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, 351 to 400 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Western Visayas, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
351	San AndresSan Rafael, Iloilo	2,741	about 338	about 8.10 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
352	IntampilanPanitan, Capiz	2,740	about 690	about 3.97 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
353	TiwiBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo	2,740	about 363	about 7.55 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
354	Cano-anEstancia, Iloilo	2,737	about 1,021	about 2.68 km²	−0.59% a year	Urban
355	AnoringSara, Iloilo	2,734	about 3,974	about 0.688 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
356	NangaPototan, Iloilo	2,723	about 1,611	about 1.69 km²	−1.66% a year	Rural
357	BadiangAnilao, Iloilo	2,720	about 539	about 5.05 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
358	ToyunganCalinog, Iloilo	2,717	about 606	about 4.48 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
359	CapagaoPanitan, Capiz	2,715	about 305	about 8.89 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
360	Poblacion IlayaCalinog, Iloilo	2,715	about 6,101	about 0.445 km²	−0.98% a year	Rural
361	AdlawanRoxas City, Capiz	2,714	about 1,190	about 2.28 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
362	MangosoSigma, Capiz	2,714	about 522	about 5.20 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
363	Santa CruzIvisan, Capiz	2,709	about 1,375	about 1.97 km²	6.96% a year	Rural
364	MorobuanJordan, Guimaras	2,708	about 445	about 6.08 km²	2.03% a year	Rural
365	San NicolasTapaz, Capiz	2,704	about 410	about 6.59 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
366	Bachaw NorteKalibo, Aklan	2,699	about 862	about 3.13 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
367	Poblacion NorteIvisan, Capiz	2,698	about 3,933	about 0.686 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
368	Dangula-anAnilao, Iloilo	2,697	about 1,886	about 1.43 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
369	Poblacion TabucMambusao, Capiz	2,694	about 3,927	about 0.686 km²	−0.02% a year	Urban
370	AlegreOton, Iloilo	2,690	about 4,410	about 0.61 km²	3.58% a year	Rural
371	Concordia SurNueva Valencia, Guimaras	2,689	about 470	about 5.72 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
372	Bay-angAjuy, Iloilo	2,688	about 867	about 3.10 km²	−1.08% a year	Rural
373	CamaligIloilo City, Iloilo	2,679	about 4,767	about 0.562 km²	8.63% a year	Rural
374	SebasteSibunag, Guimaras	2,677	about 258	about 10.39 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
375	PuisNew Washington, Aklan	2,666	about 657	about 4.06 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
376	BulaqueñaEstancia, Iloilo	2,661	about 5,772	about 0.461 km²	−2.11% a year	Rural
377	CamanciBatan, Aklan	2,656	about 262	about 10.12 km²	0.12% a year	Rural
378	MabiloKalibo, Aklan	2,647	about 1,665	about 1.59 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
379	MalocoIbajay, Aklan	2,642	about 872	about 3.03 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
380	Cato-oganPototan, Iloilo	2,641	about 1,527	about 1.73 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
381	Santo AngelDumalag, Capiz	2,640	about 981	about 2.69 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
382	Agcuyawan CalsadaBarotac Nuevo, Iloilo	2,638	about 1,312	about 2.01 km²	5.63% a year	Rural
383	Ilawod PoblacionZarraga, Iloilo	2,638	about 3,604	about 0.732 km²	−0.34% a year	Urban
384	TigumPavia, Iloilo	2,636	about 842	about 3.13 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
385	SambagZarraga, Iloilo	2,635	about 3,706	about 0.711 km²	1.38% a year	Rural
386	TagasTangalan, Aklan	2,633	about 774	about 3.40 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
387	GibatoDumarao, Capiz	2,632	about 133	about 19.78 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
388	Poblacion Zone 1Estancia, Iloilo	2,628	about 6,653	about 0.395 km²	−1.33% a year	Rural
389	GuintasLeganes, Iloilo	2,627	about 2,919	about 0.90 km²	4.76% a year	Rural
390	TuburanMa-Ayon, Capiz	2,627	about 446	about 5.89 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
391	TiringCabatuan, Iloilo	2,623	about 1,418	about 1.85 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
392	Mat-yMiagao, Iloilo	2,617	about 1,656	about 1.58 km²	4.28% a year	Rural
393	AmagaSigma, Capiz	2,608	about 471	about 5.54 km²	1.18% a year	Rural
394	District IVSibalom, Antique	2,602	about 2,323	about 1.12 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
395	Parara NorteTigbauan, Iloilo	2,601	about 2,186	about 1.19 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
396	MangunaCabatuan, Iloilo	2,599	about 390	about 6.66 km²	1.94% a year	Rural
397	SublangonPontevedra, Capiz	2,596	about 1,536	about 1.69 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
398	CabugaoBatan, Aklan	2,595	about 606	about 4.28 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
399	TalacuanLeon, Iloilo	2,595	about 1,674	about 1.55 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
400	LapayonLeganes, Iloilo	2,594	about 563	about 4.61 km²	−0.96% 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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