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, 2,751 to 2,800 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,751	San GregorioCulasi, Antique	499	about 978	about 0.51 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
2,752	Tamis-acConcepcion, Iloilo	499	about 387	about 1.29 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
2,753	AtabayAlimodian, Iloilo	498	about 214	about 2.33 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
2,754	Barangay 6San Jose, Antique	498	about 5,349	about 0.0931 km²	0.15% a year	Urban
2,755	Binaba-an PortigoLambunao, Iloilo	498	about 364	about 1.37 km²	−1.35% a year	Rural
2,756	DapdapanLemery, Iloilo	498	about 52	about 9.51 km²	−3.55% a year	Rural
2,757	EsparagozaTibiao, Antique	498	about 268	about 1.86 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
2,758	MarongLambunao, Iloilo	498	about 290	about 1.72 km²	−2.23% a year	Rural
2,759	BitaCulasi, Antique	497	about 2,824	about 0.176 km²	3.36% a year	Rural
2,760	TalangbanMadalag, Aklan	497	about 191	about 2.60 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
2,761	Calaboa EsteSanta Barbara, Iloilo	495	about 369	about 1.34 km²	3.20% a year	Rural
2,762	GunoSanta Barbara, Iloilo	495	about 326	about 1.52 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
2,763	Nagbangi IISan Remigio, Antique	495	about 344	about 1.44 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
2,764	AgtaLeon, Iloilo	494	about 422	about 1.17 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
2,765	IgcabugaoIgbaras, Iloilo	494	about 19	about 25.48 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
2,766	OlagaSibalom, Antique	494	about 603	about 0.819 km²	0.95% a year	Rural
2,767	Poblacion IlawodPanay, Capiz	494	about 2,129	about 0.232 km²	−0.34% a year	Rural
2,768	TugasSanta Barbara, Iloilo	494	about 430	about 1.15 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
2,769	IgpanolongSibalom, Antique	493	about 290	about 1.70 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
2,770	TubodBingawan, Iloilo	493	about 255	about 1.93 km²	−1.32% a year	Rural
2,771	Buluangan IIValderrama, Antique	492	about 133	about 3.70 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
2,772	MalaguinabotCalinog, Iloilo	492	about 469	about 1.05 km²	5.41% a year	Rural
2,773	Tobias FornierPatnongon, Antique	492	about 66	about 7.44 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
2,774	TordesillasSibalom, Antique	492	about 13	about 37.65 km²	3.40% a year	Rural
2,775	CadoldolanSan Joaquin, Iloilo	491	about 325	about 1.51 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
2,776	MolinaTubungan, Iloilo	491	about 390	about 1.26 km²	2.17% a year	Rural
2,777	Villa SalomonPatnongon, Antique	491	about 168	about 2.93 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
2,778	Igbangcal-ATobias Fornier, Antique	490	about 263	about 1.86 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
2,779	Ilaya 2ndDumangas, Iloilo	490	about 1,025	about 0.478 km²	−2.00% a year	Rural
2,780	TahingCalinog, Iloilo	490	about 238	about 2.06 km²	7.60% a year	Rural
2,781	BangladanMiagao, Iloilo	489	about 140	about 3.50 km²	7.20% a year	Rural
2,782	Lag-anCabatuan, Iloilo	489	about 690	about 0.709 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
2,783	MalusgodDueñas, Iloilo	489	about 1,151	about 0.425 km²	−3.07% a year	Rural
2,784	Binanu-anBarbaza, Antique	488	about 747	about 0.653 km²	1.75% a year	Rural
2,785	NaumuanMina, Iloilo	488	about 452	about 1.08 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
2,786	Tupol CentralCabatuan, Iloilo	488	about 460	about 1.06 km²	−0.86% a year	Rural
2,787	BacolodMiagao, Iloilo	487	about 331	about 1.47 km²	−1.33% a year	Rural
2,788	BuenavistaDueñas, Iloilo	487	about 260	about 1.87 km²	−4.10% a year	Rural
2,789	PacuanLemery, Iloilo	485	about 114	about 4.24 km²	−0.96% a year	Rural
2,790	Ulay-HinablanAlimodian, Iloilo	485	about 155	about 3.12 km²	4.17% a year	Rural
2,791	ConaynaySanta Barbara, Iloilo	484	about 978	about 0.495 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
2,792	NagbaTubungan, Iloilo	482	about 175	about 2.76 km²	−2.30% a year	Rural
2,793	BonzaLibacao, Aklan	481	about 188	about 2.56 km²	3.42% a year	Rural
2,794	DrancalanBatad, Iloilo	481	about 433	about 1.11 km²	2.72% a year	Rural
2,795	BolhoMiagao, Iloilo	480	about 10,959	about 0.0438 km²	5.30% a year	Rural
2,796	BadianganPandan, Antique	479	about 87	about 5.51 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
2,797	Liñagan TacasMaasin, Iloilo	479	about 377	about 1.27 km²	2.56% a year	Rural
2,798	Poblacion VIRoxas City, Capiz	479	about 16,074	about 0.0298 km²	−0.54% a year	Urban
2,799	IgcadacTobias Fornier, Antique	476	about 319	about 1.49 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
2,800	TigmaraboMiagao, Iloilo	475	about 58	about 8.22 km²	−1.46% 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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