Highly urbanized city

Iloilo City

Iloilo City is a highly urbanized city in Iloilo, Western Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 473,728 in the 2024 census, and it has 180 barangays.

Population: 2024 Census
Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
Page updated: October 2, 2026

PlacesPeopleDensityGrowth

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
473,728
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 11.6% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
1st
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
Inside itSources
180
barangays
LandSources
78.34 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: Iloilo City's land would fill a square about 8.9 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: 6,047 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 60 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
110,959
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
4.2 people in each, on average, in 2024
Town or countrySources
66.7%
About 67 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: 0631000000^[5]Formerly 063022000
ZIP code: 5000^{[16, 17]}

People

Iloilo City had 473,728 people in the 2024 census, up 11.6% from 2010.

People at each census since 1970

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.

Iloilo City had the most people of the 44 cities and municipalities of Iloilo in 2024^[1]

1Iloilo City473,728
2Oton99,920
3Passi City90,313
4Lambunao80,724
5Pototan78,919
6Dumangas75,239
7Pavia74,594

All 44 cities and municipalities of Iloilo

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 22 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Calumpang15,5683 in 100
San Isidro (Jaro)12,6033 in 100
San Juan11,0912 in 100
Tabuc Suba (Jaro)10,9332 in 100
Balabago10,4412 in 100
Santo Niño Sur9,2662 in 100
Calaparan9,2422 in 100
So-oc8,8772 in 100
Molo Boulevard8,3572 in 100
Lanit8,3462 in 100

See all 180 barangays of Iloilo City

Age structure · 2024 Census^[4]People living in households, by age and sex

About 21 of every 100 are children under 15 (21%)
About 70 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (70.1%)
About 9 of every 100 are 65 or older (8.9%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
Under 5	26,970	13,857	13,113
5 - 9	33,360	17,390	15,970
10 - 14	38,589	19,897	18,692
15 - 19	42,475	21,460	21,015
20 - 24	46,091	22,674	23,417
25 - 29	40,701	20,334	20,367
30 - 34	37,388	18,889	18,499
35 - 39	33,240	16,836	16,404
40 - 44	32,086	16,204	15,882
45 - 49	29,115	14,567	14,548
50 - 54	25,071	12,341	12,730
55 - 59	23,115	11,170	11,945
60 - 64	21,139	9,955	11,184
65 - 69	15,989	7,217	8,772
70 - 74	11,401	4,719	6,682
75 - 79	7,015	2,596	4,419
80 - 84	4,008	1,190	2,818
85 and over	3,524	810	2,714

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: 473,728^{[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: 110,959^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 4.2 on average^{[1, 2]}
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: 66.7% (315,895 people)^[6]
Men and women, 2024: 232,106 men, 239,171 women^[4]People living in households

Population at each census, with its source
Census	Population	Growth since the census before	Households	People per household
2024as of July 1, 2024	473,728^{[1, 2]}	0.83% a year	110,959	4.2
2020as of May 1, 2020	457,626^[1]	0.45% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	447,992^[1]	1.02% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	424,619^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	418,710^[37]	1.86% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	366,391^{[37, 38]}	1.97% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	334,539^[37]	1.47% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	309,505^[37]	2.37% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	244,827^[37]	1.52% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	227,027^[37]	1.60% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	209,738^[37]	—	—	—

Barangays

Iloilo City is made up of 180 barangays.

Barangays of Iloilo City. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 6, 7, 8]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Calumpang	15,568	3.29%	−0.65% a year	about 0.887 km²	Urban
San Isidro (Jaro)	12,603	2.66%	1.74% a year	about 1.52 km²	Urban
San Juan	11,091	2.34%	−0.76% a year	about 0.321 km²	Urban
Tabuc Suba (Jaro)	10,933	2.31%	0.15% a year	about 1.30 km²	Urban
Balabago	10,441	2.2%	0.98% a year	about 2.45 km²	Urban
Santo Niño Sur	9,266	1.96%	0.00% a year	about 0.988 km²	Urban
Calaparan	9,242	1.95%	0.22% a year	about 0.328 km²	Urban
So-oc	8,877	1.87%	0.85% a year	about 2.27 km²	Urban
Molo Boulevard	8,357	1.76%	0.57% a year	about 0.244 km²	Urban
Lanit	8,346	1.76%	−0.72% a year	about 2.47 km²	Urban
Bito-on	7,026	1.48%	0.97% a year	about 1.62 km²	Urban
Cubay	7,004	1.48%	0.92% a year	about 1.06 km²	Urban
Obrero-Lapuz	6,892	1.45%	0.53% a year	about 0.316 km²	Urban
Tacas	6,892	1.45%	2.22% a year	about 3.68 km²	Urban
Bolilao	6,365	1.34%	4.34% a year	about 0.356 km²	Urban
Baldoza	6,255	1.32%	0.41% a year	about 0.325 km²	Urban
Bakhaw	6,107	1.29%	−1.66% a year	about 0.247 km²	Urban
Sambag	5,876	1.24%	1.26% a year	about 1.27 km²	Urban
Calahunan	5,659	1.19%	2.66% a year	about 1.66 km²	Urban
Guzman-Jesena	5,641	1.19%	0.51% a year	about 0.895 km²	Urban
Veterans Village	5,396	1.14%	0.10% a year	about 0.235 km²	Urban
Tagbac	5,329	1.12%	1.37% a year	about 1.38 km²	Urban
Hibao-an Sur	5,281	1.11%	2.98% a year	about 2.18 km²	Urban
Quintin Salas	5,267	1.11%	0.06% a year	about 0.822 km²	Urban
Airport	5,190	1.1%	1.63% a year	about 1.02 km²	Urban
Oñate de Leon	5,092	1.07%	1.06% a year	about 0.509 km²	Urban
North Baluarte	4,907	1.04%	0.14% a year	about 0.127 km²	Rural
Dulonan	4,849	1.02%	1.19% a year	about 0.69 km²	Rural
Balantang	4,762	1.01%	0.00% a year	about 1.97 km²	Urban
Navais	4,725	1%	1.03% a year	about 1.25 km²	Rural
Caingin	4,695	0.99%	0.00% a year	about 0.244 km²	Rural
Tabuc Suba (La Paz)	4,650	0.98%	4.15% a year	about 0.947 km²	Urban
Ingore	4,640	0.98%	2.15% a year	about 2.85 km²	Urban
Buntatala	4,558	0.96%	0.70% a year	about 1.52 km²	Rural
San Isidro (La Paz)	4,363	0.92%	0.34% a year	about 0.429 km²	Rural
Santo Niño Norte	4,342	0.92%	2.47% a year	about 0.198 km²	Urban
Ticud	4,306	0.91%	6.18% a year	about 1.18 km²	Urban
M. V. Hechanova	4,182	0.88%	0.16% a year	about 0.831 km²	Urban
Yulo Drive	4,050	0.85%	0.92% a year	about 0.512 km²	Rural
Santa Cruz	4,019	0.85%	1.27% a year	about 0.567 km²	Rural
Buhang	3,930	0.83%	0.78% a year	about 1.41 km²	Urban
Marcelo H. del Pilar	3,896	0.82%	0.63% a year	about 0.30 km²	Rural
Dungon	3,865	0.82%	0.48% a year	about 0.958 km²	Rural
Jereos	3,672	0.78%	1.08% a year	about 0.178 km²	Urban
Nabitasan	3,574	0.75%	2.07% a year	about 0.801 km²	Rural
Don Esteban-Lapuz	3,501	0.74%	2.60% a year	about 0.254 km²	Rural
Mansaya-Lapuz	3,374	0.71%	0.17% a year	about 0.161 km²	Rural
Rizal Estanzuela	3,351	0.71%	1.00% a year	about 0.0354 km²	Rural
Ungka	3,323	0.7%	2.12% a year	about 0.747 km²	Rural
South Fundidor	3,319	0.7%	0.15% a year	about 0.795 km²	Rural

The 50 with the most people, of 180. See all 180 barangays of Iloilo City

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

Iloilo City covers 78.34 km² of land, 6,047 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 29 m above the sea and it has 26.4 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: 78.34 km²^[7]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: 6,047 people per km²^[7]
Coordinates: 10.72346° N, 122.55988° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[33]

Lowest: Sea level
Average: 7 m
Highest: 29 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

26.4 km of coastline^[34]

Rivers^[34]

Iloilo River11.8 of 15.9 km
Jaro River11.5 of 11.6 km
Dungon Creek7.5 km
Batiano River6.9 of 10.8 km
Calajunan Creek5.9 of 9.3 km
Tigum River4.6 of 43.6 km
Jaro Floodway4.5 of 4.8 km

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 I^[35]

Two seasons: dry from November to April, wet for the rest of the year, with the heaviest rain from June to September.

Covers about 86 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 Iloilo City, the nearest PAGASA station, 2 km away^[36]Averages for 1991 to 2009: 2,085 mm of rain on 132 days a year; 27.7 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Iloilo City, 1991 to 2009, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	39 mm	6	26.5 °C	30.3 °C	22.7 °C
February	36 mm	5	27.0 °C	31.0 °C	23.0 °C
March	48 mm	6	27.9 °C	32.3 °C	23.5 °C
April	69 mm	5	29.1 °C	33.8 °C	24.4 °C
May	160 mm	9	28.9 °C	33.2 °C	24.6 °C
June	263 mm	16	28.2 °C	32.1 °C	24.4 °C
July	361 mm	18	27.6 °C	31.0 °C	24.1 °C
August	351 mm	17	27.5 °C	31.0 °C	24.0 °C
September	278 mm	15	27.6 °C	31.1 °C	24.0 °C
October	225 mm	15	27.7 °C	31.5 °C	23.9 °C
November	131 mm	11	27.5 °C	31.4 °C	23.7 °C
December	124 mm	9	26.8 °C	30.6 °C	23.0 °C
The year	2,085 mm	132	27.7 °C	31.6 °C	23.8 °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 5 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Iloilo City's economy made ₱228.6 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱495,756 for each person. About 4 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.

Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary: ₱228.6 billion^[20]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱182.0 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025: 6.1%^[21]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025: ₱495,756^[22]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty 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: 3.7% of people^[23]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
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^[5]

About 4 of every 100 people in Iloilo City lived below the poverty line in 2023 (3.7%)^[23]

The PSA's survey puts it between 2.1% and 5.2%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱34,878 a person for the year.

The PSA notes: Those with CVs higher than 10% in 2023 poverty incidence among population should be used with caution.

Public places

269government offices
42hospitals and health centres
155schools
84places of worship
12markets
11stations and terminals
30parks
1beach
37monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap^{[3, 9]}. 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.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Iloilo” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices215

209 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 180 barangays of Iloilo City

Hospitals and health centres42

36 more hospitals and health centres are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 180 barangays of Iloilo City

Markets12

6 more markets are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 180 barangays of Iloilo City

Stations and terminals11

5 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 180 barangays of Iloilo City

Parks30

24 more parks are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 180 barangays of Iloilo City

Beaches1

Villa Beach · Yulo Drive

Monuments and memorials37

31 more monuments and memorials are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 180 barangays of Iloilo City

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Iloilo City. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city 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.^{[14, 15]}

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary: Highly urbanized city: it governs itself apart from the province of Iloilo^[5]
Capital of: Iloilo^[5]
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: Lone district of Iloilo City^{[18, 19]}

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.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Raisa Maria Lourdes Sarabia Treñas-Chu^[24]
Vice mayor
Lady Julie Grace Linaogo Barronda^[24]
2022–2025
Mayor
Jerry Perez Treñas^[25]
Vice mayor
Jeffrey Padoginog Ganzon^[25]
2019–2022
Mayor
Jerry Perez Treñas^[26]
Vice mayor
Jeffrey Padoginog Ganzon^[26]
2016–2019
Mayor
Jed Patrick Escalante Mabilog^[27]
Vice mayor
Jose Sanson Espinosa III^[27]
2013–2016
Mayor
Jed Patrick Escalante Mabilog^[28]
Vice mayor
Jose Sanson Espinosa III^[28]
2010–2013
Mayor
Jed Patrick Escalante Mabilog^[29]
Vice mayor
Jose Sanson Espinosa III^[29]
2007–2010
Mayor
Jerry Perez Treñas^[30]
Vice mayor
Jed Patrick Escalante Mabilog^[30]
2004–2007
Mayor
Jerry Treñas^[31]
Vice mayor
Guillermo Dela Llana^[31]
2001–2004
Mayor
Jerry P. Treñas^[32]
Vice mayor
Victor Vl Facultad^[32]

Mayors and vice mayors of Iloilo City, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Raisa Maria Lourdes Sarabia Treñas-Chu^[24]	Lady Julie Grace Linaogo Barronda^[24]
2022–2025	Jerry Perez Treñas^[25]	Jeffrey Padoginog Ganzon^[25]
2019–2022	Jerry Perez Treñas^[26]	Jeffrey Padoginog Ganzon^[26]
2016–2019	Jed Patrick Escalante Mabilog^[27]	Jose Sanson Espinosa III^[27]
2013–2016	Jed Patrick Escalante Mabilog^[28]	Jose Sanson Espinosa III^[28]
2010–2013	Jed Patrick Escalante Mabilog^[29]	Jose Sanson Espinosa III^[29]
2007–2010	Jerry Perez Treñas^[30]	Jed Patrick Escalante Mabilog^[30]
2004–2007	Jerry Treñas^[31]	Guillermo Dela Llana^[31]
2001–2004	Jerry P. Treñas^[32]	Victor Vl Facultad^[32]

History & Identity

Stories from Western Visayas

Iloilo City has no Story of its own yet. This one is about Western Visayas, which Iloilo City is part of.

Film, 0:59
Western Visayas
Western Visayas: ten datus, two rivers
Legend says ten Bornean datus bought Panay for a golden hat. Iloilo, Aklan and Antique tell the legend with two different landing rivers, and its best-known book was finished in 1904.
This Happened Here

All Stories

Old photographs of Iloilo City

Each with the archive that holds it, its date and its rights, on its own page.

All 6 in the Archive

Iloilo City's fiesta and days

Dinagyang FestivalFestival · Santo Niño · The fourth Sunday of January · next Sunday, 24 January 2027
Paraw RegattaFestival · The third Sunday of February · next Sunday, 21 February 2027
Local public holiday in the City of IloiloLocal special day · Graciano Lopez Jaena (birth anniversary) · Every 18 December · next Friday, 18 December 2026

Everything listed for Iloilo City in Now

Official name: City of Iloilo^[5]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe city's own history page says the name Iloilo is believed to come from Irong-Irong, the nose-shaped promontory where the Batiano and Iloilo rivers meet.^[11]

Local traditionThe provincial government's account, drawn from the Maragtas legend, has Datu Paiburong assigned to Irong-Irong, described as nose-shaped, which was later known as Iloilo.^[12]

Its story

The city's history page says the area was first inhabited by the Ati and later Malay settlers.^[11]

Miguel Lopez de Legazpi arrived in Panay in 1566, and Iloilo became a significant Spanish settlement and trading port.^[11]

Sources differSources disagree on how Iloilo became a city under Spain: the city page says a Royal Decree of 1889, the province says the Bacura Law of 1893.^{[11, 12]}

In the Revolution, Gen. Martin Delgado of Santa Barbara liberated all Panay towns except Iloilo City, Molo and Jaro; Americans arrived at the port on 28 December 1898, and on 11 April 1901 the city, its status reverted to municipality, was the chief port of Panay and Negros.^[12]

The city page says Iloilo endured Japanese occupation and heavy wartime damage during World War II.^[11]

Timeline

1566
Legazpi arrives in Panay.^[11]
28 December 1898
Americans arrive at the Iloilo port.^[12]
9 November 1936
Commonwealth Act No. 158 amends it into the Act creating the City of Iloilo, merging Iloilo, La Paz and Arevalo.^[13]

Nearby

Iloilo City shares a border with Leganes, Oton and Pavia.

How it compares

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

Iloilo City beside Iloilo
Figure	Iloilo City	Iloilo	Rank 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 glossary	473,728^{[1, 2]}	2,082,616	1st 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 glossary	0.83% a year^{[1, 2]}faster	0.36% a year	4th 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 glossary	6,047^[7]more crowded	442	1st 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 glossary	78.34 km²^[7]	4,707.37 km²	29th 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 glossary	4.2^{[1, 2]}higher	3.8	not 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 glossary	66.7%^[6]higher	13.9%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Manila: 462.9 km north

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

The nearest towns and cities^[3]

PaviaIloilo6.5 km north
LeganesIloilo8.5 km northeast
OtonIloilo10.4 km west
BuenavistaGuimaras11.7 km east
San MiguelIloilo11.9 km northwest
Santa BarbaraIloilo12.1 km north

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