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, 2,251 to 2,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,251	SalongTapaz, Capiz	736	about 715	about 1.03 km²	3.18% a year	Rural
2,252	Santo RosarioDumalag, Capiz	736	about 150	about 4.90 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
2,253	VillahermosaSibalom, Antique	736	about 646	about 1.14 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
2,254	TambunacSan Enrique, Iloilo	735	about 785	about 0.936 km²	−5.09% a year	Rural
2,255	Biri SurLeon, Iloilo	734	about 1,180	about 0.622 km²	3.85% a year	Rural
2,256	Tupol OesteCabatuan, Iloilo	734	about 560	about 1.31 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
2,257	Barrio CalinogCalinog, Iloilo	733	about 1,099	about 0.667 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
2,258	PoblacionAnini-Y, Antique	733	about 968	about 0.757 km²	−2.80% a year	Rural
2,259	AbayMaasin, Iloilo	732	about 725	about 1.01 km²	2.74% a year	Rural
2,260	Nito-an LupsagGuimbal, Iloilo	732	about 387	about 1.89 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
2,261	Sto. TomasTobias Fornier, Antique	732	about 368	about 1.99 km²	−0.49% a year	Rural
2,262	BagumbayanSan Joaquin, Iloilo	731	about 294	about 2.49 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
2,263	Binaba-an LimosoLambunao, Iloilo	730	about 695	about 1.05 km²	2.98% a year	Rural
2,264	DiclumTobias Fornier, Antique	729	about 1,053	about 0.692 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
2,265	IgbucagayHamtic, Antique	729	about 318	about 2.29 km²	3.09% a year	Rural
2,266	SepantonLemery, Iloilo	729	about 324	about 2.25 km²	3.13% a year	Rural
2,267	MabladBarbaza, Antique	728	about 360	about 2.02 km²	3.53% a year	Rural
2,268	BuluanganGuimbal, Iloilo	727	about 261	about 2.79 km²	−0.87% a year	Rural
2,269	Batonan NorteCulasi, Antique	725	about 562	about 1.29 km²	3.23% a year	Rural
2,270	LacadonMiagao, Iloilo	725	about 562	about 1.29 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
2,271	Nagbangi ISan Remigio, Antique	724	about 250	about 2.90 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
2,272	VictoriasDumangas, Iloilo	724	about 1,004	about 0.721 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
2,273	IgbicalHamtic, Antique	723	about 404	about 1.79 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
2,274	Ito NorteCabatuan, Iloilo	723	about 725	about 0.997 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
2,275	SalazarTibiao, Antique	723	about 74	about 9.74 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
2,276	To-ogSan Joaquin, Iloilo	723	about 282	about 2.56 km²	2.06% a year	Rural
2,277	BinanoganValderrama, Antique	722	about 116	about 6.24 km²	0.85% a year	Rural
2,278	BanuganDueñas, Iloilo	721	about 494	about 1.46 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
2,279	Guibongan BayunanSan Joaquin, Iloilo	720	about 871	about 0.827 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
2,280	Alas-asMadalag, Aklan	719	about 241	about 2.98 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
2,281	PitogoPototan, Iloilo	719	about 660	about 1.09 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
2,282	SupangaCalinog, Iloilo	719	about 470	about 1.53 km²	−5.24% a year	Rural
2,283	AgmailigLibacao, Aklan	718	about 97	about 7.43 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
2,284	Del PilarBarotac Viejo, Iloilo	718	about 56	about 12.93 km²	−0.79% a year	Rural
2,285	DuyongPandan, Antique	718	about 220	about 3.27 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
2,286	San AntonioBarbaza, Antique	718	about 339	about 2.12 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
2,287	BaladjaySan Remigio, Antique	717	about 784	about 0.915 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
2,288	Purok 4San Joaquin, Iloilo	717	about 3,382	about 0.212 km²	−1.63% a year	Rural
2,289	Riro-anIgbaras, Iloilo	717	about 366	about 1.96 km²	2.53% a year	Rural
2,290	PoongLambunao, Iloilo	716	about 409	about 1.75 km²	−1.82% a year	Rural
2,291	BacolodBalasan, Iloilo	715	about 581	about 1.23 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
2,292	BuladGuimbal, Iloilo	715	about 783	about 0.913 km²	−1.94% a year	Rural
2,293	San AgustinDumalag, Capiz	715	about 64	about 11.15 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
2,294	AgpalaliTapaz, Capiz	714	about 39	about 18.17 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
2,295	Da-an NorteTapaz, Capiz	714	about 41	about 17.21 km²	1.32% a year	Rural
2,296	IgtalongonIgbaras, Iloilo	714	about 413	about 1.73 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
2,297	Lopez JaenaIloilo City, Iloilo	713	about 14,731	about 0.0484 km²	3.53% a year	Rural
2,298	Mahabang SapaCuartero, Capiz	713	about 158	about 4.50 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
2,299	Bun-odCuartero, Capiz	712	about 426	about 1.67 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
2,300	TacasMiagao, Iloilo	712	about 5,435	about 0.131 km²	−1.14% a year	Urban

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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