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, 3,301 to 3,350 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
3,301	TaalMiagao, Iloilo	193	about 258	about 0.749 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
3,302	AgsingAlimodian, Iloilo	192	about 103	about 1.87 km²	−1.09% a year	Rural
3,303	NalbangLeon, Iloilo	192	about 221	about 0.869 km²	−2.13% a year	Rural
3,304	CadiaoBarbaza, Antique	190	about 45	about 4.21 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
3,305	MabiniTapaz, Capiz	190	about 11	about 17.91 km²	−9.11% a year	Rural
3,306	MarigneBarbaza, Antique	190	about 78	about 2.44 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
3,307	S. M. VillaJaniuay, Iloilo	189	about 1,688	about 0.112 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
3,308	SenonodTapaz, Capiz	189	about 29	about 6.46 km²	−3.79% a year	Rural
3,309	LangcaonBarbaza, Antique	188	about 4	about 44.30 km²	2.88% a year	Rural
3,310	PamandayanHamtic, Antique	188	about 47	about 3.98 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
3,311	Malag-it PequeñoPassi City, Iloilo	187	about 89	about 2.10 km²	−0.88% a year	Rural
3,312	OrquiaSan Remigio, Antique	186	about 26	about 7.10 km²	−2.19% a year	Rural
3,313	Bugtong NaulidMiagao, Iloilo	184	about 391	about 0.47 km²	−1.62% a year	Rural
3,314	IgcabutongSan Joaquin, Iloilo	184	about 138	about 1.33 km²	−1.02% a year	Rural
3,315	NalusdanBarbaza, Antique	184	about 7	about 28.16 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
3,316	Zone X Pob.Cabatuan, Iloilo	184	about 1,028	about 0.179 km²	−19.69% a year	Rural
3,317	MorubuanCabatuan, Iloilo	183	about 300	about 0.61 km²	0.94% a year	Rural
3,318	San Mateo NorteSan Joaquin, Iloilo	182	about 128	about 1.42 km²	−0.90% a year	Rural
3,319	BolocaueMiagao, Iloilo	181	about 661	about 0.274 km²	−1.65% a year	Rural
3,320	CabalaunanMiagao, Iloilo	181	about 48	about 3.75 km²	−8.15% a year	Rural
3,321	TibacanLaua-An, Antique	181	about 73	about 2.48 km²	2.85% a year	Rural
3,322	San RamonLaua-An, Antique	180	about 3	about 58.12 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
3,323	Crispin Salazar NorthJaniuay, Iloilo	179	about 1,867	about 0.0959 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
3,324	FrantillaMiagao, Iloilo	179	about 321	about 0.557 km²	−1.42% a year	Rural
3,325	InampologanSibunag, Guimaras	179	about 18	about 10.15 km²	−2.51% a year	Rural
3,326	President RoxasIloilo City, Iloilo	179	about 899	about 0.199 km²	−0.27% a year	Urban
3,327	BinolbogLeon, Iloilo	178	about 298	about 0.598 km²	−1.30% a year	Rural
3,328	Arsenal AduanaIloilo City, Iloilo	177	about 2,275	about 0.0778 km²	0.97% a year	Urban
3,329	NagquirisanSan Joaquin, Iloilo	177	about 153	about 1.16 km²	−4.34% a year	Rural
3,330	Pianda-an NorteAlimodian, Iloilo	177	about 151	about 1.17 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
3,331	ManinilaSan Joaquin, Iloilo	176	about 42	about 4.18 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
3,332	SimbolaCulasi, Antique	176	about 12	about 15.23 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
3,333	MinaLeon, Iloilo	175	about 288	about 0.607 km²	6.23% a year	Rural
3,334	AgutayanDueñas, Iloilo	172	about 61	about 2.81 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
3,335	Zone VIII Pob.Cabatuan, Iloilo	171	about 5,213	about 0.0328 km²	−3.92% a year	Rural
3,336	IlamnayPanay, Capiz	169	about 294	about 0.575 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
3,337	CaviteMiagao, Iloilo	168	about 596	about 0.282 km²	−4.44% a year	Rural
3,338	CabunotanMiagao, Iloilo	165	about 198	about 0.832 km²	−8.87% a year	Rural
3,339	QuilingLambunao, Iloilo	163	about 358	about 0.455 km²	−9.49% a year	Rural
3,340	Lopez Jaena - RizalDumangas, Iloilo	162	about 5,455	about 0.0297 km²	−3.26% a year	Rural
3,341	Zone IX Pob.Cabatuan, Iloilo	162	about 4,709	about 0.0344 km²	−2.50% a year	Rural
3,342	ManasaAlimodian, Iloilo	161	about 153	about 1.05 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
3,343	MaduyoMiagao, Iloilo	160	about 86	about 1.86 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
3,344	R. ArmadaJaniuay, Iloilo	160	about 3,279	about 0.0488 km²	−9.36% a year	Rural
3,345	IgcaphangSan Joaquin, Iloilo	159	about 365	about 0.436 km²	−2.00% a year	Rural
3,346	IgdalaquitMiagao, Iloilo	158	about 196	about 0.805 km²	−3.33% a year	Rural
3,347	Yulo-ArroyoIloilo City, Iloilo	158	about 4,202	about 0.0376 km²	0.46% a year	Urban
3,348	SaldeCulasi, Antique	156	about 37	about 4.20 km²	3.35% a year	Rural
3,349	CalapadanBarbaza, Antique	154	about 39	about 3.94 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
3,350	MatalngonMiagao, Iloilo	152	about 96	about 1.59 km²	2.70% 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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