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Barangays in Romblon

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 Romblon, at a glance

Barangays: 219^[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: 302,824^[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: 14 urban^[4]; 205 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Taclobo^[5]; San Fernando, Romblon; 5,468 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: Taclobo^[6]; San Fernando, Romblon; about 89.90 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: Taclobo^{[5, 7]}; San Fernando, Romblon; 0.00% 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: 125 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.

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

Barangays in Romblon, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	TacloboSan Fernando, Romblon	5,468	about 61	about 89.90 km²	0.00% a year	Urban
2	CapaclanRomblon, Romblon	4,267	about 2,384	about 1.79 km²	−2.73% a year	Urban
3	PoblacionSan Jose, Romblon	4,186	about 734	about 5.70 km²	1.35% a year	Urban
4	DapawanOdiongan, Romblon	3,911	about 1,794	about 2.18 km²	−2.43% a year	Urban
5	PoblacionLooc, Romblon	3,529	about 1,225	about 2.88 km²	1.84% a year	Urban
6	TampayanMagdiwang, Romblon	3,462	about 188	about 18.37 km²	1.50% a year	Rural
7	Pato-oOdiongan, Romblon	3,394	about 223	about 15.23 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
8	DanaoCajidiocan, Romblon	3,199	about 181	about 17.71 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
9	GabawanOdiongan, Romblon	3,129	about 1,315	about 2.38 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
10	BudiongOdiongan, Romblon	3,027	about 1,134	about 2.67 km²	1.87% a year	Rural
11	PuntaLooc, Romblon	2,918	about 372	about 7.84 km²	−1.37% a year	Rural
12	BagacayRomblon, Romblon	2,863	about 1,208	about 2.37 km²	1.85% a year	Rural
13	PaniqueOdiongan, Romblon	2,836	about 250	about 11.36 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
14	Concepcion NorteSanta Maria, Romblon	2,787	about 657	about 4.24 km²	−0.55% a year	Rural
15	CajimosRomblon, Romblon	2,746	about 1,271	about 2.16 km²	−0.85% a year	Rural
16	Doña JuanaSan Agustin, Romblon	2,679	about 275	about 9.74 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
17	PoctoyOdiongan, Romblon	2,677	about 861	about 3.11 km²	2.15% a year	Urban
18	LibertadOdiongan, Romblon	2,532	about 924	about 2.74 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
19	DubdubanSan Agustin, Romblon	2,472	about 336	about 7.35 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
20	TugdanAlcantara, Romblon	2,470	about 342	about 7.22 km²	−2.80% a year	Rural
21	CambajaoCajidiocan, Romblon	2,445	about 241	about 10.14 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
22	LanasSan Jose, Romblon	2,445	about 249	about 9.80 km²	−4.08% a year	Rural
23	PoblacionSanta Fe, Romblon	2,442	about 620	about 3.94 km²	−1.08% a year	Rural
24	PoblacionMagdiwang, Romblon	2,424	about 2,573	about 0.942 km²	−2.05% a year	Rural
25	PinamihaganSan Jose, Romblon	2,395	about 630	about 3.80 km²	5.35% a year	Rural
26	LonosRomblon, Romblon	2,383	about 720	about 3.31 km²	3.70% a year	Rural
27	TumingadOdiongan, Romblon	2,377	about 121	about 19.69 km²	−0.55% a year	Rural
28	EspañaSan Fernando, Romblon	2,314	about 33	about 69.24 km²	−0.32% a year	Rural
29	TabugonSanta Fe, Romblon	2,302	about 483	about 4.77 km²	0.60% a year	Rural
30	SugodCajidiocan, Romblon	2,299	about 531	about 4.33 km²	2.93% a year	Rural
31	TubigonFerrol, Romblon	2,287	about 350	about 6.54 km²	2.11% a year	Rural
32	CamandagLooc, Romblon	2,285	about 468	about 4.88 km²	2.68% a year	Rural
33	AnahaoOdiongan, Romblon	2,266	about 305	about 7.42 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
34	TulayOdiongan, Romblon	2,155	about 641	about 3.36 km²	−2.33% a year	Urban
35	PoblacionAlcantara, Romblon	2,135	about 2,274	about 0.939 km²	0.18% a year	Urban
36	San RoqueCalatrava, Romblon	2,110	about 465	about 4.54 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
37	Mahabang BaybaySan Agustin, Romblon	2,103	about 606	about 3.47 km²	−2.60% a year	Rural
38	CambaloCajidiocan, Romblon	2,095	about 88	about 23.87 km²	−1.35% a year	Rural
39	OtodSan Fernando, Romblon	2,092	about 279	about 7.49 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
40	PoblacionFerrol, Romblon	2,088	about 437	about 4.78 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
41	Concepcion SurSanta Maria, Romblon	2,079	about 117	about 17.75 km²	−2.68% a year	Rural
42	Binonga-anSan Agustin, Romblon	2,074	about 202	about 10.28 km²	−1.22% a year	Rural
43	CarmenSan Agustin, Romblon	2,064	about 256	about 8.07 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
44	BatianoOdiongan, Romblon	2,063	about 1,443	about 1.43 km²	−2.02% a year	Urban
45	CanduyongOdiongan, Romblon	2,054	about 394	about 5.21 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
46	AzargaSan Fernando, Romblon	2,011	about 399	about 5.04 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
47	CabolutanSan Agustin, Romblon	2,004	about 259	about 7.75 km²	0.87% a year	Rural
48	BalogoCalatrava, Romblon	1,994	about 176	about 11.35 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
49	AladRomblon, Romblon	1,937	about 650	about 2.98 km²	−1.55% a year	Rural
50	Limon NorteLooc, Romblon	1,910	about 180	about 10.63 km²	−1.85% 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: MIMAROPA Region (OpenSTAT table 0161A6DTHP5). Published August 3, 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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