcedoSara, Iloilo	896	about 706	about 1.27 km²	1.82% a year	Rural
1,978	CabagohanBatad, Iloilo	895	about 394	about 2.27 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
1,979	Bago GrandePanay, Capiz	894	about 458	about 1.95 km²	−2.81% a year	Rural
1,980	IlayaPontevedra, Capiz	894	about 1,840	about 0.486 km²	−1.12% a year	Rural
1,981	MagsaysayMaasin, Iloilo	894	about 535	about 1.67 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
1,982	MalublubBadiangan, Iloilo	894	about 385	about 2.32 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
1,983	THTP Pob.Maasin, Iloilo	894	about 11,447	about 0.0781 km²	−4.50% a year	Rural
1,984	Barasan EsteSanta Barbara, Iloilo	893	about 612	about 1.46 km²	−1.07% a year	Rural
1,985	EscalanteraSan Joaquin, Iloilo	892	about 235	about 3.80 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
1,986	MagallanesNabas, Aklan	892	about 197	about 4.52 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
1,987	NagbaTigbauan, Iloilo	892	about 423	about 2.11 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
1,988	Poblacion TabucPanay, Capiz	890	about 5,057	about 0.176 km²	−2.66% a year	Rural
1,989	AtabayTobias Fornier, Antique	889	about 889	about 1.00 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
1,990	BuhayAlimodian, Iloilo	889	about 717	about 1.24 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
1,991	Janipa-an WestMina, Iloilo	889	about 404	about 2.20 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
1,992	MARI Pob.Maasin, Iloilo	889	about 3,783	about 0.235 km²	−1.97% a year	Rural
1,993	AsisigSan Enrique, Iloilo	888	about 740	about 1.20 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
1,994	Ban-agAlimodian, Iloilo	887	about 498	about 1.78 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
1,995	NasugbanSanta Barbara, Iloilo	887	about 1,003	about 0.884 km²	−4.01% a year	Rural
1,996	DawogMiagao, Iloilo	886	about 887	about 0.999 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
1,997	GarciaTapaz, Capiz	886	about 382	about 2.32 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
1,998	LigtosLeon, Iloilo	885	about 463	about 1.91 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
1,999	San DimasMalinao, Aklan	885	about 290	about 3.05 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
2,000	Pangpang NorteMambusao, Capiz	884	about 273	about 3.24 km²	0.16% 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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