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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

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, 501 to 550 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Negros Island Region, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
501	MabatoAyungon, Negros Oriental	3,231	about 106	about 30.48 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
502	MantiquilSiaton, Negros Oriental	3,222	about 42	about 76.18 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
503	PalakaValladolid, Negros Occidental	3,210	about 1,378	about 2.33 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
504	San IsidroCalatrava, Negros Occidental	3,203	about 671	about 4.77 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
505	SalagSiaton, Negros Oriental	3,199	about 515	about 6.21 km²	4.93% a year	Rural
506	Barangay IIHinoba-an, Negros Occidental	3,195	about 1,614	about 1.98 km²	−1.86% a year	Rural
507	AlianzaBago City, Negros Occidental	3,193	about 536	about 5.96 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
508	LonoyBais City, Negros Oriental	3,189	about 475	about 6.71 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
509	Barangay 3Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	3,182	about 23,570	about 0.135 km²	2.30% a year	Rural
510	AlijisValladolid, Negros Occidental	3,175	about 417	about 7.62 km²	2.00% a year	Rural
511	Barangay IIISan Carlos City, Negros Occidental	3,172	about 14,484	about 0.219 km²	−0.22% a year	Urban
512	TinagoBayawan City, Negros Oriental	3,171	about 9,727	about 0.326 km²	−0.15% a year	Urban
513	TinaoganBindoy, Negros Oriental	3,171	about 770	about 4.12 km²	4.06% a year	Urban
514	LinaoKabankalan City, Negros Occidental	3,170	about 612	about 5.18 km²	0.91% a year	Urban
515	Poblacion IIISiaton, Negros Oriental	3,170	about 1,626	about 1.95 km²	−3.06% a year	Rural
516	PoblacionBindoy, Negros Oriental	3,169	about 796	about 3.98 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
517	Barangay 5Sipalay City, Negros Occidental	3,157	about 6,083	about 0.519 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
518	Barangay IIHimamaylan City, Negros Occidental	3,153	about 1,686	about 1.87 km²	0.89% a year	Urban
519	Barangay 9Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental	3,146	about 8,434	about 0.373 km²	0.73% a year	Urban
520	RecreoPontevedra, Negros Occidental	3,143	about 1,462	about 2.15 km²	2.46% a year	Rural
521	PaglaumBinalbagan, Negros Occidental	3,137	about 5,714	about 0.549 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
522	MaglinaoBasay, Negros Oriental	3,126	about 197	about 15.86 km²	−0.68% a year	Rural
523	Man-UlingCauayan, Negros Occidental	3,119	about 640	about 4.87 km²	−2.19% a year	Rural
524	Tapon NorteSan Jose, Negros Oriental	3,117	about 3,056	about 1.02 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
525	South PoblacionJimalalud, Negros Oriental	3,115	about 3,753	about 0.83 km²	11.28% a year	Rural
526	MadalagEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	3,110	about 759	about 4.10 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
527	Colonia DivinaSagay City, Negros Occidental	3,109	about 211	about 14.71 km²	3.92% a year	Rural
528	Barangay 4 Pob.Cadiz City, Negros Occidental	3,106	about 7,395	about 0.42 km²	0.86% a year	Urban
529	San AntonioSibulan, Negros Oriental	3,100	about 271	about 11.44 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
530	MinabaBayawan City, Negros Oriental	3,095	about 105	about 29.41 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
531	Santo NiñoEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	3,095	about 846	about 3.66 km²	10.49% a year	Rural
532	NagbinlodSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	3,086	about 35	about 89.14 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
533	CalicananPamplona, Negros Oriental	3,064	about 155	about 19.79 km²	1.65% a year	Rural
534	BalabagLa Carlota City, Negros Occidental	3,059	about 253	about 12.08 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
535	BalogoGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	3,057	about 157	about 19.41 km²	3.60% a year	Rural
536	PandanonMabinay, Negros Oriental	3,048	about 313	about 9.73 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
537	BinalbaganCanlaon City, Negros Oriental	3,039	about 239	about 12.72 km²	4.11% a year	Rural
538	NarauisHinigaran, Negros Occidental	3,029	about 617	about 4.91 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
539	ChamberyManapla, Negros Occidental	3,028	about 643	about 4.71 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
540	Barangay IHinoba-an, Negros Occidental	3,026	about 2,678	about 1.13 km²	−2.52% a year	Urban
541	LibertadEscalante City, Negros Occidental	3,016	about 173	about 17.39 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
542	LinantuyanGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	3,006	about 192	about 15.66 km²	2.57% a year	Rural
543	San VicenteBinalbagan, Negros Occidental	3,003	about 1,937	about 1.55 km²	−0.21% a year	Urban
544	LipayoDauin, Negros Oriental	3,000	about 1,345	about 2.23 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
545	BayogCanlaon City, Negros Oriental	2,996	about 448	about 6.69 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
546	BuenavistaMurcia, Negros Occidental	2,995	about 148	about 20.30 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
547	Bong-aoValencia, Negros Oriental	2,983	about 1,223	about 2.44 km²	−1.88% a year	Rural
548	Barangay 4Sipalay City, Negros Occidental	2,973	about 328	about 9.06 km²	0.19% a year	Urban
549	InapoyMabinay, Negros Oriental	2,968	about 195	about 15.25 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
550	TambojanginAmlan, Negros Oriental	2,962	about 1,190	about 2.49 km²	6.50% 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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