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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, 601 to 650 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Negros Occidental, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
601	Barangay 7Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental	896	about 845	about 1.06 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
602	BurgosPontevedra, Negros Occidental	882	about 426	about 2.07 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
603	CruzCalatrava, Negros Occidental	875	about 199	about 4.39 km²	−3.72% a year	Rural
604	Barangay IVVictorias City, Negros Occidental	864	about 6,496	about 0.133 km²	−6.21% a year	Rural
605	Barangay 31Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	855	about 4,362	about 0.196 km²	−3.20% a year	Urban
606	Barangay IIISilay City, Negros Occidental	854	about 3,235	about 0.264 km²	−0.31% a year	Urban
607	Zone 4Talisay City, Negros Occidental	846	about 14,171	about 0.0597 km²	−2.17% a year	Rural
608	DoldolValladolid, Negros Occidental	828	about 431	about 1.92 km²	−0.34% a year	Rural
609	CabungahanCalatrava, Negros Occidental	826	about 208	about 3.97 km²	−1.26% a year	Rural
610	Zone 9Talisay City, Negros Occidental	822	about 10,830	about 0.0759 km²	−3.44% a year	Rural
611	MakilignitIsabela, Negros Occidental	795	about 74	about 10.75 km²	−1.78% a year	Rural
612	Zone 14-ATalisay City, Negros Occidental	791	about 20,981	about 0.0377 km²	−3.78% a year	Rural
613	Barangay Zone 7Pulupandan, Negros Occidental	789	about 6,744	about 0.117 km²	−10.62% a year	Rural
614	Ani-eCalatrava, Negros Occidental	787	about 306	about 2.57 km²	−0.39% a year	Rural
615	UtodPulupandan, Negros Occidental	784	about 1,471	about 0.533 km²	2.76% a year	Rural
616	Barangay 8Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental	762	about 6,000	about 0.127 km²	−1.04% a year	Rural
617	GomezPontevedra, Negros Occidental	746	about 134	about 5.57 km²	0.92% a year	Rural
618	Barangay 7Isabela, Negros Occidental	741	about 2,940	about 0.252 km²	−3.10% a year	Rural
619	MabiniPontevedra, Negros Occidental	740	about 981	about 0.754 km²	2.23% a year	Rural
620	Zone 7Talisay City, Negros Occidental	738	about 9,202	about 0.0802 km²	−0.83% a year	Urban
621	Zone 14-BTalisay City, Negros Occidental	737	about 4,094	about 0.18 km²	4.15% a year	Rural
622	Barangay 23Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	701	about 10,752	about 0.0652 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
623	Barangay 5 Pob.Cadiz City, Negros Occidental	696	about 12,319	about 0.0565 km²	−2.67% a year	Urban
624	Barangay 6Isabela, Negros Occidental	693	about 5,457	about 0.127 km²	−0.58% a year	Rural
625	Barangay 18Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	673	about 13,043	about 0.0516 km²	−2.06% a year	Urban
626	Barangay 38Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	673	about 6,063	about 0.111 km²	9.84% a year	Urban
627	Barangay 41Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	666	about 1,855	about 0.359 km²	0.36% a year	Urban
628	Zone IIIMurcia, Negros Occidental	658	about 9,676	about 0.068 km²	3.29% a year	Urban
629	Zone IVMurcia, Negros Occidental	654	about 11,104	about 0.0589 km²	4.93% a year	Rural
630	CuloPulupandan, Negros Occidental	645	about 512	about 1.26 km²	0.91% a year	Rural
631	Barangay IVSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental	640	about 3,497	about 0.183 km²	−6.92% a year	Urban
632	Barangay 32Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	632	about 8,327	about 0.0759 km²	−1.81% a year	Urban
633	Zone 14Talisay City, Negros Occidental	565	about 3,247	about 0.174 km²	1.32% a year	Rural
634	Barangay 5Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	558	about 1,993	about 0.28 km²	13.18% a year	Urban
635	Barangay 9Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	549	about 2,905	about 0.189 km²	−0.04% a year	Urban
636	Barangay 7Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental	523	about 4,218	about 0.124 km²	−1.24% a year	Rural
637	Barangay 33Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	515	about 6,462	about 0.0797 km²	−4.09% a year	Urban
638	Cabia-anCandoni, Negros Occidental	478	about 47	about 10.25 km²	−22.61% a year	Rural
639	BangaCandoni, Negros Occidental	471	about 17	about 28.13 km²	−24.88% a year	Rural
640	Zone IIMurcia, Negros Occidental	456	about 6,746	about 0.0676 km²	−1.85% a year	Urban
641	SuraCauayan, Negros Occidental	454	about 21	about 21.39 km²	−6.80% a year	Rural
642	Barangay 3Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental	440	about 11,311	about 0.0389 km²	−2.02% a year	Rural
643	Barangay 5Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental	438	about 4,252	about 0.103 km²	−7.20% a year	Rural
644	Barangay 13Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	426	about 2,303	about 0.185 km²	6.86% a year	Urban
645	Zone 8Talisay City, Negros Occidental	384	about 8,807	about 0.0436 km²	−3.26% a year	Rural
646	Barangay XIXVictorias City, Negros Occidental	369	about 424	about 0.871 km²	−2.09% a year	Rural
647	Barangay 11Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	343	about 4,654	about 0.0737 km²	9.72% a year	Urban
648	Barangay 19Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	335	about 3,556	about 0.0942 km²	−22.47% a year	Urban
649	Barangay 1Sipalay City, Negros Occidental	300	about 2,542	about 0.118 km²	4.67% a year	Urban
650	Barangay 22Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	296	about 3,186	about 0.0929 km²	1.69% 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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