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, 2,051 to 2,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,051	San LuisSara, Iloilo	855	about 430	about 1.99 km²	−2.67% a year	Rural
2,052	BunsodValderrama, Antique	853	about 168	about 5.08 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
2,053	Zone IV Pob.Cabatuan, Iloilo	853	about 3,931	about 0.217 km²	−2.82% a year	Rural
2,054	AgcabugaoCuartero, Capiz	852	about 175	about 4.87 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
2,055	Bgy. 5 Pob.San Miguel, Iloilo	852	about 17,937	about 0.0475 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
2,056	BalactasanMadalag, Aklan	851	about 468	about 1.82 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
2,057	CubayBarbaza, Antique	851	about 3,851	about 0.221 km²	4.87% a year	Rural
2,058	Inagdangan CentroZarraga, Iloilo	851	about 382	about 2.23 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
2,059	Agba-oBingawan, Iloilo	849	about 296	about 2.87 km²	4.28% a year	Rural
2,060	San PedroBuenavista, Guimaras	849	about 181	about 4.68 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
2,061	CalampitaoIgbaras, Iloilo	847	about 232	about 3.65 km²	−1.02% a year	Rural
2,062	Ongol IlayaDumarao, Capiz	847	about 380	about 2.23 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
2,063	CaranasJaniuay, Iloilo	845	about 374	about 2.26 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
2,064	DawisCaluya, Antique	845	about 640	about 1.32 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
2,065	Malitbog IlayaBingawan, Iloilo	845	about 891	about 0.948 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
2,066	CagayAlimodian, Iloilo	844	about 260	about 3.24 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
2,067	BulabogBingawan, Iloilo	843	about 321	about 2.63 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
2,068	BagacayPassi City, Iloilo	842	about 752	about 1.12 km²	−0.75% a year	Rural
2,069	IpilBelison, Antique	841	about 793	about 1.06 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
2,070	Barangay 5San Jose, Antique	839	about 3,884	about 0.216 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
2,071	Poblacion NW ZoneLemery, Iloilo	839	about 937	about 0.895 km²	−2.03% a year	Rural
2,072	Santa AnaEstancia, Iloilo	839	about 583	about 1.44 km²	2.11% a year	Rural
2,073	BuenavistaCulasi, Antique	838	about 264	about 3.17 km²	2.76% a year	Rural
2,074	PispisMaasin, Iloilo	838	about 253	about 3.31 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
2,075	PangiPassi City, Iloilo	837	about 465	about 1.80 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
2,076	Bernaldo A. JulagtingPatnongon, Antique	835	about 215	about 3.88 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
2,077	Pantalan NabayeAjuy, Iloilo	835	about 506	about 1.65 km²	−2.90% a year	Rural
2,078	ManacabacJaniuay, Iloilo	834	about 383	about 2.18 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
2,079	IgpigusIgbaras, Iloilo	833	about 257	about 3.24 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
2,080	ManlotCarles, Iloilo	833	about 514	about 1.62 km²	−1.92% a year	Rural
2,081	Malitbog IlawodBingawan, Iloilo	832	about 341	about 2.44 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
2,082	AntipoloIbajay, Aklan	831	about 128	about 6.51 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
2,083	CalacabianLibacao, Aklan	831	about 184	about 4.52 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
2,084	Jalaud SurZarraga, Iloilo	831	about 1,620	about 0.513 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
2,085	BalabagNew Lucena, Iloilo	830	about 814	about 1.02 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
2,086	BelenBanate, Iloilo	830	about 417	about 1.99 km²	−6.55% a year	Rural
2,087	SapaMiagao, Iloilo	830	about 6,587	about 0.126 km²	4.93% a year	Rural
2,088	BugangAlimodian, Iloilo	829	about 377	about 2.20 km²	−1.34% a year	Rural
2,089	MontinolaIloilo City, Iloilo	829	about 6,528	about 0.127 km²	1.82% a year	Urban
2,090	AnhawanJaniuay, Iloilo	826	about 329	about 2.51 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
2,091	CulilangPresident Roxas, Capiz	826	about 510	about 1.62 km²	7.16% a year	Rural
2,092	DELCAR Pob.Maasin, Iloilo	826	about 1,211	about 0.682 km²	−2.01% a year	Rural
2,093	SalvacionBalasan, Iloilo	826	about 337	about 2.45 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
2,094	San Juan CrisostomoAnilao, Iloilo	826	about 268	about 3.08 km²	−2.35% a year	Rural
2,095	Tapi-anBatad, Iloilo	825	about 160	about 5.17 km²	−3.47% a year	Rural
2,096	San DiegoLemery, Iloilo	822	about 274	about 3.00 km²	1.96% a year	Rural
2,097	Tagpu-anTubungan, Iloilo	821	about 434	about 1.89 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
2,098	Nasuli-ATobias Fornier, Antique	820	about 128	about 6.41 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
2,099	Pamul-OganCabatuan, Iloilo	820	about 612	about 1.34 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
2,100	San SilvestrePilar, Capiz	819	about 87	about 9.46 km²	0.75% 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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