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, 3,151 to 3,200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
3,151	IgmasandigValderrama, Antique	302	about 22	about 13.71 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
3,152	Siol NorteLeon, Iloilo	301	about 306	about 0.984 km²	2.10% a year	Rural
3,153	AlvañizPatnongon, Antique	300	about 61	about 4.91 km²	3.59% a year	Rural
3,154	MayosBarbaza, Antique	298	about 268	about 1.11 km²	5.65% a year	Rural
3,155	PiliPanay, Capiz	297	about 22	about 13.32 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
3,156	SermonTigbauan, Iloilo	297	about 178	about 1.67 km²	−3.19% a year	Rural
3,157	CananghanValderrama, Antique	295	about 23	about 12.58 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
3,158	FundacionPototan, Iloilo	295	about 633	about 0.466 km²	8.62% a year	Rural
3,159	MayunocSan Joaquin, Iloilo	295	about 85	about 3.47 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
3,160	Santa RitaMaasin, Iloilo	295	about 222	about 1.33 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
3,161	YawanIbajay, Aklan	295	about 20	about 14.67 km²	−2.22% a year	Rural
3,162	SeminarioIloilo City, Iloilo	294	about 5,963	about 0.0493 km²	1.70% a year	Urban
3,163	CansilayanValderrama, Antique	293	about 6	about 47.14 km²	1.80% a year	Rural
3,164	PantaoSibalom, Antique	292	about 234	about 1.25 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
3,165	NapatagTangalan, Aklan	291	about 63	about 4.64 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
3,166	AnilawanBugasong, Antique	290	about 153	about 1.90 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
3,167	Igbangcal-CTobias Fornier, Antique	289	about 128	about 2.25 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
3,168	Zone V Pob.Cabatuan, Iloilo	289	about 5,505	about 0.0525 km²	−2.34% a year	Rural
3,169	CubayMiagao, Iloilo	287	about 621	about 0.462 km²	−22.48% a year	Rural
3,170	FundacionMiagao, Iloilo	287	about 390	about 0.736 km²	−2.28% a year	Rural
3,171	NalihawanHamtic, Antique	287	about 72	about 3.99 km²	−0.41% a year	Rural
3,172	Poblacion MarketSara, Iloilo	287	about 4,277	about 0.0671 km²	−4.32% a year	Urban
3,173	CagbangMiagao, Iloilo	286	about 372	about 0.769 km²	−2.73% a year	Rural
3,174	IgbinangonSan Joaquin, Iloilo	286	about 157	about 1.82 km²	8.44% a year	Rural
3,175	LonocLeon, Iloilo	286	about 688	about 0.416 km²	3.08% a year	Rural
3,176	TicdalanMiagao, Iloilo	284	about 261	about 1.09 km²	−2.23% a year	Rural
3,177	TugaslonAlimodian, Iloilo	284	about 233	about 1.22 km²	1.58% a year	Rural
3,178	Dawis NorteZarraga, Iloilo	283	about 306	about 0.925 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
3,179	LanguananSan Joaquin, Iloilo	283	about 134	about 2.11 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
3,180	AwangMiagao, Iloilo	282	about 173	about 1.63 km²	18.49% a year	Rural
3,181	TalayatayIgbaras, Iloilo	282	about 362	about 0.78 km²	4.79% a year	Rural
3,182	HunaSan Joaquin, Iloilo	281	about 215	about 1.31 km²	4.17% a year	Rural
3,183	Binanua-anIgbaras, Iloilo	280	about 228	about 1.23 km²	−0.17% a year	Rural
3,184	Nam-o NorteMiagao, Iloilo	279	about 326	about 0.857 km²	−2.27% a year	Rural
3,185	CalagtanganMiagao, Iloilo	275	about 331	about 0.83 km²	−12.55% a year	Rural
3,186	DesposorioTubungan, Iloilo	275	about 275	about 0.999 km²	4.05% a year	Rural
3,187	Mabini NorteSan Joaquin, Iloilo	275	about 174	about 1.58 km²	−2.68% a year	Rural
3,188	AmbulongLeon, Iloilo	273	about 613	about 0.445 km²	4.97% a year	Rural
3,189	Bad-asSan Joaquin, Iloilo	273	about 69	about 3.93 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
3,190	BanbananSan Remigio, Antique	271	about 14	about 19.96 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
3,191	OnopMiagao, Iloilo	271	about 43	about 6.27 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
3,192	Bug-otMaasin, Iloilo	270	about 134	about 2.01 km²	−2.88% a year	Rural
3,193	NecesitoLaua-An, Antique	270	about 106	about 2.55 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
3,194	CabugaoIbajay, Aklan	269	about 61	about 4.44 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
3,195	IgcasicadTobias Fornier, Antique	269	about 283	about 0.951 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
3,196	MocolLeon, Iloilo	269	about 624	about 0.431 km²	−3.12% a year	Rural
3,197	MiapaMaasin, Iloilo	268	about 461	about 0.581 km²	8.46% a year	Rural
3,198	San IsidroBanga, Aklan	268	about 260	about 1.03 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
3,199	BatgaTubungan, Iloilo	267	about 325	about 0.821 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
3,200	OlangoMiagao, Iloilo	266	about 263	about 1.01 km²	−5.24% 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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