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, 2,001 to 2,050 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,001	Lisub AAnini-Y, Antique	883	about 788	about 1.12 km²	2.74% a year	Rural
2,002	TamboboDumangas, Iloilo	882	about 3,117	about 0.283 km²	−1.08% a year	Rural
2,003	AmerangCabatuan, Iloilo	881	about 1,323	about 0.666 km²	6.07% a year	Rural
2,004	DingleBanga, Aklan	880	about 287	about 3.07 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
2,005	Balud IIZarraga, Iloilo	879	about 394	about 2.23 km²	−0.78% a year	Rural
2,006	MambirananCalinog, Iloilo	879	about 280	about 3.14 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
2,007	SantolSan Dionisio, Iloilo	879	about 468	about 1.88 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
2,008	TaminlaBuenavista, Guimaras	879	about 298	about 2.95 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
2,009	Bongbongan I-IIHamtic, Antique	878	about 144	about 6.08 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
2,010	Tono-anBugasong, Antique	878	about 260	about 3.38 km²	1.74% a year	Rural
2,011	CamangayLeganes, Iloilo	877	about 2,314	about 0.379 km²	2.60% a year	Rural
2,012	IndaluyonIgbaras, Iloilo	876	about 250	about 3.51 km²	−1.55% a year	Rural
2,013	San FranciscoBarotac Viejo, Iloilo	876	about 188	about 4.66 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
2,014	TaslanTapaz, Capiz	875	about 234	about 3.74 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
2,015	AmuraoCabatuan, Iloilo	874	about 694	about 1.26 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
2,016	PondolPresident Roxas, Capiz	874	about 832	about 1.05 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
2,017	BaluyanCabatuan, Iloilo	873	about 578	about 1.51 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
2,018	MaantolJamindan, Capiz	873	about 41	about 21.44 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
2,019	TalanghauanSanta Barbara, Iloilo	873	about 1,189	about 0.734 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
2,020	DaplasDao, Capiz	872	about 388	about 2.25 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
2,021	TaguhanginAjuy, Iloilo	872	about 396	about 2.20 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
2,022	BahuyanBarbaza, Antique	871	about 509	about 1.71 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
2,023	CrespoSara, Iloilo	870	about 192	about 4.54 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
2,024	OdiongSibalom, Antique	870	about 497	about 1.75 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
2,025	InabasanSibalom, Antique	869	about 98	about 8.91 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
2,026	UbangPototan, Iloilo	869	about 323	about 2.69 km²	3.17% a year	Rural
2,027	MaasinPassi City, Iloilo	868	about 402	about 2.16 km²	2.85% a year	Rural
2,028	Ubos IlayaMiagao, Iloilo	866	about 4,758	about 0.182 km²	−1.39% a year	Rural
2,029	Lip-acSan Enrique, Iloilo	865	about 534	about 1.62 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
2,030	San AntonioLemery, Iloilo	865	about 154	about 5.61 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
2,031	TubiganZarraga, Iloilo	864	about 287	about 3.01 km²	−0.06% a year	Rural
2,032	UmiligBuenavista, Guimaras	864	about 494	about 1.75 km²	−1.24% a year	Rural
2,033	LunayanCuartero, Capiz	863	about 228	about 3.78 km²	2.61% a year	Rural
2,034	PazLibertad, Antique	863	about 123	about 7.00 km²	3.09% a year	Rural
2,035	CabariuanSibalom, Antique	862	about 435	about 1.98 km²	2.78% a year	Rural
2,036	Calacja IHamtic, Antique	862	about 335	about 2.57 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
2,037	FabricaHamtic, Antique	861	about 209	about 4.11 km²	2.49% a year	Rural
2,038	CalangDueñas, Iloilo	860	about 411	about 2.09 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
2,039	CalangagBatad, Iloilo	860	about 371	about 2.32 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
2,040	Ginalinan NuevoDingle, Iloilo	860	about 1,097	about 0.784 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
2,041	NazarethSibalom, Antique	860	about 460	about 1.87 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
2,042	DelimaBelison, Antique	858	about 631	about 1.36 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
2,043	Sipitan-BadiangGuimbal, Iloilo	858	about 265	about 3.24 km²	2.41% a year	Rural
2,044	CamambuganSanta Barbara, Iloilo	857	about 617	about 1.39 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
2,045	OgsipLibacao, Aklan	857	about 108	about 7.93 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
2,046	PuyasCabatuan, Iloilo	857	about 418	about 2.05 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
2,047	Inagdangan SurZarraga, Iloilo	856	about 751	about 1.14 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
2,048	Santa CarmenDumalag, Capiz	856	about 489	about 1.75 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
2,049	LanciolaSara, Iloilo	855	about 301	about 2.84 km²	−0.42% a year	Rural
2,050	MaragubdubSan Remigio, Antique	855	about 156	about 5.47 km²	2.29% 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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