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, 2,351 to 2,400 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,351	CabugaoPandan, Antique	685	about 205	about 3.34 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
2,352	IgsumingSibalom, Antique	684	about 163	about 4.19 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
2,353	PalaleBanga, Aklan	684	about 496	about 1.38 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
2,354	DidayMiagao, Iloilo	683	about 213	about 3.21 km²	−2.74% a year	Rural
2,355	HipodromoIloilo City, Iloilo	683	about 12,672	about 0.0539 km²	1.99% a year	Urban
2,356	TipoloMina, Iloilo	683	about 987	about 0.692 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
2,357	BacongCaluya, Antique	682	about 224	about 3.04 km²	1.16% a year	Rural
2,358	Bel-isBuruanga, Aklan	680	about 240	about 2.83 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
2,359	Ramon MagsaysaySan Remigio, Antique	679	about 191	about 3.55 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
2,360	San MiguelBuenavista, Guimaras	679	about 635	about 1.07 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
2,361	PanangkilonLibertad, Antique	676	about 148	about 4.58 km²	4.66% a year	Rural
2,362	AgbatuanDumarao, Capiz	675	about 194	about 3.48 km²	−3.02% a year	Rural
2,363	TuburanOton, Iloilo	675	about 681	about 0.991 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
2,364	TuburanPassi City, Iloilo	675	about 709	about 0.952 km²	5.69% a year	Rural
2,365	Mina-aIbajay, Aklan	674	about 34	about 19.84 km²	−1.17% a year	Rural
2,366	SalnganOton, Iloilo	674	about 539	about 1.25 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
2,367	JambadDumarao, Capiz	673	about 314	about 2.14 km²	−3.57% a year	Rural
2,368	Maria CristinaIloilo City, Iloilo	673	about 12,039	about 0.0559 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
2,369	PassiIgbaras, Iloilo	672	about 53	about 12.63 km²	3.72% a year	Rural
2,370	Carit-anCulasi, Antique	671	about 658	about 1.02 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
2,371	TanduyanAjuy, Iloilo	670	about 324	about 2.07 km²	−2.39% a year	Rural
2,372	IntaoLaua-An, Antique	669	about 540	about 1.24 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
2,373	Santa AnaBatad, Iloilo	669	about 742	about 0.902 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
2,374	CaromangayHamtic, Antique	668	about 235	about 2.84 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
2,375	LibertadTapaz, Capiz	668	about 139	about 4.80 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
2,376	AlegreSebaste, Antique	667	about 41	about 16.33 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
2,377	Binaba-an TiradorLambunao, Iloilo	667	about 502	about 1.33 km²	−2.24% a year	Rural
2,378	CubiDumarao, Capiz	667	about 565	about 1.18 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
2,379	DalusanMaasin, Iloilo	667	about 419	about 1.59 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
2,380	LumanayLambunao, Iloilo	667	about 476	about 1.40 km²	−0.57% a year	Rural
2,381	MaribuyongDueñas, Iloilo	667	about 407	about 1.64 km²	4.15% a year	Rural
2,382	NasapahanLemery, Iloilo	666	about 90	about 7.42 km²	3.46% a year	Rural
2,383	Pamuringao ProperCabatuan, Iloilo	666	about 368	about 1.81 km²	2.70% a year	Rural
2,384	MatambogSan Joaquin, Iloilo	664	about 145	about 4.58 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
2,385	TaslanSan Joaquin, Iloilo	664	about 355	about 1.87 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
2,386	OpsanTobias Fornier, Antique	663	about 179	about 3.70 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
2,387	EmbarcaderoBatad, Iloilo	662	about 460	about 1.44 km²	−5.31% a year	Rural
2,388	MaspasanCalinog, Iloilo	662	about 314	about 2.11 km²	−2.03% a year	Rural
2,389	OluanganLeon, Iloilo	662	about 378	about 1.75 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
2,390	Tu-ogLeon, Iloilo	662	about 399	about 1.66 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
2,391	CabariwanLaua-An, Antique	661	about 472	about 1.40 km²	2.68% a year	Rural
2,392	Bgy. 14 Pob.San Miguel, Iloilo	660	about 2,640	about 0.25 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
2,393	BuayahonSanta Barbara, Iloilo	660	about 306	about 2.16 km²	−1.09% a year	Rural
2,394	BuhiCulasi, Antique	660	about 541	about 1.22 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
2,395	Capul-anMina, Iloilo	660	about 413	about 1.60 km²	3.15% a year	Rural
2,396	Catungan ISibalom, Antique	660	about 482	about 1.37 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
2,397	DalidSanta Barbara, Iloilo	660	about 683	about 0.966 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
2,398	AstorgaBadiangan, Iloilo	659	about 622	about 1.06 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
2,399	TabonTapaz, Capiz	659	about 81	about 8.10 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
2,400	Catungan IIISibalom, Antique	658	about 480	about 1.37 km²	1.16% 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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