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, 2,951 to 3,000 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,951	AlegriaDingle, Iloilo	403	about 270	about 1.49 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
2,952	Cubay NorteMalay, Aklan	403	about 1,568	about 0.257 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
2,953	DungonConcepcion, Iloilo	403	about 170	about 2.37 km²	−3.37% a year	Rural
2,954	NiñoConcepcion, Iloilo	402	about 223	about 1.80 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
2,955	LuagDueñas, Iloilo	401	about 340	about 1.18 km²	−2.47% a year	Rural
2,956	MontinolaSan Joaquin, Iloilo	401	about 144	about 2.79 km²	−1.61% a year	Rural
2,957	Bayag NorteLeon, Iloilo	400	about 1,028	about 0.389 km²	−1.72% a year	Rural
2,958	San RamonAnini-Y, Antique	399	about 57	about 6.94 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
2,959	RiveraLibacao, Aklan	398	about 67	about 5.98 km²	−5.19% a year	Rural
2,960	San Jose (Jaro)Iloilo City, Iloilo	398	about 10,392	about 0.0383 km²	7.36% a year	Rural
2,961	Zone IITubungan, Iloilo	398	about 2,726	about 0.146 km²	−1.51% a year	Rural
2,962	Biga-aSibalom, Antique	397	about 419	about 0.947 km²	1.90% a year	Rural
2,963	BuangPandan, Antique	397	about 79	about 5.00 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
2,964	Del PilarHamtic, Antique	397	about 142	about 2.80 km²	5.62% a year	Rural
2,965	MambuyoSanta Barbara, Iloilo	397	about 298	about 1.33 km²	−1.00% a year	Rural
2,966	Bucana BunglasAjuy, Iloilo	396	about 108	about 3.68 km²	2.24% a year	Rural
2,967	IndorohanBadiangan, Iloilo	396	about 571	about 0.694 km²	4.17% a year	Rural
2,968	Lopez VitoSan Joaquin, Iloilo	396	about 230	about 1.72 km²	−2.71% a year	Rural
2,969	TacayanTapaz, Capiz	395	about 26	about 15.29 km²	−1.35% a year	Rural
2,970	CunsadJaniuay, Iloilo	394	about 170	about 2.32 km²	−0.60% a year	Rural
2,971	IgtugasTobias Fornier, Antique	394	about 89	about 4.43 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
2,972	Poblacion CentroCalinog, Iloilo	394	about 1,743	about 0.226 km²	−4.91% a year	Urban
2,973	AmerangMaasin, Iloilo	393	about 992	about 0.396 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
2,974	IgdagmaySibalom, Antique	393	about 814	about 0.483 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
2,975	Mabini SurSan Joaquin, Iloilo	393	about 260	about 1.51 km²	−1.64% a year	Rural
2,976	CamiaSan Joaquin, Iloilo	392	about 159	about 2.46 km²	−2.94% a year	Rural
2,977	TulahongMaasin, Iloilo	392	about 274	about 1.43 km²	3.62% a year	Rural
2,978	Bongol San MiguelGuimbal, Iloilo	391	about 215	about 1.82 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
2,979	BulayMaasin, Iloilo	391	about 288	about 1.36 km²	3.85% a year	Rural
2,980	TalimagaoMadalag, Aklan	391	about 320	about 1.22 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
2,981	Zone ITubungan, Iloilo	391	about 3,314	about 0.118 km²	−0.90% a year	Rural
2,982	Bato-batoTapaz, Capiz	390	about 163	about 2.39 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
2,983	GuisianTigbauan, Iloilo	389	about 552	about 0.705 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
2,984	SawangBuenavista, Guimaras	389	about 512	about 0.76 km²	2.01% a year	Rural
2,985	AmayongSan Dionisio, Iloilo	388	about 422	about 0.919 km²	−4.97% a year	Rural
2,986	LangcaSan Joaquin, Iloilo	388	about 91	about 4.28 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
2,987	TabongtabongSibalom, Antique	388	about 103	about 3.78 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
2,988	Abang-abangAlimodian, Iloilo	387	about 454	about 0.853 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
2,989	BalabagCabatuan, Iloilo	387	about 346	about 1.12 km²	−3.96% a year	Rural
2,990	DingleMiagao, Iloilo	387	about 2,174	about 0.178 km²	−2.33% a year	Rural
2,991	BuenavistaTubungan, Iloilo	386	about 357	about 1.08 km²	1.69% a year	Rural
2,992	Villa Laua-anPatnongon, Antique	386	about 145	about 2.66 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
2,993	AgboboloAjuy, Iloilo	385	about 18	about 21.84 km²	−4.91% a year	Rural
2,994	AyuboTubungan, Iloilo	385	about 775	about 0.497 km²	4.61% a year	Rural
2,995	Biri NorteLeon, Iloilo	385	about 145	about 2.65 km²	−3.20% a year	Rural
2,996	CapnayanLaua-An, Antique	385	about 135	about 2.86 km²	1.76% a year	Rural
2,997	CubaySan Joaquin, Iloilo	385	about 163	about 2.36 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
2,998	UbodanAlimodian, Iloilo	385	about 239	about 1.61 km²	−0.55% a year	Rural
2,999	Don T. Lutero EastJaniuay, Iloilo	384	about 10,295	about 0.0373 km²	−2.51% a year	Rural
3,000	EdganzonIloilo City, Iloilo	383	about 3,683	about 0.104 km²	1.50% a year	Urban

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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