The Atlas

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, 551 to 600 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
551	San PedroSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	2,958	about 138	about 21.41 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
552	AmontayBinalbagan, Negros Occidental	2,957	about 100	about 29.64 km²	−0.49% a year	Rural
553	KabulacanSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	2,957	about 206	about 14.36 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
554	BagoTayasan, Negros Oriental	2,954	about 268	about 11.03 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
555	MayaposiMabinay, Negros Oriental	2,945	about 203	about 14.51 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
556	Barangay Zone 6Pulupandan, Negros Occidental	2,938	about 11,388	about 0.258 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
557	PoblacionBayawan City, Negros Oriental	2,932	about 1,351	about 2.17 km²	0.09% a year	Urban
558	San JoseToboso, Negros Occidental	2,931	about 352	about 8.32 km²	−1.91% a year	Rural
559	Laga-anCalatrava, Negros Occidental	2,921	about 151	about 19.38 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
560	DamsiteMurcia, Negros Occidental	2,918	about 274	about 10.66 km²	−2.15% a year	Rural
561	BaliwaganSan Enrique, Negros Occidental	2,892	about 466	about 6.21 km²	−0.55% a year	Urban
562	BavieraSagay City, Negros Occidental	2,890	about 174	about 16.59 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
563	Barangay Zone 2Pulupandan, Negros Occidental	2,887	about 2,858	about 1.01 km²	4.77% a year	Rural
564	PulantubigDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	2,887	about 3,875	about 0.745 km²	−0.87% a year	Urban
565	CambarusPontevedra, Negros Occidental	2,879	about 440	about 6.54 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
566	BarrasMabinay, Negros Oriental	2,871	about 140	about 20.51 km²	1.83% a year	Rural
567	PandanonSalvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental	2,861	about 131	about 21.76 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
568	HimocdongonMabinay, Negros Oriental	2,859	about 192	about 14.91 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
569	LangubEscalante City, Negros Occidental	2,852	about 407	about 7.01 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
570	TiguibAyungon, Negros Oriental	2,851	about 577	about 4.94 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
571	GahitEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	2,840	about 1,614	about 1.76 km²	2.53% a year	Rural
572	Ara-alLa Carlota City, Negros Occidental	2,839	about 289	about 9.82 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
573	Poblacion IIIEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	2,833	about 7,595	about 0.373 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
574	San JoseBayawan City, Negros Oriental	2,807	about 198	about 14.19 km²	3.32% a year	Rural
575	ManaladIlog, Negros Occidental	2,805	about 317	about 8.86 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
576	DayoyoJimalalud, Negros Oriental	2,803	about 1,117	about 2.51 km²	6.27% a year	Rural
577	YuboLa Carlota City, Negros Occidental	2,801	about 148	about 18.94 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
578	Barangay IIIHinigaran, Negros Occidental	2,799	about 3,898	about 0.718 km²	0.64% a year	Urban
579	CabanbananHimamaylan City, Negros Occidental	2,798	about 380	about 7.36 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
580	SolongonLa Libertad, Negros Oriental	2,796	about 750	about 3.73 km²	2.09% a year	Rural
581	PaticuiHinigaran, Negros Occidental	2,793	about 446	about 6.26 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
582	CaticuganSiaton, Negros Oriental	2,790	about 189	about 14.78 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
583	KatilingbanTalisay City, Negros Occidental	2,780	about 184	about 15.11 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
584	TadlongMabinay, Negros Oriental	2,777	about 373	about 7.44 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
585	Padre ZamoraGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	2,773	about 736	about 3.77 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
586	LalagsanLa Castellana, Negros Occidental	2,771	about 261	about 10.63 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
587	BatoMabinay, Negros Oriental	2,764	about 326	about 8.49 km²	3.31% a year	Rural
588	CamugaoKabankalan City, Negros Occidental	2,763	about 731	about 3.78 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
589	PacuanLa Libertad, Negros Oriental	2,750	about 414	about 6.64 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
590	CalampisawanCalatrava, Negros Occidental	2,747	about 1,057	about 2.60 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
591	PlaridelSagay City, Negros Occidental	2,730	about 432	about 6.32 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
592	SibucaoSan Enrique, Negros Occidental	2,725	about 946	about 2.88 km²	−0.45% a year	Urban
593	Barangay IIIPontevedra, Negros Occidental	2,718	about 4,538	about 0.599 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
594	PayauanCandoni, Negros Occidental	2,710	about 121	about 22.44 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
595	Awa-anAyungon, Negros Oriental	2,706	about 1,025	about 2.64 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
596	Campo SantiagoSagay City, Negros Occidental	2,706	about 390	about 6.94 km²	−0.01% a year	Rural
597	JawaValencia, Negros Oriental	2,697	about 1,899	about 1.42 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
598	PusoLa Castellana, Negros Occidental	2,691	about 426	about 6.32 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
599	SikatunaIsabela, Negros Occidental	2,689	about 344	about 7.81 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
600	Lo-ocBais City, Negros Oriental	2,688	about 5,744	about 0.468 km²	1.34% 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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