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, 3,101 to 3,150 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
3,101	BacolodLeon, Iloilo	326	about 373	about 0.875 km²	3.89% a year	Rural
3,102	BagacayIgbaras, Iloilo	326	about 354	about 0.922 km²	−3.49% a year	Rural
3,103	IdaoBarbaza, Antique	326	about 31	about 10.47 km²	7.30% a year	Rural
3,104	Ba-ongAlimodian, Iloilo	325	about 256	about 1.27 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
3,105	MaramigLibertad, Antique	325	about 53	about 6.08 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
3,106	PagaLeon, Iloilo	325	about 280	about 1.16 km²	−2.29% a year	Rural
3,107	TabunanLemery, Iloilo	325	about 278	about 1.17 km²	−4.22% a year	Rural
3,108	TalasaPanay, Capiz	325	about 188	about 1.73 km²	5.30% a year	Rural
3,109	QuezonPatnongon, Antique	324	about 85	about 3.83 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
3,110	Bgy. 6 Pob.San Miguel, Iloilo	321	about 10,256	about 0.0313 km²	−2.45% a year	Rural
3,111	BatitaoSara, Iloilo	321	about 309	about 1.04 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
3,112	Cabacanan RizalAlimodian, Iloilo	321	about 36	about 8.83 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
3,113	CansilayanTigbauan, Iloilo	321	about 245	about 1.31 km²	−5.53% a year	Rural
3,114	CastorSara, Iloilo	321	about 145	about 2.21 km²	3.42% a year	Rural
3,115	IgpajoMiagao, Iloilo	321	about 602	about 0.533 km²	−0.80% a year	Rural
3,116	OmlotLaua-An, Antique	321	about 471	about 0.682 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
3,117	TalagutacSan Joaquin, Iloilo	320	about 116	about 2.76 km²	−1.72% a year	Rural
3,118	New GumawanSan Joaquin, Iloilo	319	about 190	about 1.68 km²	−1.52% a year	Rural
3,119	Ban-agSanta Barbara, Iloilo	318	about 394	about 0.807 km²	2.66% a year	Rural
3,120	LagudaIloilo City, Iloilo	318	about 5,878	about 0.0541 km²	2.15% a year	Urban
3,121	GumbocLeon, Iloilo	317	about 375	about 0.845 km²	2.93% a year	Rural
3,122	Barasanan CTobias Fornier, Antique	316	about 249	about 1.27 km²	1.33% a year	Rural
3,123	CagayLeon, Iloilo	316	about 446	about 0.709 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
3,124	LicoAlimodian, Iloilo	316	about 103	about 3.07 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
3,125	BadiangTubungan, Iloilo	315	about 560	about 0.563 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
3,126	Biga-aBarbaza, Antique	315	about 244	about 1.29 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
3,127	LiberationIloilo City, Iloilo	315	about 6,389	about 0.0493 km²	−1.47% a year	Urban
3,128	PaderDueñas, Iloilo	315	about 232	about 1.36 km²	−2.09% a year	Rural
3,129	MalindogIbajay, Aklan	314	about 182	about 1.73 km²	2.44% a year	Rural
3,130	BuladLeon, Iloilo	313	about 304	about 1.03 km²	7.22% a year	Rural
3,131	MayabayBarbaza, Antique	313	about 17	about 18.28 km²	4.65% a year	Rural
3,132	CatigDueñas, Iloilo	312	about 703	about 0.444 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
3,133	NagsubuanTobias Fornier, Antique	312	about 108	about 2.88 km²	3.16% a year	Rural
3,134	FundacionDueñas, Iloilo	310	about 233	about 1.33 km²	−4.71% a year	Rural
3,135	BantayananTubungan, Iloilo	308	about 305	about 1.01 km²	−5.27% a year	Rural
3,136	IndayIloilo City, Iloilo	308	about 2,081	about 0.148 km²	6.81% a year	Urban
3,137	LampayaLeon, Iloilo	308	about 315	about 0.979 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
3,138	Rizal NorteTapaz, Capiz	308	about 127	about 2.42 km²	−0.54% a year	Rural
3,139	AwisLeon, Iloilo	307	about 610	about 0.503 km²	3.87% a year	Rural
3,140	BaghariBarbaza, Antique	307	about 115	about 2.68 km²	1.21% a year	Rural
3,141	LahugTapaz, Capiz	307	about 64	about 4.76 km²	−3.88% a year	Rural
3,142	TeneclanBadiangan, Iloilo	307	about 343	about 0.894 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
3,143	LawiganTobias Fornier, Antique	306	about 78	about 3.90 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
3,144	DanaoIloilo City, Iloilo	305	about 1,525	about 0.20 km²	2.25% a year	Urban
3,145	ManharaSan Joaquin, Iloilo	305	about 575	about 0.53 km²	2.51% a year	Rural
3,146	AlegreTibiao, Antique	304	about 92	about 3.31 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
3,147	BarangbangLeon, Iloilo	304	about 426	about 0.714 km²	1.90% a year	Rural
3,148	Mapili SanjoBadiangan, Iloilo	303	about 239	about 1.27 km²	4.62% a year	Rural
3,149	Tigbalua IISibalom, Antique	303	about 221	about 1.37 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
3,150	DanawanSan Joaquin, Iloilo	302	about 80	about 3.79 km²	−5.12% 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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