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, 2,451 to 2,500 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,451	IntaluanPototan, Iloilo	633	about 364	about 1.74 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
2,452	AgananDao, Capiz	631	about 222	about 2.84 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
2,453	MagsaysayBuenavista, Guimaras	630	about 699	about 0.901 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
2,454	MasagudSan Joaquin, Iloilo	630	about 1,182	about 0.533 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
2,455	MaybungaLaua-An, Antique	630	about 52	about 12.04 km²	4.71% a year	Rural
2,456	SantiagoLaua-An, Antique	630	about 90	about 6.97 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
2,457	TaganghinTapaz, Capiz	630	about 89	about 7.07 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
2,458	Talibong GrandeMina, Iloilo	630	about 529	about 1.19 km²	−1.07% a year	Rural
2,459	AlayunanMa-Ayon, Capiz	628	about 123	about 5.10 km²	0.98% a year	Rural
2,460	Bgy. 13 Pob.San Miguel, Iloilo	628	about 5,607	about 0.112 km²	4.01% a year	Rural
2,461	Janipaan OesteCabatuan, Iloilo	628	about 442	about 1.42 km²	2.70% a year	Rural
2,462	OsorioCulasi, Antique	628	about 26	about 24.31 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
2,463	TigbalogoPatnongon, Antique	628	about 144	about 4.35 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
2,464	AGROCEL Pob.Maasin, Iloilo	627	about 8,957	about 0.070 km²	2.44% a year	Rural
2,465	Santa RitaDumalag, Capiz	627	about 339	about 1.85 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
2,466	SiyaTapaz, Capiz	627	about 32	about 19.50 km²	−5.59% a year	Rural
2,467	TalabaBadiangan, Iloilo	627	about 435	about 1.44 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
2,468	CabugaoNew Lucena, Iloilo	626	about 335	about 1.87 km²	2.14% a year	Rural
2,469	CandariPandan, Antique	626	about 37	about 16.91 km²	2.14% a year	Rural
2,470	JebiocPototan, Iloilo	626	about 661	about 0.947 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
2,471	AglibacaoCalinog, Iloilo	625	about 342	about 1.83 km²	−1.33% a year	Rural
2,472	SarawagJaniuay, Iloilo	625	about 1,157	about 0.54 km²	−1.12% a year	Rural
2,473	CairohanBingawan, Iloilo	624	about 374	about 1.67 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
2,474	MagdalenaSan Remigio, Antique	624	about 52	about 12.05 km²	2.85% a year	Rural
2,475	BulodAlimodian, Iloilo	623	about 324	about 1.92 km²	−1.87% a year	Rural
2,476	ImpalidanCalinog, Iloilo	623	about 392	about 1.59 km²	2.72% a year	Rural
2,477	Malag-itLambunao, Iloilo	623	about 491	about 1.27 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
2,478	Rima-RizalIloilo City, Iloilo	623	about 43,873	about 0.0142 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
2,479	Ilaya 1stDumangas, Iloilo	622	about 809	about 0.769 km²	−1.84% a year	Rural
2,480	PagaypayPassi City, Iloilo	621	about 241	about 2.58 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
2,481	AlegriaSan Remigio, Antique	620	about 37	about 16.85 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
2,482	PlandicoConcepcion, Iloilo	620	about 242	about 2.56 km²	−1.91% a year	Rural
2,483	SinondojanMambusao, Capiz	620	about 295	about 2.10 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
2,484	Lupa-anLaua-An, Antique	619	about 324	about 1.91 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
2,485	BarasanIgbaras, Iloilo	618	about 191	about 3.23 km²	−1.99% a year	Rural
2,486	BuenavistaBelison, Antique	618	about 36	about 17.28 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
2,487	CasalnganHamtic, Antique	618	about 215	about 2.87 km²	−1.78% a year	Rural
2,488	CorucuanIgbaras, Iloilo	618	about 219	about 2.82 km²	−1.64% a year	Rural
2,489	LinderoLibertad, Antique	616	about 275	about 2.24 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
2,490	Gama PequeñoCalinog, Iloilo	614	about 929	about 0.661 km²	3.36% a year	Rural
2,491	LayogbatoLemery, Iloilo	614	about 229	about 2.68 km²	2.45% a year	Rural
2,492	BuenavistaPassi City, Iloilo	613	about 620	about 0.989 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
2,493	TinocuanDueñas, Iloilo	613	about 245	about 2.50 km²	4.91% a year	Rural
2,494	AgriculaSan Remigio, Antique	612	about 208	about 2.94 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
2,495	BalabagoAlimodian, Iloilo	612	about 729	about 0.839 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
2,496	CanipayanValderrama, Antique	611	about 138	about 4.44 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
2,497	CompayanDumangas, Iloilo	611	about 741	about 0.825 km²	−9.06% a year	Rural
2,498	MalapocBalasan, Iloilo	611	about 566	about 1.08 km²	4.83% a year	Rural
2,499	MaraguitCabatuan, Iloilo	611	about 940	about 0.65 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
2,500	NagbangiLeon, Iloilo	611	about 436	about 1.40 km²	0.24% 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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