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, 2,551 to 2,600 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,551	Jibao-anSanta Barbara, Iloilo	584	about 1,185	about 0.493 km²	−1.12% a year	Rural
2,552	NavalasDueñas, Iloilo	584	about 199	about 2.93 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
2,553	Talibong PequeñoMina, Iloilo	582	about 396	about 1.47 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
2,554	NagsipitSan Joaquin, Iloilo	581	about 208	about 2.79 km²	−0.53% a year	Rural
2,555	PinonoyLibacao, Aklan	581	about 141	about 4.12 km²	−2.76% a year	Rural
2,556	BalangiganDueñas, Iloilo	579	about 261	about 2.22 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
2,557	BobonLeon, Iloilo	579	about 271	about 2.14 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
2,558	Luna (La Paz)Iloilo City, Iloilo	578	about 5,255	about 0.11 km²	0.00% a year	Urban
2,559	YapuBugasong, Antique	577	about 52	about 11.02 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
2,560	Carawisan ISan Remigio, Antique	576	about 92	about 6.26 km²	2.82% a year	Rural
2,561	Centro NortePandan, Antique	576	about 1,215	about 0.474 km²	0.38% a year	Rural
2,562	NavillanTubungan, Iloilo	576	about 278	about 2.07 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
2,563	AgusipanSanta Barbara, Iloilo	575	about 314	about 1.83 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
2,564	BantudIloilo City, Iloilo	575	about 4,528	about 0.127 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
2,565	San AntonioSan Enrique, Iloilo	575	about 99	about 5.80 km²	−6.08% a year	Rural
2,566	IgcaratongSan Joaquin, Iloilo	574	about 269	about 2.13 km²	−1.49% a year	Rural
2,567	BacyangMadalag, Aklan	573	about 240	about 2.39 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
2,568	ColineAlimodian, Iloilo	573	about 339	about 1.69 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
2,569	SubogMaasin, Iloilo	573	about 181	about 3.17 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
2,570	Lanag SurTubungan, Iloilo	572	about 473	about 1.21 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
2,571	IyasanGuimbal, Iloilo	571	about 328	about 1.74 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
2,572	LacadonDueñas, Iloilo	571	about 310	about 1.84 km²	−2.99% a year	Rural
2,573	IgdurarogTobias Fornier, Antique	570	about 404	about 1.41 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
2,574	LagdoSibalom, Antique	570	about 247	about 2.31 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
2,575	LaylayanAlimodian, Iloilo	570	about 231	about 2.47 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
2,576	Cadagmayan SurSanta Barbara, Iloilo	569	about 1,699	about 0.335 km²	−3.21% a year	Rural
2,577	MalapaweCalinog, Iloilo	569	about 259	about 2.20 km²	−3.25% a year	Rural
2,578	PunongPassi City, Iloilo	569	about 415	about 1.37 km²	1.63% a year	Rural
2,579	BuriTapaz, Capiz	568	about 49	about 11.68 km²	−2.97% a year	Rural
2,580	TabugAlimodian, Iloilo	568	about 145	about 3.92 km²	1.67% a year	Rural
2,581	AmorogtongIgbaras, Iloilo	567	about 391	about 1.45 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
2,582	Barangay Zone IIISanta Barbara, Iloilo	566	about 3,472	about 0.163 km²	−5.16% a year	Urban
2,583	IpilBatan, Aklan	566	about 299	about 1.89 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
2,584	Santa MonicaDumalag, Capiz	566	about 108	about 5.26 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
2,585	SugnodMalinao, Aklan	566	about 49	about 11.60 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
2,586	SulangaCabatuan, Iloilo	566	about 339	about 1.67 km²	3.27% a year	Rural
2,587	CodiongLibertad, Antique	565	about 205	about 2.76 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
2,588	Bgy. 2 Pob.San Miguel, Iloilo	564	about 8,234	about 0.0685 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
2,589	LiberatoLaua-An, Antique	564	about 189	about 2.99 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
2,590	Ponong PequeñoDueñas, Iloilo	564	about 187	about 3.01 km²	1.32% a year	Rural
2,591	TamocolBadiangan, Iloilo	564	about 155	about 3.63 km²	−2.84% a year	Rural
2,592	BululacaoSibalom, Antique	563	about 243	about 2.32 km²	5.24% a year	Rural
2,593	DaoAlimodian, Iloilo	563	about 1,175	about 0.479 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
2,594	LapnagBanga, Aklan	563	about 557	about 1.01 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
2,595	AlipasiawanDumarao, Capiz	562	about 251	about 2.24 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
2,596	LutacCabatuan, Iloilo	562	about 285	about 1.97 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
2,597	PandanLeon, Iloilo	562	about 1,341	about 0.419 km²	−4.02% a year	Rural
2,598	BacauanMiagao, Iloilo	561	about 425	about 1.32 km²	−2.52% a year	Rural
2,599	LubogTigbauan, Iloilo	561	about 315	about 1.78 km²	−0.55% a year	Rural
2,600	BakiangValderrama, Antique	560	about 77	about 7.32 km²	0.30% 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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