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, 3,201 to 3,250 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
3,201	IgcatamborMiagao, Iloilo	265	about 525	about 0.505 km²	−4.85% a year	Rural
3,202	Siol SurLeon, Iloilo	265	about 432	about 0.614 km²	−2.62% a year	Rural
3,203	CabantogJaniuay, Iloilo	264	about 317	about 0.833 km²	2.62% a year	Rural
3,204	Oya-oyMiagao, Iloilo	263	about 162	about 1.62 km²	−3.72% a year	Rural
3,205	IgbajeSan Joaquin, Iloilo	262	about 144	about 1.82 km²	−5.25% a year	Rural
3,206	TunguanLeon, Iloilo	262	about 236	about 1.11 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
3,207	BongbonganLaua-An, Antique	261	about 191	about 1.37 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
3,208	GuiamonLaua-An, Antique	261	about 56	about 4.69 km²	2.97% a year	Rural
3,209	MalamhayAlimodian, Iloilo	261	about 351	about 0.744 km²	−4.41% a year	Rural
3,210	MasgrauJamindan, Capiz	259	about 161	about 1.61 km²	2.26% a year	Rural
3,211	PunongAlimodian, Iloilo	259	about 661	about 0.392 km²	8.40% a year	Rural
3,212	PunongMaasin, Iloilo	259	about 29	about 8.84 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
3,213	IgcabuadTobias Fornier, Antique	258	about 139	about 1.85 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
3,214	PortilloTobias Fornier, Antique	258	about 59	about 4.35 km²	0.86% a year	Rural
3,215	TabiacIgbaras, Iloilo	258	about 481	about 0.536 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
3,216	CumarascasSan Joaquin, Iloilo	257	about 120	about 2.15 km²	−1.00% a year	Rural
3,217	Villa SalPatnongon, Antique	257	about 70	about 3.66 km²	2.38% a year	Rural
3,218	IglilicoSan Joaquin, Iloilo	256	about 111	about 2.31 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
3,219	RiveraIbajay, Aklan	256	about 55	about 4.63 km²	5.97% a year	Rural
3,220	IgcadiosLeon, Iloilo	255	about 314	about 0.813 km²	−1.36% a year	Rural
3,221	JanlagasiCulasi, Antique	255	about 295	about 0.864 km²	5.01% a year	Rural
3,222	Tugura-aoMiagao, Iloilo	252	about 179	about 1.41 km²	−4.40% a year	Rural
3,223	Calo-oySibalom, Antique	251	about 179	about 1.40 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
3,224	Camaba-anSan Joaquin, Iloilo	251	about 198	about 1.27 km²	8.45% a year	Rural
3,225	IgcapuyasTobias Fornier, Antique	250	about 200	about 1.25 km²	3.11% a year	Rural
3,226	LactudanLaua-An, Antique	250	about 91	about 2.75 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
3,227	Bgy. 12 Pob.San Miguel, Iloilo	249	about 7,638	about 0.0326 km²	−3.43% a year	Rural
3,228	CananamanLeon, Iloilo	248	about 312	about 0.796 km²	4.31% a year	Rural
3,229	Zone II Pob.Cabatuan, Iloilo	247	about 6,253	about 0.0395 km²	−1.85% a year	Rural
3,230	Dawis CentroZarraga, Iloilo	246	about 299	about 0.824 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
3,231	IngasCabatuan, Iloilo	246	about 237	about 1.04 km²	2.27% a year	Rural
3,232	PascualaLaua-An, Antique	245	about 128	about 1.91 km²	0.40% a year	Rural
3,233	Cabugao NuevoSan Enrique, Iloilo	243	about 164	about 1.48 km²	−3.51% a year	Rural
3,234	Villa FloresPatnongon, Antique	243	about 77	about 3.15 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
3,235	BugasonganTigbauan, Iloilo	242	about 172	about 1.41 km²	−5.32% a year	Rural
3,236	VirginiaLaua-An, Antique	242	about 74	about 3.27 km²	0.71% a year	Rural
3,237	BaririTobias Fornier, Antique	241	about 172	about 1.40 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
3,238	Lacay Dol-DolIgbaras, Iloilo	241	about 357	about 0.676 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
3,239	Tig-amagaMiagao, Iloilo	241	about 134	about 1.80 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
3,240	MaleTubungan, Iloilo	240	about 597	about 0.402 km²	−2.61% a year	Rural
3,241	NapuidPandan, Antique	240	about 37	about 6.42 km²	2.11% a year	Rural
3,242	TacbuyanTobias Fornier, Antique	240	about 138	about 1.74 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
3,243	JinalinanLaua-An, Antique	239	about 156	about 1.53 km²	6.47% a year	Rural
3,244	WayangMiagao, Iloilo	238	about 410	about 0.58 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
3,245	AtabaySan Remigio, Antique	237	about 34	about 6.90 km²	6.54% a year	Rural
3,246	Concepcion Pob.Janiuay, Iloilo	237	about 2,279	about 0.104 km²	3.91% a year	Rural
3,247	Bgy. 3 Pob.San Miguel, Iloilo	236	about 5,799	about 0.0407 km²	−4.02% a year	Rural
3,248	BoclodIgbaras, Iloilo	235	about 291	about 0.808 km²	−1.38% a year	Rural
3,249	General DelgadoNew Lucena, Iloilo	235	about 439	about 0.535 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
3,250	AvanzadaLeon, Iloilo	234	about 250	about 0.936 km²	0.31% 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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