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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, 551 to 600 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Negros Occidental, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
551	Camp ClarkIsabela, Negros Occidental	1,312	about 398	about 3.30 km²	2.85% a year	Rural
552	Zone 1Talisay City, Negros Occidental	1,312	about 4,302	about 0.305 km²	−1.17% a year	Rural
553	PaitanEscalante City, Negros Occidental	1,303	about 190	about 6.87 km²	−2.69% a year	Rural
554	TelimCalatrava, Negros Occidental	1,298	about 211	about 6.15 km²	0.30% a year	Rural
555	BayabasValladolid, Negros Occidental	1,294	about 451	about 2.87 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
556	Barangay 17Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	1,283	about 5,324	about 0.241 km²	−1.00% a year	Urban
557	Barangay 28Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	1,280	about 11,228	about 0.114 km²	−3.90% a year	Urban
558	Barangay Zone 4-APulupandan, Negros Occidental	1,278	about 3,590	about 0.356 km²	2.29% a year	Rural
559	CambugsaHinigaran, Negros Occidental	1,275	about 384	about 3.32 km²	2.46% a year	Rural
560	Barangay 2Isabela, Negros Occidental	1,269	about 4,753	about 0.267 km²	3.90% a year	Rural
561	Barangay I-BManapla, Negros Occidental	1,260	about 10,080	about 0.125 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
562	IlayaCalatrava, Negros Occidental	1,257	about 683	about 1.84 km²	−1.56% a year	Rural
563	Barangay 1Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental	1,242	about 1,690	about 0.735 km²	1.24% a year	Rural
564	MalanogCalatrava, Negros Occidental	1,236	about 301	about 4.11 km²	−0.69% a year	Rural
565	Barangay 12Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	1,228	about 2,699	about 0.455 km²	−2.84% a year	Urban
566	Zone 11Talisay City, Negros Occidental	1,215	about 30,000	about 0.0405 km²	−2.20% a year	Rural
567	Barangay 34Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	1,213	about 28,881	about 0.042 km²	2.13% a year	Rural
568	BatuanSan Enrique, Negros Occidental	1,199	about 588	about 2.04 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
569	San BenitoCalatrava, Negros Occidental	1,188	about 448	about 2.65 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
570	NayonSan Enrique, Negros Occidental	1,186	about 6,855	about 0.173 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
571	Palaka NortePulupandan, Negros Occidental	1,180	about 1,774	about 0.665 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
572	PantaoCalatrava, Negros Occidental	1,157	about 96	about 12.09 km²	3.24% a year	Rural
573	MabiniPulupandan, Negros Occidental	1,131	about 1,637	about 0.691 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
574	Palaka SurPulupandan, Negros Occidental	1,112	about 2,341	about 0.475 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
575	Barangay 8Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	1,111	about 817	about 1.36 km²	−2.08% a year	Urban
576	MahilumCalatrava, Negros Occidental	1,107	about 826	about 1.34 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
577	BatuanValladolid, Negros Occidental	1,104	about 677	about 1.63 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
578	TominaCauayan, Negros Occidental	1,101	about 179	about 6.16 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
579	TambadCauayan, Negros Occidental	1,098	about 72	about 15.29 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
580	GuintorilanValladolid, Negros Occidental	1,096	about 772	about 1.42 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
581	MontevistaBacolod City, Negros Occidental	1,079	about 8,563	about 0.126 km²	−2.34% a year	Rural
582	WinaswasanCalatrava, Negros Occidental	1,055	about 294	about 3.59 km²	−5.59% a year	Rural
583	Barangay ISilay City, Negros Occidental	1,049	about 6,597	about 0.159 km²	−1.87% a year	Urban
584	Barangay Zone 3Pulupandan, Negros Occidental	1,026	about 13,644	about 0.0752 km²	5.15% a year	Rural
585	PalayogHinigaran, Negros Occidental	1,000	about 117	about 8.56 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
586	Barangay 4Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	990	about 4,195	about 0.236 km²	−6.56% a year	Urban
587	Buenavista RizalPontevedra, Negros Occidental	980	about 349	about 2.81 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
588	Buenavista GibongPontevedra, Negros Occidental	978	about 418	about 2.34 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
589	Barangay 6Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental	976	about 1,406	about 0.694 km²	−3.18% a year	Rural
590	ZamoraPontevedra, Negros Occidental	973	about 338	about 2.88 km²	−7.27% a year	Rural
591	Barangay IIVictorias City, Negros Occidental	968	about 14,535	about 0.0666 km²	−2.22% a year	Urban
592	TibsocSan Enrique, Negros Occidental	940	about 431	about 2.18 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
593	Zone VMurcia, Negros Occidental	937	about 17,067	about 0.0549 km²	−3.41% a year	Rural
594	BaclaoCauayan, Negros Occidental	930	about 39	about 23.77 km²	−2.60% a year	Rural
595	Barangay 4Isabela, Negros Occidental	919	about 7,069	about 0.13 km²	−2.31% a year	Rural
596	Barangay II-AManapla, Negros Occidental	919	about 17,879	about 0.0514 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
597	BagacayCalatrava, Negros Occidental	907	about 164	about 5.54 km²	−0.80% a year	Rural
598	Barangay 20Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	904	about 17,057	about 0.053 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
599	Barangay 3Isabela, Negros Occidental	904	about 1,620	about 0.558 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
600	PaghumayanCalatrava, Negros Occidental	901	about 217	about 4.16 km²	−3.47% 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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