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, 3,051 to 3,100 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
3,051	PepeLeon, Iloilo	356	about 471	about 0.756 km²	2.13% a year	Rural
3,052	Basa-Mabini BonifacioDumangas, Iloilo	355	about 3,971	about 0.0894 km²	−3.90% a year	Rural
3,053	Bitaog-TaytaySanta Barbara, Iloilo	355	about 406	about 0.874 km²	−0.40% a year	Rural
3,054	CagbanNew Lucena, Iloilo	355	about 238	about 1.49 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
3,055	IgbarabatuanAnini-Y, Antique	354	about 221	about 1.60 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
3,056	KauswaganIloilo City, Iloilo	354	about 8,101	about 0.0437 km²	−2.05% a year	Urban
3,057	NadsadanSan Joaquin, Iloilo	354	about 99	about 3.57 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
3,058	LunaSibalom, Antique	353	about 79	about 4.46 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
3,059	Binaba-an ArmadaLambunao, Iloilo	352	about 448	about 0.786 km²	−0.47% a year	Rural
3,060	Buenavista SurMiagao, Iloilo	352	about 277	about 1.27 km²	4.50% a year	Rural
3,061	Casit-anLibacao, Aklan	352	about 85	about 4.14 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
3,062	Pungtod MonteclaroMiagao, Iloilo	352	about 492	about 0.716 km²	2.31% a year	Rural
3,063	SupocLambunao, Iloilo	352	about 446	about 0.789 km²	−0.93% a year	Rural
3,064	Ginalinan ViejoDingle, Iloilo	350	about 377	about 0.929 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
3,065	Bugtong LumanganMiagao, Iloilo	349	about 301	about 1.16 km²	−0.07% a year	Rural
3,066	Lab-onIgbaras, Iloilo	349	about 266	about 1.31 km²	4.46% a year	Rural
3,067	LomboySan Joaquin, Iloilo	349	about 430	about 0.811 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
3,068	SoligaoBarbaza, Antique	348	about 179	about 1.94 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
3,069	RizalSan Remigio, Antique	347	about 70	about 4.97 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
3,070	CawayananMiagao, Iloilo	346	about 470	about 0.736 km²	4.76% a year	Rural
3,071	Libertad, Santa IsabelIloilo City, Iloilo	346	about 7,505	about 0.0461 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
3,072	Daga-ayTubungan, Iloilo	345	about 1,018	about 0.339 km²	5.13% a year	Rural
3,073	Don T. Lutero CenterJaniuay, Iloilo	345	about 8,456	about 0.0408 km²	−2.10% a year	Urban
3,074	TigbayogCalinog, Iloilo	345	about 169	about 2.04 km²	−7.00% a year	Rural
3,075	SalnganLeon, Iloilo	344	about 263	about 1.31 km²	2.85% a year	Rural
3,076	CabanbananSibalom, Antique	343	about 43	about 7.93 km²	2.46% a year	Rural
3,077	MojonSibalom, Antique	343	about 408	about 0.841 km²	2.61% a year	Rural
3,078	BadianganLambunao, Iloilo	342	about 332	about 1.03 km²	−3.22% a year	Rural
3,079	BanbanBatad, Iloilo	342	about 681	about 0.502 km²	−2.62% a year	Rural
3,080	BuenavistaIgbaras, Iloilo	341	about 185	about 1.84 km²	−1.03% a year	Rural
3,081	Indag-anSibalom, Antique	340	about 148	about 2.29 km²	2.32% a year	Rural
3,082	TeneTobias Fornier, Antique	340	about 176	about 1.93 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
3,083	Tig-Apog-ApogMiagao, Iloilo	340	about 272	about 1.25 km²	6.94% a year	Rural
3,084	UgboAlimodian, Iloilo	338	about 217	about 1.56 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
3,085	CawilihanLeon, Iloilo	337	about 58	about 5.85 km²	4.54% a year	Rural
3,086	MagsaysayIloilo City, Iloilo	337	about 4,629	about 0.0728 km²	2.75% a year	Urban
3,087	MaricolcolMiagao, Iloilo	337	about 428	about 0.787 km²	−1.51% a year	Rural
3,088	Purok 3San Joaquin, Iloilo	335	about 1,772	about 0.189 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
3,089	NasirumMina, Iloilo	333	about 427	about 0.78 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
3,090	IgbangcalSan Joaquin, Iloilo	332	about 139	about 2.38 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
3,091	MulanganIgbaras, Iloilo	332	about 139	about 2.39 km²	−4.20% a year	Rural
3,092	Tag-osipBuruanga, Aklan	332	about 12	about 26.59 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
3,093	CapaycapayDueñas, Iloilo	331	about 536	about 0.618 km²	−3.56% a year	Rural
3,094	DusacanLeon, Iloilo	331	about 185	about 1.79 km²	−0.92% a year	Rural
3,095	P. JavierSebaste, Antique	331	about 32	about 10.25 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
3,096	Calaboa OesteSanta Barbara, Iloilo	330	about 427	about 0.773 km²	−5.83% a year	Rural
3,097	IgcabidioMiagao, Iloilo	330	about 250	about 1.32 km²	0.59% a year	Rural
3,098	ManalingTobias Fornier, Antique	329	about 112	about 2.94 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
3,099	Santo NiñoPresident Roxas, Capiz	329	about 167	about 1.97 km²	4.03% a year	Rural
3,100	TalentoTubungan, Iloilo	328	about 481	about 0.682 km²	0.97% 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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