The Atlas

Barangays in Iloilo

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 Iloilo

Barangays in Iloilo, at a glance

Barangays: 1,901^[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: 2,556,344^[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: 190 urban^[4]; 1,711 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Calumpang^[5]; Iloilo City, Iloilo; 15,568 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: 839 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.

1,901 barangays, 1 to 50 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Iloilo, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	CalumpangIloilo City, Iloilo	15,568	about 17,551	about 0.887 km²	−0.65% a year	Urban
2	BalabagPavia, Iloilo	15,189	about 4,008	about 3.79 km²	1.44% a year	Urban
3	San Isidro (Jaro)Iloilo City, Iloilo	12,603	about 8,291	about 1.52 km²	1.74% a year	Urban
4	Jibao-anPavia, Iloilo	11,881	about 4,771	about 2.49 km²	0.81% a year	Urban
5	San JuanIloilo City, Iloilo	11,091	about 34,551	about 0.321 km²	−0.76% a year	Urban
6	Tabuc Suba (Jaro)Iloilo City, Iloilo	10,933	about 8,410	about 1.30 km²	0.15% a year	Urban
7	BalabagoIloilo City, Iloilo	10,441	about 4,262	about 2.45 km²	0.98% a year	Urban
8	Santo Niño SurIloilo City, Iloilo	9,266	about 9,379	about 0.988 km²	0.00% a year	Urban
9	CalaparanIloilo City, Iloilo	9,242	about 28,177	about 0.328 km²	0.22% a year	Urban
10	So-ocIloilo City, Iloilo	8,877	about 3,911	about 2.27 km²	0.85% a year	Urban
11	Abilay NorteOton, Iloilo	8,780	about 2,501	about 3.51 km²	−0.49% a year	Urban
12	Molo BoulevardIloilo City, Iloilo	8,357	about 34,250	about 0.244 km²	0.57% a year	Urban
13	LanitIloilo City, Iloilo	8,346	about 3,379	about 2.47 km²	−0.72% a year	Urban
14	PandacPavia, Iloilo	7,628	about 3,039	about 2.51 km²	0.73% a year	Urban
15	PoblacionAlimodian, Iloilo	7,538	about 3,967	about 1.90 km²	−2.27% a year	Urban
16	Bito-onIloilo City, Iloilo	7,026	about 4,337	about 1.62 km²	0.97% a year	Urban
17	CubayIloilo City, Iloilo	7,004	about 6,608	about 1.06 km²	0.92% a year	Urban
18	Obrero-LapuzIloilo City, Iloilo	6,892	about 21,810	about 0.316 km²	0.53% a year	Urban
19	TacasIloilo City, Iloilo	6,892	about 1,873	about 3.68 km²	2.22% a year	Urban
20	BurayOton, Iloilo	6,835	about 1,975	about 3.46 km²	0.38% a year	Urban
21	CagbangOton, Iloilo	6,723	about 2,537	about 2.65 km²	3.37% a year	Urban
22	BolilaoIloilo City, Iloilo	6,365	about 17,879	about 0.356 km²	4.34% a year	Urban
23	San JoseSan Miguel, Iloilo	6,309	about 1,029	about 6.13 km²	2.04% a year	Urban
24	TrapicheOton, Iloilo	6,259	about 1,407	about 4.45 km²	−0.87% a year	Urban
25	BaldozaIloilo City, Iloilo	6,255	about 19,246	about 0.325 km²	0.41% a year	Urban
26	BakhawIloilo City, Iloilo	6,107	about 24,725	about 0.247 km²	−1.66% a year	Urban
27	PoblacionLeon, Iloilo	5,928	about 1,267	about 4.68 km²	−1.23% a year	Urban
28	SambagIloilo City, Iloilo	5,876	about 4,627	about 1.27 km²	1.26% a year	Urban
29	BancalCarles, Iloilo	5,807	about 1,437	about 4.04 km²	−0.21% a year	Urban
30	CalahunanIloilo City, Iloilo	5,659	about 3,409	about 1.66 km²	2.66% a year	Urban
31	Guzman-JesenaIloilo City, Iloilo	5,641	about 6,303	about 0.895 km²	0.51% a year	Urban
32	Ungka IIPavia, Iloilo	5,641	about 7,541	about 0.748 km²	0.95% a year	Urban
33	JiboloJaniuay, Iloilo	5,593	about 1,185	about 4.72 km²	−0.23% a year	Urban
34	Bacjawan SurConcepcion, Iloilo	5,578	about 2,267	about 2.46 km²	10.14% a year	Urban
35	Veterans VillageIloilo City, Iloilo	5,396	about 22,962	about 0.235 km²	0.10% a year	Urban
36	BotongOton, Iloilo	5,391	about 1,797	about 3.00 km²	0.67% a year	Urban
37	TacbuyanEstancia, Iloilo	5,361	about 3,481	about 1.54 km²	4.27% a year	Urban
38	TagbacIloilo City, Iloilo	5,329	about 3,862	about 1.38 km²	1.37% a year	Urban
39	Poblacion SouthOton, Iloilo	5,310	about 7,867	about 0.675 km²	−0.76% a year	Urban
40	GogoEstancia, Iloilo	5,288	about 4,230	about 1.25 km²	7.90% a year	Urban
41	Hibao-an SurIloilo City, Iloilo	5,281	about 2,422	about 2.18 km²	2.98% a year	Urban
42	Quintin SalasIloilo City, Iloilo	5,267	about 6,408	about 0.822 km²	0.06% a year	Urban
43	Pd Monfort NorthDumangas, Iloilo	5,202	about 1,257	about 4.14 km²	3.18% a year	Urban
44	AirportIloilo City, Iloilo	5,190	about 5,088	about 1.02 km²	1.63% a year	Urban
45	AgananPavia, Iloilo	5,174	about 4,539	about 1.14 km²	0.98% a year	Urban
46	Poblacion IlawodPassi City, Iloilo	5,117	about 4,738	about 1.08 km²	−3.57% a year	Urban
47	BalabagSanta Barbara, Iloilo	5,104	about 3,251	about 1.57 km²	7.82% a year	Urban
48	Oñate de LeonIloilo City, Iloilo	5,092	about 10,004	about 0.509 km²	1.06% a year	Urban
49	Vista AlegreBarotac Viejo, Iloilo	4,970	about 467	about 10.64 km²	6.24% a year	Rural
50	LantanganCarles, Iloilo	4,910	about 1,792	about 2.74 km²	−0.75% 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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