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Barangays in Negros Occidental

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 Negros Occidental, at a glance

Barangays: 662^[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: 3,305,264^[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: 301 urban^[4]; 361 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Mansilingan^[5]; Bacolod City, Negros Occidental; 53,499 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: Gatuslao^[6]; Candoni, Negros Occidental; about 152.99 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: San Rafael^{[5, 7]}; Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental; 12.72% 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: 231 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Rafaela Barrera, −4.89% a year.

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662 barangays, 451 to 500 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Negros Occidental, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
451	TamlangEscalante City, Negros Occidental	2,192	about 384	about 5.71 km²	−1.15% a year	Rural
452	NauhangSipalay City, Negros Occidental	2,175	about 222	about 9.78 km²	2.45% a year	Rural
453	Zone 5Talisay City, Negros Occidental	2,173	about 20,695	about 0.105 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
454	Barangay IManapla, Negros Occidental	2,172	about 4,914	about 0.442 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
455	LacaronValladolid, Negros Occidental	2,171	about 841	about 2.58 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
456	AgpangiCalatrava, Negros Occidental	2,160	about 176	about 12.28 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
457	Zone 12Talisay City, Negros Occidental	2,156	about 5,246	about 0.411 km²	−3.78% a year	Urban
458	Iglau-anMurcia, Negros Occidental	2,136	about 421	about 5.07 km²	−1.50% a year	Rural
459	Zone 2Talisay City, Negros Occidental	2,134	about 11,057	about 0.193 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
460	BuenavistaCalatrava, Negros Occidental	2,123	about 255	about 8.34 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
461	General MalvarPontevedra, Negros Occidental	2,121	about 512	about 4.14 km²	−0.29% a year	Rural
462	Patun-anCalatrava, Negros Occidental	2,121	about 1,248	about 1.70 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
463	DolisCalatrava, Negros Occidental	2,118	about 238	about 8.89 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
464	Hilub-AngCalatrava, Negros Occidental	2,103	about 328	about 6.42 km²	−1.19% a year	Rural
465	RiversideIsabela, Negros Occidental	2,089	about 252	about 8.28 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
466	RizalEscalante City, Negros Occidental	2,077	about 572	about 3.63 km²	0.34% a year	Rural
467	SebucawanIsabela, Negros Occidental	2,060	about 176	about 11.71 km²	−2.32% a year	Rural
468	DamgoEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	2,035	about 261	about 7.79 km²	−1.48% a year	Rural
469	Campo Himoga-anSagay City, Negros Occidental	2,033	about 175	about 11.65 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
470	DaugHinoba-an, Negros Occidental	2,030	about 95	about 21.48 km²	5.56% a year	Rural
471	Poblacion IIEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	2,019	about 3,215	about 0.628 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
472	Barangay IPontevedra, Negros Occidental	2,011	about 5,812	about 0.346 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
473	PacolValladolid, Negros Occidental	2,008	about 380	about 5.28 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
474	Barangay 14Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	2,002	about 23,361	about 0.0857 km²	−1.91% a year	Urban
475	LumbiaCauayan, Negros Occidental	2,000	about 75	about 26.59 km²	−0.90% a year	Rural
476	BagroyBago City, Negros Occidental	1,992	about 418	about 4.76 km²	4.11% a year	Rural
477	Barangay IIPontevedra, Negros Occidental	1,978	about 3,848	about 0.514 km²	0.18% a year	Urban
478	Barangay 3Sipalay City, Negros Occidental	1,974	about 1,554	about 1.27 km²	1.28% a year	Urban
479	Barangay 10Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	1,951	about 4,591	about 0.425 km²	−4.39% a year	Urban
480	MarinaBinalbagan, Negros Occidental	1,923	about 445	about 4.32 km²	−0.49% a year	Rural
481	TalotogMurcia, Negros Occidental	1,921	about 324	about 5.93 km²	−1.36% a year	Rural
482	V. F. GustiloCadiz City, Negros Occidental	1,907	about 30	about 63.37 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
483	MaytubigIsabela, Negros Occidental	1,901	about 178	about 10.67 km²	−0.95% a year	Rural
484	San TeodoroBinalbagan, Negros Occidental	1,874	about 7,974	about 0.235 km²	−0.72% a year	Rural
485	Zone IMurcia, Negros Occidental	1,856	about 21,407	about 0.0867 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
486	MagsaysayEscalante City, Negros Occidental	1,835	about 296	about 6.19 km²	−2.70% a year	Rural
487	CabcabIsabela, Negros Occidental	1,831	about 332	about 5.52 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
488	Lo-okCalatrava, Negros Occidental	1,828	about 2,227	about 0.821 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
489	DamutanHinoba-an, Negros Occidental	1,824	about 13	about 145.54 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
490	San JuanBinalbagan, Negros Occidental	1,819	about 442	about 4.12 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
491	Barangay 5Isabela, Negros Occidental	1,807	about 297	about 6.09 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
492	Barangay Zone 1Pulupandan, Negros Occidental	1,805	about 17,871	about 0.101 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
493	M. H. Del PilarPontevedra, Negros Occidental	1,760	about 662	about 2.66 km²	−5.59% a year	Rural
494	TomongtongEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	1,756	about 1,451	about 1.21 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
495	Barangay 3Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental	1,742	about 6,831	about 0.255 km²	0.45% a year	Urban
496	ElihanCauayan, Negros Occidental	1,733	about 548	about 3.16 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
497	Barangay Zone 4Pulupandan, Negros Occidental	1,729	about 4,803	about 0.36 km²	2.91% a year	Rural
498	QuiwiHinigaran, Negros Occidental	1,720	about 434	about 3.96 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
499	Barangay IVHinigaran, Negros Occidental	1,717	about 8,896	about 0.193 km²	−0.21% a year	Urban
500	TigbaoCalatrava, Negros Occidental	1,714	about 466	about 3.68 km²	0.68% 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: Negros Island Region (NIR) (OpenSTAT table 0181A6DTHP7). Published August 7, 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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