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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, 501 to 550 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Negros Occidental, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
501	PalomaValladolid, Negros Occidental	1,708	about 721	about 2.37 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
502	Barangay 29Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	1,701	about 51,390	about 0.0331 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
503	Barangay 6Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	1,692	about 12,350	about 0.137 km²	−5.55% a year	Rural
504	Crossing PulupandanPulupandan, Negros Occidental	1,683	about 1,438	about 1.17 km²	1.96% a year	Rural
505	Barangay 8Isabela, Negros Occidental	1,666	about 5,535	about 0.301 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
506	PinocutanCalatrava, Negros Occidental	1,662	about 704	about 2.36 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
507	TalaptapLa Castellana, Negros Occidental	1,626	about 334	about 4.87 km²	−2.71% a year	Rural
508	Barangay IHimamaylan City, Negros Occidental	1,620	about 6,835	about 0.237 km²	−0.84% a year	Rural
509	CudangdangEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	1,615	about 282	about 5.72 km²	−1.12% a year	Rural
510	CastellanoCalatrava, Negros Occidental	1,594	about 1,172	about 1.36 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
511	Zone 4-ATalisay City, Negros Occidental	1,586	about 22,307	about 0.0711 km²	−0.51% a year	Urban
512	MacasilaoCalatrava, Negros Occidental	1,578	about 373	about 4.23 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
513	Barangay 2Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental	1,569	about 5,094	about 0.308 km²	−0.45% a year	Urban
514	TapongPulupandan, Negros Occidental	1,561	about 529	about 2.95 km²	3.23% a year	Rural
515	Lipat-onCalatrava, Negros Occidental	1,558	about 399	about 3.90 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
516	Barangay 1Isabela, Negros Occidental	1,549	about 1,637	about 0.946 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
517	BagonawaSan Enrique, Negros Occidental	1,545	about 400	about 3.86 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
518	BungahinIsabela, Negros Occidental	1,543	about 306	about 5.05 km²	−1.32% a year	Rural
519	Zone 6Talisay City, Negros Occidental	1,534	about 8,867	about 0.173 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
520	MalatasCalatrava, Negros Occidental	1,532	about 295	about 5.20 km²	1.85% a year	Rural
521	MenchacaCalatrava, Negros Occidental	1,532	about 193	about 7.94 km²	5.93% a year	Rural
522	BateaEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	1,518	about 652	about 2.33 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
523	Barangay VVictorias City, Negros Occidental	1,517	about 2,934	about 0.517 km²	−3.01% a year	Urban
524	LatasanEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	1,515	about 174	about 8.73 km²	−1.80% a year	Rural
525	LemeryCalatrava, Negros Occidental	1,505	about 283	about 5.31 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
526	Barangay 27Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	1,504	about 24,455	about 0.0615 km²	−3.31% a year	Rural
527	Barangay IIManapla, Negros Occidental	1,474	about 7,840	about 0.188 km²	0.21% a year	Rural
528	Hinab-OnganCalatrava, Negros Occidental	1,471	about 176	about 8.34 km²	−0.56% a year	Rural
529	BanogbanogIsabela, Negros Occidental	1,466	about 160	about 9.15 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
530	GuintorilanSan Enrique, Negros Occidental	1,435	about 539	about 2.66 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
531	Barangay 5Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental	1,420	about 3,463	about 0.41 km²	2.03% a year	Urban
532	Barangay Zone 1-APulupandan, Negros Occidental	1,414	about 19,666	about 0.0719 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
533	CanlusongEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	1,407	about 150	about 9.39 km²	−1.76% a year	Rural
534	Pag-ayonPulupandan, Negros Occidental	1,405	about 803	about 1.75 km²	3.90% a year	Rural
535	LibasIsabela, Negros Occidental	1,403	about 139	about 10.09 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
536	Barangay Zone 5Pulupandan, Negros Occidental	1,383	about 7,020	about 0.197 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
537	PanaquiaoIsabela, Negros Occidental	1,378	about 180	about 7.66 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
538	Barangay XVIII-AVictorias City, Negros Occidental	1,376	about 495	about 2.78 km²	−0.82% a year	Rural
539	CambayoboCalatrava, Negros Occidental	1,368	about 126	about 10.89 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
540	LimalimaIsabela, Negros Occidental	1,348	about 197	about 6.86 km²	−0.28% a year	Rural
541	AyungonValladolid, Negros Occidental	1,347	about 370	about 3.64 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
542	ConsueloIlog, Negros Occidental	1,346	about 941	about 1.43 km²	1.99% a year	Rural
543	Barangay 26Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	1,343	about 18,653	about 0.072 km²	−1.18% a year	Urban
544	TigbonCalatrava, Negros Occidental	1,340	about 128	about 10.49 km²	1.39% a year	Rural
545	Barangay IIIVictorias City, Negros Occidental	1,329	about 8,743	about 0.152 km²	−2.13% a year	Rural
546	AbacaCauayan, Negros Occidental	1,325	about 173	about 7.68 km²	−1.78% a year	Rural
547	AminIsabela, Negros Occidental	1,322	about 527	about 2.51 km²	−0.18% a year	Rural
548	Barangay 36Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	1,319	about 7,624	about 0.173 km²	−0.04% a year	Urban
549	Barangay 4Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental	1,313	about 1,152	about 1.14 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
550	Barangay 4Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental	1,312	about 3,139	about 0.418 km²	−1.68% a year	Urban

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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