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, 2,151 to 2,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,151	AgcaropeJaniuay, Iloilo	794	about 375	about 2.12 km²	2.10% a year	Rural
2,152	BuluanganJordan, Guimaras	794	about 265	about 3.00 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
2,153	Ginot-anSan Joaquin, Iloilo	794	about 123	about 6.47 km²	−0.33% a year	Rural
2,154	PasongSibalom, Antique	794	about 952	about 0.834 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
2,155	VillafontSibalom, Antique	794	about 728	about 1.09 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
2,156	DangcalanMalinao, Aklan	792	about 313	about 2.53 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
2,157	BandojaTibiao, Antique	791	about 768	about 1.03 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
2,158	GuinhulacanBingawan, Iloilo	791	about 457	about 1.73 km²	−0.60% a year	Rural
2,159	Binolosan GrandeCalinog, Iloilo	790	about 617	about 1.28 km²	−2.66% a year	Rural
2,160	BuenavistaLemery, Iloilo	790	about 516	about 1.53 km²	−1.40% a year	Rural
2,161	LumboyanBarbaza, Antique	789	about 81	about 9.71 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
2,162	AningalanSan Remigio, Antique	788	about 45	about 17.35 km²	4.34% a year	Rural
2,163	AnuangCabatuan, Iloilo	787	about 289	about 2.72 km²	−1.27% a year	Rural
2,164	AyongCabatuan, Iloilo	787	about 450	about 1.75 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
2,165	IgbobonPatnongon, Antique	787	about 335	about 2.35 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
2,166	BugtonganDueñas, Iloilo	786	about 308	about 2.55 km²	−1.27% a year	Rural
2,167	NaasugMalay, Aklan	786	about 339	about 2.32 km²	2.30% a year	Rural
2,168	BalagiaoLambunao, Iloilo	785	about 288	about 2.73 km²	−1.13% a year	Rural
2,169	Malipayon-DelgadoIloilo City, Iloilo	785	about 31,781	about 0.0247 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
2,170	BugnayBarotac Viejo, Iloilo	783	about 342	about 2.29 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
2,171	La UnionSan Remigio, Antique	783	about 277	about 2.83 km²	4.11% a year	Rural
2,172	Caboloan SurOton, Iloilo	782	about 567	about 1.38 km²	−1.53% a year	Rural
2,173	FernandezMa-Ayon, Capiz	782	about 300	about 2.61 km²	2.34% a year	Rural
2,174	IgcococSibalom, Antique	782	about 200	about 3.91 km²	2.17% a year	Rural
2,175	BagumbayanSan Remigio, Antique	781	about 396	about 1.97 km²	2.56% a year	Rural
2,176	Pangpang SurMambusao, Capiz	781	about 962	about 0.812 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
2,177	CalampitaoGuimbal, Iloilo	780	about 945	about 0.825 km²	2.56% a year	Rural
2,178	Ito SurCabatuan, Iloilo	780	about 375	about 2.08 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
2,179	Libertad-LapuzIloilo City, Iloilo	780	about 20,207	about 0.0386 km²	1.44% a year	Rural
2,180	MontpillerBuenavista, Guimaras	779	about 226	about 3.44 km²	−0.87% a year	Rural
2,181	BulayCabatuan, Iloilo	776	about 641	about 1.21 km²	2.15% a year	Rural
2,182	East TimawaIloilo City, Iloilo	775	about 11,905	about 0.0651 km²	1.51% a year	Urban
2,183	LumpatanSan Remigio, Antique	775	about 96	about 8.10 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
2,184	Santa TeresaDumalag, Capiz	775	about 99	about 7.85 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
2,185	ApdoHamtic, Antique	773	about 339	about 2.28 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
2,186	Batonan SurCulasi, Antique	773	about 743	about 1.04 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
2,187	SibalewLibacao, Aklan	773	about 130	about 5.95 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
2,188	MuguingBanga, Aklan	771	about 653	about 1.18 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
2,189	NalbuganCalinog, Iloilo	771	about 243	about 3.17 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
2,190	SingayMina, Iloilo	771	about 879	about 0.877 km²	2.45% a year	Rural
2,191	LisubBarbaza, Antique	770	about 1,183	about 0.651 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
2,192	Balac-balacCulasi, Antique	769	about 1,290	about 0.596 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
2,193	Balud Lilo-anZarraga, Iloilo	768	about 364	about 2.11 km²	4.12% a year	Rural
2,194	TigtigSanta Barbara, Iloilo	768	about 662	about 1.16 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
2,195	MagsaysayCulasi, Antique	766	about 27	about 27.88 km²	3.67% a year	Rural
2,196	CabulihanMalay, Aklan	764	about 121	about 6.29 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
2,197	ManaulanLambunao, Iloilo	764	about 301	about 2.54 km²	−5.87% a year	Rural
2,198	MalbogEstancia, Iloilo	763	about 1,007	about 0.758 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
2,199	YsulatTobias Fornier, Antique	763	about 615	about 1.24 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
2,200	Generosa-Cristobal ColonGuimbal, Iloilo	762	about 3,577	about 0.213 km²	−0.65% 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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