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, 2,701 to 2,750 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,701	Zone VI Pob.Cabatuan, Iloilo	517	about 2,624	about 0.197 km²	3.06% a year	Rural
2,702	BarasanLeon, Iloilo	516	about 453	about 1.14 km²	−2.03% a year	Rural
2,703	BulhoSan Joaquin, Iloilo	516	about 371	about 1.39 km²	2.90% a year	Rural
2,704	LogohonMadalag, Aklan	516	about 397	about 1.30 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
2,705	MagubahayBatan, Aklan	516	about 518	about 0.997 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
2,706	RojasAjuy, Iloilo	516	about 501	about 1.03 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
2,707	Tan-aganMiagao, Iloilo	516	about 1,344	about 0.384 km²	−2.32% a year	Rural
2,708	IgtumaromAnini-Y, Antique	515	about 111	about 4.64 km²	3.40% a year	Rural
2,709	PanlaganganSibalom, Antique	515	about 406	about 1.27 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
2,710	DanawanTobias Fornier, Antique	514	about 279	about 1.84 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
2,711	TibiaoCalinog, Iloilo	514	about 202	about 2.54 km²	4.37% a year	Rural
2,712	BuriraoLambunao, Iloilo	513	about 527	about 0.973 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
2,713	SipitanTigbauan, Iloilo	513	about 420	about 1.22 km²	−4.40% a year	Rural
2,714	Villa CruzPatnongon, Antique	513	about 132	about 3.89 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
2,715	Liya-liyaLaua-An, Antique	512	about 457	about 1.12 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
2,716	CananghanMaasin, Iloilo	511	about 460	about 1.11 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
2,717	HilwanTapaz, Capiz	511	about 7	about 74.27 km²	4.28% a year	Rural
2,718	TinapuayBanga, Aklan	511	about 197	about 2.60 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
2,719	Imbesad-anSan Enrique, Iloilo	509	about 344	about 1.48 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
2,720	Villa CrespoPatnongon, Antique	509	about 190	about 2.68 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
2,721	Jelicuon EsteNew Lucena, Iloilo	508	about 682	about 0.745 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
2,722	MaringyanMiagao, Iloilo	508	about 1,992	about 0.255 km²	−2.23% a year	Rural
2,723	AtiotesTobias Fornier, Antique	507	about 234	about 2.17 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
2,724	BantiguePontevedra, Capiz	507	about 230	about 2.20 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
2,725	BurakMaasin, Iloilo	507	about 276	about 1.84 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
2,726	CarolinaLeon, Iloilo	507	about 1,334	about 0.38 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
2,727	Luan-luanAlimodian, Iloilo	507	about 234	about 2.17 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
2,728	ManipulonEstancia, Iloilo	507	about 3,497	about 0.145 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
2,729	Pianda-an SurAlimodian, Iloilo	507	about 402	about 1.26 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
2,730	Vista AlegrePatnongon, Antique	507	about 116	about 4.36 km²	3.07% a year	Rural
2,731	CabiawanSan Remigio, Antique	506	about 372	about 1.36 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
2,732	GinomoyAlimodian, Iloilo	506	about 223	about 2.27 km²	−0.38% a year	Rural
2,733	Olo BarrocTigbauan, Iloilo	506	about 248	about 2.04 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
2,734	BallescasTobias Fornier, Antique	505	about 211	about 2.39 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
2,735	BanbananMiagao, Iloilo	505	about 1,256	about 0.402 km²	4.58% a year	Rural
2,736	GinesAlimodian, Iloilo	505	about 211	about 2.39 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
2,737	MarayBugasong, Antique	505	about 145	about 3.49 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
2,738	BajeLeon, Iloilo	503	about 437	about 1.15 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
2,739	BotbotHamtic, Antique	503	about 119	about 4.24 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
2,740	LinabMaasin, Iloilo	503	about 283	about 1.78 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
2,741	Esperanza IIISibalom, Antique	502	about 683	about 0.735 km²	3.50% a year	Rural
2,742	Isian VictoriaLeon, Iloilo	502	about 510	about 0.984 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
2,743	Lanot GrandeLambunao, Iloilo	502	about 318	about 1.58 km²	−0.43% a year	Rural
2,744	BitaDueñas, Iloilo	501	about 439	about 1.14 km²	−2.21% a year	Rural
2,745	BongaSan Joaquin, Iloilo	501	about 346	about 1.45 km²	3.62% a year	Rural
2,746	HilwanCalinog, Iloilo	501	about 66	about 7.56 km²	−1.61% a year	Rural
2,747	RomaSan Joaquin, Iloilo	501	about 252	about 1.99 km²	−0.93% a year	Rural
2,748	TininduganLibertad, Antique	501	about 94	about 5.31 km²	−0.93% a year	Rural
2,749	Indag-anMiagao, Iloilo	499	about 195	about 2.56 km²	−5.18% a year	Rural
2,750	PungsodLambunao, Iloilo	499	about 916	about 0.545 km²	2.02% 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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