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Barangays in Aklan

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]

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Barangays in Aklan, at a glance

Barangays: 327^[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: 634,422^[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: 24 urban^[4]; 303 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: Maria Cristina^[6]; Madalag, Aklan; about 123.20 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: Yapak^{[5, 7]}; Malay, Aklan; 4.10% 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: 20 barangays^[7]

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.

327 barangays, 1 to 50 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Aklan, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	Manoc-ManocMalay, Aklan	22,207	about 7,164	about 3.10 km²	1.93% a year	Urban
2	AndagawKalibo, Aklan	15,906	about 6,600	about 2.41 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
3	PoblacionKalibo, Aklan	12,276	about 11,059	about 1.11 km²	0.55% a year	Urban
4	Buswang NewKalibo, Aklan	11,840	about 4,337	about 2.73 km²	0.95% a year	Urban
5	BalabagMalay, Aklan	11,275	about 3,459	about 3.26 km²	2.24% a year	Urban
6	EstanciaKalibo, Aklan	9,888	about 2,883	about 3.43 km²	0.74% a year	Urban
7	CaticlanMalay, Aklan	8,369	about 1,463	about 5.72 km²	0.42% a year	Urban
8	YapakMalay, Aklan	8,295	about 2,224	about 3.73 km²	4.10% a year	Urban
9	PookKalibo, Aklan	6,528	about 1,422	about 4.59 km²	0.80% a year	Urban
10	TigayonKalibo, Aklan	6,379	about 1,670	about 3.82 km²	0.92% a year	Urban
11	PoblacionNew Washington, Aklan	6,222	about 4,067	about 1.53 km²	0.46% a year	Urban
12	AranasBalete, Aklan	5,766	about 448	about 12.86 km²	0.66% a year	Urban
13	BulwangNumancia, Aklan	5,460	about 3,500	about 1.56 km²	1.29% a year	Urban
14	PoblacionAltavas, Aklan	4,673	about 1,023	about 4.57 km²	0.11% a year	Urban
15	Linabuan NorteKalibo, Aklan	4,503	about 1,992	about 2.26 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
16	CalizoBalete, Aklan	4,427	about 431	about 10.27 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
17	OchandoNew Washington, Aklan	4,377	about 2,256	about 1.94 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
18	PoblacionLibacao, Aklan	4,308	about 1,620	about 2.66 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
19	MabiloNew Washington, Aklan	4,253	about 881	about 4.83 km²	1.26% a year	Rural
20	CawayanNew Washington, Aklan	4,185	about 1,773	about 2.36 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
21	Linabuan SurBanga, Aklan	4,085	about 1,654	about 2.47 km²	0.65% a year	Urban
22	NagustanNabas, Aklan	3,943	about 1,851	about 2.13 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
23	UnionNabas, Aklan	3,913	about 2,162	about 1.81 km²	1.80% a year	Urban
24	Buswang OldKalibo, Aklan	3,781	about 1,990	about 1.90 km²	0.63% a year	Urban
25	PoloNew Washington, Aklan	3,654	about 1,631	about 2.24 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
26	FulgencioBalete, Aklan	3,649	about 456	about 8.00 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
27	ArcangelBalete, Aklan	3,645	about 227	about 16.07 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
28	Bachaw SurKalibo, Aklan	3,643	about 1,878	about 1.94 km²	0.33% a year	Urban
29	GibonNabas, Aklan	3,588	about 1,135	about 3.16 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
30	CortesBalete, Aklan	3,572	about 256	about 13.95 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
31	UnidosNabas, Aklan	3,532	about 984	about 3.59 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
32	TinigawKalibo, Aklan	3,503	about 3,128	about 1.12 km²	1.67% a year	Urban
33	TambakNew Washington, Aklan	3,460	about 1,696	about 2.04 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
34	MoralesBalete, Aklan	3,420	about 354	about 9.67 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
35	AquinoIbajay, Aklan	3,415	about 370	about 9.22 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
36	NalookKalibo, Aklan	3,407	about 1,147	about 2.97 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
37	PoblacionMakato, Aklan	3,390	about 1,712	about 1.98 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
38	Camanci NorteNumancia, Aklan	3,382	about 1,433	about 2.36 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
39	AliputosNumancia, Aklan	3,349	about 1,495	about 2.24 km²	6.61% a year	Rural
40	NaisudIbajay, Aklan	3,345	about 623	about 5.37 km²	1.03% a year	Rural
41	OdiongAltavas, Aklan	3,322	about 856	about 3.88 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
42	LasernaNabas, Aklan	3,309	about 232	about 14.29 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
43	LaguinbanwaIbajay, Aklan	3,260	about 1,852	about 1.76 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
44	CamaliganBatan, Aklan	3,255	about 393	about 8.29 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
45	JugasNew Washington, Aklan	3,240	about 745	about 4.35 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
46	LalabBatan, Aklan	3,192	about 314	about 10.16 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
47	PanayakanTangalan, Aklan	3,123	about 255	about 12.27 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
48	PoblacionIbajay, Aklan	3,100	about 2,925	about 1.06 km²	0.46% a year	Urban
49	ToledoNabas, Aklan	2,992	about 997	about 3.00 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
50	GuinbaliwanNew Washington, Aklan	2,979	about 607	about 4.91 km²	0.12% 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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