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, 2,601 to 2,650 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,601	Janipaan EsteCabatuan, Iloilo	560	about 357	about 1.57 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
2,602	GuipisAnilao, Iloilo	558	about 66	about 8.43 km²	−3.42% a year	Rural
2,603	IgcoresSan Joaquin, Iloilo	558	about 261	about 2.14 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
2,604	TanagBuenavista, Guimaras	558	about 517	about 1.08 km²	−2.08% a year	Rural
2,605	AroboTobias Fornier, Antique	557	about 214	about 2.60 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
2,606	CadoldolanCabatuan, Iloilo	557	about 260	about 2.14 km²	−0.76% a year	Rural
2,607	MaunoLaua-An, Antique	557	about 640	about 0.87 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
2,608	BuenavistaIbajay, Aklan	556	about 266	about 2.09 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
2,609	KinagdanIgbaras, Iloilo	556	about 217	about 2.56 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
2,610	Pantalan NavarroAjuy, Iloilo	556	about 329	about 1.69 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
2,611	BolocTubungan, Iloilo	555	about 253	about 2.19 km²	−0.93% a year	Rural
2,612	Bongbongan IISibalom, Antique	555	about 98	about 5.69 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
2,613	Panpanan IISan Remigio, Antique	555	about 22	about 25.39 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
2,614	Barasan OesteSanta Barbara, Iloilo	554	about 518	about 1.07 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
2,615	IgcadlumSan Joaquin, Iloilo	554	about 357	about 1.55 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
2,616	BawangSan Remigio, Antique	552	about 31	about 17.69 km²	2.16% a year	Rural
2,617	TuboganAjuy, Iloilo	552	about 297	about 1.86 km²	−2.60% a year	Rural
2,618	BagumbayanTobias Fornier, Antique	550	about 1,040	about 0.529 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
2,619	MotoSan Dionisio, Iloilo	550	about 573	about 0.96 km²	2.71% a year	Rural
2,620	Santa BarbaraIgbaras, Iloilo	550	about 348	about 1.58 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
2,621	CarmenPandan, Antique	549	about 3,249	about 0.169 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
2,622	DoloresBalasan, Iloilo	549	about 419	about 1.31 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
2,623	Igbangcal-BTobias Fornier, Antique	549	about 228	about 2.41 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
2,624	Mambiranan GrandePassi City, Iloilo	549	about 267	about 2.06 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
2,625	Girado-MagsaysayGuimbal, Iloilo	547	about 9,630	about 0.0568 km²	−1.72% a year	Rural
2,626	Lang-ogLeon, Iloilo	547	about 431	about 1.27 km²	2.33% a year	Rural
2,627	Pamuringao GarridoCabatuan, Iloilo	547	about 1,112	about 0.492 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
2,628	PanalianMaasin, Iloilo	547	about 191	about 2.87 km²	−1.19% a year	Rural
2,629	LapakSan Remigio, Antique	546	about 104	about 5.24 km²	8.74% a year	Rural
2,630	Bongbongan IIIHamtic, Antique	545	about 123	about 4.42 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
2,631	CaridadJamindan, Capiz	545	about 207	about 2.63 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
2,632	JavellanaIloilo City, Iloilo	545	about 18,412	about 0.0296 km²	12.87% a year	Urban
2,633	MantulangPassi City, Iloilo	545	about 260	about 2.10 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
2,634	Valentin GrasparilSibalom, Antique	544	about 68	about 8.00 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
2,635	ManduyogAlimodian, Iloilo	543	about 399	about 1.36 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
2,636	NatividadLambunao, Iloilo	543	about 309	about 1.76 km²	−1.24% a year	Rural
2,637	CallanPototan, Iloilo	542	about 789	about 0.687 km²	1.76% a year	Rural
2,638	Daja SurBanga, Aklan	542	about 327	about 1.66 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
2,639	Bagong BarrioMakato, Aklan	541	about 137	about 3.94 km²	−3.51% a year	Rural
2,640	IgdulacaMiagao, Iloilo	541	about 309	about 1.75 km²	−6.25% a year	Rural
2,641	IgpuroMiagao, Iloilo	541	about 1,546	about 0.35 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
2,642	San PedroTapaz, Capiz	540	about 614	about 0.88 km²	3.70% a year	Rural
2,643	TipoloDueñas, Iloilo	539	about 203	about 2.66 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
2,644	GildoreSara, Iloilo	538	about 371	about 1.45 km²	3.35% a year	Rural
2,645	NapnotMadalag, Aklan	538	about 167	about 3.22 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
2,646	PatlabawonPatnongon, Antique	538	about 95	about 5.65 km²	1.87% a year	Rural
2,647	BanaganLeon, Iloilo	537	about 289	about 1.86 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
2,648	Cabunga-anSan Remigio, Antique	537	about 105	about 5.10 km²	2.63% a year	Rural
2,649	TabongtabongBarbaza, Antique	537	about 203	about 2.65 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
2,650	VilvarSan Remigio, Antique	537	about 378	about 1.42 km²	0.91% 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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