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, 3,251 to 3,300 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
3,251	CanawiliMaasin, Iloilo	234	about 104	about 2.26 km²	−0.90% a year	Rural
3,252	Nam-o SurMiagao, Iloilo	232	about 1,450	about 0.16 km²	2.30% a year	Rural
3,253	BayogDumarao, Capiz	231	about 176	about 1.31 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
3,254	NarirongBarbaza, Antique	231	about 119	about 1.94 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
3,255	PaoyLeon, Iloilo	230	about 288	about 0.798 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
3,256	Zone VII Pob.Cabatuan, Iloilo	228	about 18,843	about 0.0121 km²	−0.62% a year	Rural
3,257	LumanganIgbaras, Iloilo	227	about 422	about 0.538 km²	−1.52% a year	Rural
3,258	MabayanMiagao, Iloilo	227	about 73	about 3.09 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
3,259	NaroroganMiagao, Iloilo	227	about 183	about 1.24 km²	−1.23% a year	Rural
3,260	Piandaan EastMaasin, Iloilo	227	about 309	about 0.734 km²	0.00% a year	Rural
3,261	TigbagacayMiagao, Iloilo	223	about 298	about 0.748 km²	−0.74% a year	Rural
3,262	Aquino Nobleza WestJaniuay, Iloilo	221	about 7,568	about 0.0292 km²	−2.25% a year	Rural
3,263	ApianLeon, Iloilo	220	about 285	about 0.772 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
3,264	Aurora-del PilarDumangas, Iloilo	220	about 7,857	about 0.028 km²	−0.64% a year	Rural
3,265	CabutonganLeon, Iloilo	217	about 532	about 0.408 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
3,266	TinabusanCulasi, Antique	217	about 153	about 1.42 km²	3.11% a year	Rural
3,267	CantulanHamtic, Antique	216	about 79	about 2.72 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
3,268	CulyatValderrama, Antique	216	about 4	about 59.10 km²	1.14% a year	Rural
3,269	IsauanTubungan, Iloilo	216	about 186	about 1.16 km²	−0.97% a year	Rural
3,270	AgoTubungan, Iloilo	215	about 163	about 1.32 km²	−1.71% a year	Rural
3,271	BanbanLaua-An, Antique	215	about 413	about 0.521 km²	3.40% a year	Rural
3,272	Corot-onLambunao, Iloilo	215	about 272	about 0.79 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
3,273	AracayPandan, Antique	212	about 43	about 4.89 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
3,274	AmbarihonTubungan, Iloilo	211	about 57	about 3.67 km²	−5.99% a year	Rural
3,275	PerfectaPandan, Antique	211	about 33	about 6.47 km²	0.81% a year	Rural
3,276	MagcapayLeon, Iloilo	210	about 303	about 0.693 km²	−2.36% a year	Rural
3,277	Delgado-Jalandoni-BagumbayanIloilo City, Iloilo	209	about 8,856	about 0.0236 km²	−1.01% a year	Rural
3,278	TorocadanSan Joaquin, Iloilo	209	about 88	about 2.37 km²	−1.65% a year	Rural
3,279	BangaMiagao, Iloilo	208	about 160	about 1.30 km²	−1.76% a year	Rural
3,280	CadlumanSan Joaquin, Iloilo	207	about 228	about 0.907 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
3,281	BinangbangBarbaza, Antique	205	about 146	about 1.40 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
3,282	Igdampog NorteTubungan, Iloilo	205	about 346	about 0.593 km²	3.87% a year	Rural
3,283	PinamacalanTubungan, Iloilo	204	about 448	about 0.455 km²	−2.11% a year	Rural
3,284	BagunanayTubungan, Iloilo	203	about 156	about 1.30 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
3,285	BondocTubungan, Iloilo	203	about 258	about 0.788 km²	−3.25% a year	Rural
3,286	CastilloTibiao, Antique	203	about 333	about 0.61 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
3,287	MagyapoLaua-An, Antique	202	about 79	about 2.57 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
3,288	OngyodMiagao, Iloilo	201	about 29	about 6.84 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
3,289	Pasu-JungaoHamtic, Antique	201	about 36	about 5.61 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
3,290	TambongMiagao, Iloilo	201	about 523	about 0.384 km²	1.62% a year	Rural
3,291	AlonValderrama, Antique	200	about 16	about 12.42 km²	2.02% a year	Rural
3,292	Ilog-ilogMiagao, Iloilo	200	about 157	about 1.27 km²	3.25% a year	Rural
3,293	IgdomingdingSan Joaquin, Iloilo	199	about 147	about 1.35 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
3,294	BelenMiagao, Iloilo	197	about 234	about 0.842 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
3,295	IgdagmaySan Joaquin, Iloilo	196	about 24	about 8.13 km²	1.00% a year	Rural
3,296	BusogValderrama, Antique	195	about 14	about 13.61 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
3,297	Odong-odongLeon, Iloilo	194	about 167	about 1.16 km²	−1.99% a year	Rural
3,298	BorongTubungan, Iloilo	193	about 316	about 0.61 km²	6.40% a year	Rural
3,299	Luna (Jaro)Iloilo City, Iloilo	193	about 4,949	about 0.039 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
3,300	OmambogSanta Barbara, Iloilo	193	about 541	about 0.357 km²	−2.56% 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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