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Barangays in Negros Island Region

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 Negros Island Region
Negros OccidentalNegros OrientalSiquijorBacolod City

Barangays in Negros Island Region, at a glance

Barangays
1,353[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
4,904,944[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
419 urban[4]
934 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
Carol-an[5, 7]
Ayungon, Negros Oriental
14.25% 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
419 barangays[7]
Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Rafaela Barrera, −4.89% 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.

1,353 barangays, 451 to 500 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Negros Island Region, most people
RankNamePeople, 2024People per km²AreaGrowth, 2020–2024Urban or rural
451Barangay 2Bacolod City, Negros Occidental3,567about 29,000about 0.123 km²2.06% a yearUrban
452Barangay ILa Carlota City, Negros Occidental3,567about 3,102about 1.15 km²−1.98% a yearUrban
453Nabali-anHimamaylan City, Negros Occidental3,566about 339about 10.53 km²0.37% a yearRural
454Celestino VillacinCadiz City, Negros Occidental3,555about 25about 142.35 km²0.70% a yearRural
455PinggotIlog, Negros Occidental3,555about 34about 105.13 km²1.41% a yearRural
456BasakCauayan, Negros Occidental3,552about 165about 21.49 km²−0.33% a yearRural
457CanromaPontevedra, Negros Occidental3,541about 625about 5.67 km²1.75% a yearRural
458Central TabaoValladolid, Negros Occidental3,540about 6,265about 0.565 km²0.43% a yearRural
459IlijanBago City, Negros Occidental3,531about 78about 45.53 km²0.09% a yearRural
460ObogonTanjay City, Negros Oriental3,526about 2,755about 1.28 km²−1.55% a yearRural
461San MiguelTanjay City, Negros Oriental3,526about 162about 21.83 km²1.27% a yearRural
462Barangay IBais City, Negros Oriental3,523about 11,079about 0.318 km²0.31% a yearUrban
463CanawaySiaton, Negros Oriental3,513about 211about 16.62 km²−0.24% a yearRural
464PalinpinonValencia, Negros Oriental3,501about 816about 4.29 km²1.05% a yearRural
465PandanonMurcia, Negros Occidental3,495about 549about 6.37 km²3.89% a yearRural
466SandulotSiaton, Negros Oriental3,482about 142about 24.53 km²0.44% a yearRural
467AlegriaMurcia, Negros Occidental3,477about 383about 9.09 km²−2.06% a yearUrban
468BandilaToboso, Negros Occidental3,476about 181about 19.17 km²4.78% a yearRural
469PandanPontevedra, Negros Occidental3,470about 397about 8.74 km²0.56% a yearRural
470NagasiLa Carlota City, Negros Occidental3,438about 397about 8.65 km²−0.15% a yearRural
471CansalongonIsabela, Negros Occidental3,406about 474about 7.18 km²−0.38% a yearRural
472PinapugasanEscalante City, Negros Occidental3,399about 268about 12.68 km²−0.87% a yearRural
473Camba-ogHinigaran, Negros Occidental3,387about 654about 5.18 km²0.82% a yearRural
474CabangahanSiaton, Negros Oriental3,371about 278about 12.12 km²−2.13% a yearRural
475Sagua BanuaValladolid, Negros Occidental3,370about 2,324about 1.45 km²−0.06% a yearUrban
476DatagonPamplona, Negros Oriental3,366about 568about 5.93 km²2.08% a yearRural
477Bagong SilangSalvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental3,362about 56about 59.94 km²4.75% a yearRural
478LucaTanjay City, Negros Oriental3,359about 997about 3.37 km²0.68% a yearRural
479ArandaHinigaran, Negros Occidental3,358about 285about 11.78 km²2.54% a yearRural
480Santo RosarioBinalbagan, Negros Occidental3,352about 2,163about 1.55 km²−1.78% a yearUrban
481BubogTalisay City, Negros Occidental3,350about 609about 5.50 km²1.13% a yearUrban
482CabcabanBindoy, Negros Oriental3,346about 232about 14.45 km²1.93% a yearRural
483GuintubhanIsabela, Negros Occidental3,345about 382about 8.76 km²0.86% a yearRural
484MalalangsiPamplona, Negros Oriental3,345about 760about 4.40 km²1.76% a yearUrban
485Santa AguedaPamplona, Negros Oriental3,341about 251about 13.29 km²0.93% a yearRural
486BatoHinigaran, Negros Occidental3,338about 467about 7.15 km²0.69% a yearRural
487TambulanTayasan, Negros Oriental3,327about 247about 13.47 km²−0.59% a yearRural
488BucalanCanlaon City, Negros Oriental3,324about 190about 17.53 km²0.47% a yearRural
489NancaEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental3,310about 476about 6.95 km²−0.68% a yearRural
490San IsidroEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental3,307about 159about 20.81 km²0.14% a yearRural
491Barangay 6Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental3,306about 3,437about 0.962 km²1.67% a yearRural
492BuladIsabela, Negros Occidental3,306about 216about 15.34 km²2.27% a yearUrban
493Barangay IIIlog, Negros Occidental3,293about 224about 14.69 km²0.42% a yearRural
494Barangay IHinigaran, Negros Occidental3,291about 18,914about 0.174 km²−0.37% a yearUrban
495HimayaHinigaran, Negros Occidental3,289about 277about 11.89 km²−0.25% a yearRural
496TadlongSagay City, Negros Occidental3,286about 346about 9.51 km²1.07% a yearRural
497Ali-isBayawan City, Negros Oriental3,285about 132about 24.94 km²2.36% a yearRural
498Vista AlegreIlog, Negros Occidental3,267about 525about 6.22 km²0.28% a yearRural
499MalasibogEscalante City, Negros Occidental3,254about 347about 9.38 km²1.22% a yearRural
500CalibanMurcia, Negros Occidental3,241about 511about 6.34 km²1.48% a yearRural

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.

  1. Island groups3Luzon, the Visayas, Mindanao: a grouping, not a government
  2. Regions18Big areas that group provinces
  3. Provinces82Each led by a governor
  4. Cities and municipalities1,642Each led by a mayor
  5. Barangays42,010The smallest unit, led by a punong barangay (kapitan)

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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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