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Municipality

Carles

Carles is a municipality in Iloilo, Western Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 74,177 in the 2024 census, and it has 33 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Carles by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BalasanPilarAbong: 3,225 people, 943 per km², 2.10% a yearAlipata: 1,518 people, 591 per km², 3.09% a yearAsluman: 3,340 people, 1,336 per km², −0.39% a yearBancal: 5,807 people, 1,437 per km², −0.21% a yearBarangcalan: 1,479 people, 196 per km², −1.22% a yearBarosbos: 3,605 people, 1,403 per km², 2.16% a yearPunta Batuanan: 1,149 people, 506 per km², −0.12% a yearBinuluangan: 1,421 people, 343 per km², −1.63% a yearBito-on: 2,005 people, 632 per km², −1.33% a yearBolo: 1,302 people, 523 per km², 0.22% a yearBuaya: 1,450 people, 366 per km², 1.26% a yearBuenavista: 1,722 people, 879 per km², −0.70% a yearIsla De Cana: 356 people, 1,508 per km², −1.55% a yearCabilao Grande: 1,180 people, 670 per km², −6.63% a yearCabilao Pequeño: 2,081 people, 1,334 per km², 6.46% a yearCabuguana: 1,144 people, 615 per km², 1.48% a yearCawayan: 2,996 people, 399 per km², 0.59% a yearDayhagan: 2,153 people, 1,538 per km², −2.13% a yearGabi: 2,523 people, 753 per km², −0.28% a yearGranada: 3,365 people, 1,626 per km², 0.35% a yearGuinticgan: 4,458 people, 1,663 per km², 3.99% a yearLantangan: 4,910 people, 1,792 per km², −0.75% a yearManlot: 833 people, 514 per km², −1.92% a yearNalumsan: 1,968 people, 686 per km², 6.59% a yearPantalan: 2,743 people, 1,325 per km², 2.25% a yearPoblacion: 3,126 people, 1,166 per km², −0.31% a yearPunta: 1,471 people, 860 per km², −0.29% a yearSan Fernando: 1,639 people, 369 per km², 1.16% a yearTabugon: 1,846 people, 779 per km², −1.33% a yearTalingting: 1,838 people, 457 per km², 1.35% a yearTarong: 2,414 people, 479 per km², −1.31% a yearTinigban: 1,339 people, 379 per km², −0.02% a yearTupaz: 1,771 people, 226 per km², 1.56% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    74,177

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA 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

    Up 18.3% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    8th

    of the 44 cities and municipalities of Iloilo by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 4 of every 100 people in Iloilo lived in Carles in 2024 (3.56%)

  • Inside itSources

    33

    barangays

  • LandSources

    102.79 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand 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.Explained by Scene: Carles's land would fill a square about 10.1 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 722 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 7 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    19,868

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.7 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    13.8%

    About 14 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban 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

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0603014000[4]Formerly 063014000
ZIP code
5019[13, 14]

People

Carles had 74,177 people in the 2024 census, up 18.3% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Carles had the 8th most people of the 44 cities and municipalities of Iloilo in 2024[1]
  1. 5Pototan78,919
  2. 6Dumangas75,239
  3. 7Pavia74,594
  4. 8Carles74,177
  5. 9Santa Barbara68,467
  6. 10Miagao68,163
  7. 11Janiuay67,509
All 44 cities and municipalities of Iloilo
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 51 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Bancal5,8078 in 100
  2. Lantangan4,9107 in 100
  3. Guinticgan4,4586 in 100
  4. Barosbos3,6055 in 100
  5. Granada3,3655 in 100
  6. Asluman3,3405 in 100
  7. Abong3,2254 in 100
  8. Poblacion3,1264 in 100
  9. Cawayan2,9964 in 100
  10. Pantalan2,7434 in 100
See all 33 barangays of Carles
Age structure · 2020 Census[33]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 35 of every 100 are children under 15 (34.6%)
  • About 60 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (60.1%)
  • About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.3%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 47,9694,1643,805
5 - 98,3964,3714,025
10 - 148,7494,5234,226
15 - 197,7874,0753,712
20 - 246,4023,3833,019
25 - 295,5772,9662,611
30 - 344,8742,6002,274
35 - 394,3412,3272,014
40 - 443,7362,0491,687
45 - 493,2471,7311,516
50 - 543,0091,5461,463
55 - 592,5691,3211,248
60 - 642,1131,0281,085
65 - 691,509704805
70 - 741,018430588
75 - 79686260426
80 years and over644192452

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA 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
74,177[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
19,868[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.7 on average[1, 2]
Share of Iloilo, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
3.56%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban 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
13.8% (10,265 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
37,670 men, 34,956 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202474,177[1, 2]0.50% a year19,8683.7
2020as of May 1, 202072,637[1]1.35% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201568,160[1]1.60% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201062,690[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then57,673[31]1.07% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders53,404[31, 32]3.14% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then46,218[31]1.52% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then42,648[31]2.85% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then32,184[31]2.90% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then27,887[31]2.63% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then24,501[31]2.00% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then20,006[31]———

Barangays

Carles is made up of 33 barangays.
Barangays of Carles. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Abong3,2254.35%2.10% a yearabout 3.42 km²Rural
Alipata1,5182.05%3.09% a yearabout 2.57 km²Rural
Asluman3,3404.5%−0.39% a yearabout 2.50 km²Rural
Bancal5,8077.83%−0.21% a yearabout 4.04 km²Urban
Barangcalan1,4791.99%−1.22% a yearabout 7.53 km²Rural
Barosbos3,6054.86%2.16% a yearabout 2.57 km²Rural
Binuluangan1,4211.92%−1.63% a yearabout 4.14 km²Rural
Bito-on2,0052.7%−1.33% a yearabout 3.17 km²Rural
Bolo1,3021.76%0.22% a yearabout 2.49 km²Rural
Buaya1,4501.95%1.26% a yearabout 3.96 km²Rural
Buenavista1,7222.32%−0.70% a yearabout 1.96 km²Rural
Cabilao Grande1,1801.59%−6.63% a yearabout 1.76 km²Rural
Cabilao Pequeño2,0812.81%6.46% a yearabout 1.56 km²Rural
Cabuguana1,1441.54%1.48% a yearabout 1.86 km²Rural
Cawayan2,9964.04%0.59% a yearabout 7.50 km²Rural
Dayhagan2,1532.9%−2.13% a yearabout 1.40 km²Rural
Gabi2,5233.4%−0.28% a yearabout 3.35 km²Rural
Granada3,3654.54%0.35% a yearabout 2.07 km²Rural
Guinticgan4,4586.01%3.99% a yearabout 2.68 km²Urban
Isla De Cana3560.48%−1.55% a yearabout 0.236 km²Rural
Lantangan4,9106.62%−0.75% a yearabout 2.74 km²Rural
Manlot8331.12%−1.92% a yearabout 1.62 km²Rural
Nalumsan1,9682.65%6.59% a yearabout 2.87 km²Rural
Pantalan2,7433.7%2.25% a yearabout 2.07 km²Rural
Poblacion3,1264.21%−0.31% a yearabout 2.68 km²Rural
Punta1,4711.98%−0.29% a yearabout 1.71 km²Rural
Punta Batuanan1,1491.55%−0.12% a yearabout 2.27 km²Rural
San Fernando1,6392.21%1.16% a yearabout 4.44 km²Rural
Tabugon1,8462.49%−1.33% a yearabout 2.37 km²Rural
Talingting1,8382.48%1.35% a yearabout 4.02 km²Rural
Tarong2,4143.25%−1.31% a yearabout 5.04 km²Rural
Tinigban1,3391.81%−0.02% a yearabout 3.53 km²Rural
Tupaz1,7712.39%1.56% a yearabout 7.83 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Carles covers 102.79 km² of land, 722 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 340 m above the sea and it has 162.3 km of coast.
Land areaLand 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
102.79 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
722 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
11.54388° N, 123.12928° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[27]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
36 m
Highest
340 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

162.3 km of coastline[28]

Peaks[28]

  1. Mount Opao214 m

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type III[29]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Covers about 91 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Roxas City, the nearest PAGASA station, 42 km away[30]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,137 mm of rain on 145 days a year; 28.1 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Roxas City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January84 mm1126.9 °C28.9 °C24.8 °C
February63 mm827.1 °C29.3 °C24.8 °C
March62 mm727.8 °C30.3 °C25.2 °C
April65 mm528.8 °C31.6 °C25.9 °C
May142 mm929.1 °C32.4 °C25.9 °C
June284 mm1528.7 °C31.9 °C25.5 °C
July274 mm1728.3 °C31.4 °C25.2 °C
August198 mm1328.4 °C31.5 °C25.2 °C
September219 mm1428.3 °C31.5 °C25.1 °C
October305 mm1728.1 °C31.0 °C25.2 °C
November213 mm1428.1 °C30.7 °C25.6 °C
December228 mm1527.4 °C29.6 °C25.2 °C
The year2,137 mm14528.1 °C30.9 °C25.3 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 2 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 36 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
35.9% of people[17]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 36 of every 100 people in Carles lived below the poverty line in 2021 (35.9%)[17]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 30.9% and 40.8%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 4government offices
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 42schools
  • 5places of worship
  • 4markets
  • 6stations and terminals
  • 2parks
  • 2beaches
  • 1monument or memorial

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Carles. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[11, 12]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
5th district of Iloilo[15, 16]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Arnold Tan Betita II[18]
    Vice mayor
    Earl Patrick Alfuente Betita[18]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Siegfredo Alfuente Betita[19]
    Vice mayor
    Arnold Tan Betita II[19]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Siegfredo Alfuente Betita[20]
    Vice mayor
    Arnold Tan Betita II[20]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Siegfredo Alfuente Betita[21]
    Vice mayor
    Merle Bandojo Tupas[21]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Arnold Alfuente Betita[22]
    Vice mayor
    Siegfredo Alfuente Betita[22]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Arnold Alfuente Betita[23]
    Vice mayor
    Edsel Ilanga Betita[23]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Arnold Alfuente Betita[24]
    Vice mayor
    Rodolfo Sison Dumayas Jr.[24]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Felipe Bernal Jr.[25]
    Vice mayor
    Arnold Betita[25]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Felipe B. Bernal Jr.[26]
    Vice mayor
    Arnold A. Betita[26]
Mayors and vice mayors of Carles, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Arnold Tan Betita II[18]Earl Patrick Alfuente Betita[18]
2022–2025Siegfredo Alfuente Betita[19]Arnold Tan Betita II[19]
2019–2022Siegfredo Alfuente Betita[20]Arnold Tan Betita II[20]
2016–2019Siegfredo Alfuente Betita[21]Merle Bandojo Tupas[21]
2013–2016Arnold Alfuente Betita[22]Siegfredo Alfuente Betita[22]
2010–2013Arnold Alfuente Betita[23]Edsel Ilanga Betita[23]
2007–2010Arnold Alfuente Betita[24]Rodolfo Sison Dumayas Jr.[24]
2004–2007Felipe Bernal Jr.[25]Arnold Betita[25]
2001–2004Felipe B. Bernal Jr.[26]Arnold A. Betita[26]

History & Identity

Its story

Carles is the northernmost town of Iloilo, at the northern tip of Panay.[9]

In Spanish times Estancia was originally part of the pueblo of Carles.[10]

Nearby

Carles shares a border with Balasan and Pilar.

How it compares

Carles beside Iloilo, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Iloilo.

Carles beside Iloilo
FigureCarlesIloiloRank among the cities and municipalities of Iloilo
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 glossary74,177[1, 2]2,082,6168th of 44
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth 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 glossary0.50% a year[1, 2]faster0.36% a year11th of 44
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary722[6]more crowded44210th of 44
Land areaLand 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 glossary102.79 km²[6]4,707.37 km²19th of 44
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.7[1, 2]lower3.8not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban 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 glossary13.8%[5]about the same13.9%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Iloilo City, the capital of Iloilo
110.5 km southwest
Manila
410.6 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. BalasanIloilo9.7 km southwest
  2. EstanciaIloilo9.8 km south
  3. BatadIloilo15.6 km south
  4. PilarCapiz16.3 km southwest
  5. President RoxasCapiz24.5 km southwest
  6. San DionisioIloilo26.9 km south

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