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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]

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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, 601 to 650 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
601	PaticPulupandan, Negros Occidental	2,687	about 1,609	about 1.67 km²	3.67% a year	Rural
602	LalongCalatrava, Negros Occidental	2,668	about 147	about 18.19 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
603	CalubangIlog, Negros Occidental	2,664	about 379	about 7.03 km²	3.71% a year	Rural
604	TanzaEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	2,664	about 186	about 14.36 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
605	Tabao BaybaySan Enrique, Negros Occidental	2,657	about 1,610	about 1.65 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
606	Manta-anganEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	2,656	about 757	about 3.51 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
607	TuburanEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	2,647	about 1,697	about 1.56 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
608	Poblacion NorthLa Libertad, Negros Oriental	2,645	about 1,593	about 1.66 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
609	PinowayanSalvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental	2,644	about 224	about 11.79 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
610	MckinleyGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	2,639	about 1,015	about 2.60 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
611	MansalanaoLa Castellana, Negros Occidental	2,620	about 266	about 9.85 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
612	MoloboloCauayan, Negros Occidental	2,617	about 239	about 10.96 km²	12.66% a year	Rural
613	AmaycoMurcia, Negros Occidental	2,610	about 252	about 10.34 km²	2.78% a year	Rural
614	BalugoSibulan, Negros Oriental	2,609	about 335	about 7.79 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
615	San IsidroPontevedra, Negros Occidental	2,605	about 427	about 6.10 km²	−0.99% a year	Rural
616	RumirangIsabela, Negros Occidental	2,604	about 362	about 7.20 km²	5.92% a year	Rural
617	Poblacion IVTanjay City, Negros Oriental	2,600	about 1,884	about 1.38 km²	−3.27% a year	Rural
618	MagticolToboso, Negros Occidental	2,593	about 211	about 12.27 km²	−1.39% a year	Rural
619	BasacZamboanguita, Negros Oriental	2,587	about 362	about 7.15 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
620	CabanlutanBais City, Negros Oriental	2,587	about 414	about 6.25 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
621	Mina-utokCalatrava, Negros Occidental	2,586	about 202	about 12.78 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
622	Santo NiñoSan Jose, Negros Oriental	2,585	about 1,191	about 2.17 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
623	MotongDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	2,567	about 4,727	about 0.543 km²	1.33% a year	Urban
624	Barangay 3 Pob.Cadiz City, Negros Occidental	2,565	about 9,500	about 0.27 km²	−1.68% a year	Urban
625	Ban-banAyungon, Negros Oriental	2,564	about 93	about 27.55 km²	−0.54% a year	Rural
626	UdtonganEscalante City, Negros Occidental	2,553	about 303	about 8.42 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
627	CamalobaloHinigaran, Negros Occidental	2,537	about 239	about 10.62 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
628	AlacayganEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	2,535	about 283	about 8.96 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
629	HabaCandoni, Negros Occidental	2,528	about 130	about 19.43 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
630	BinaguiohanEscalante City, Negros Occidental	2,525	about 456	about 5.54 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
631	Si-itSiaton, Negros Oriental	2,523	about 238	about 10.59 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
632	San JuanSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental	2,519	about 926	about 2.72 km²	−1.34% a year	Rural
633	Balabag WestValencia, Negros Oriental	2,516	about 1,613	about 1.56 km²	4.61% a year	Rural
634	ActinBasay, Negros Oriental	2,514	about 132	about 19.01 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
635	Tinayunan HillGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	2,514	about 323	about 7.78 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
636	Hacienda FeEscalante City, Negros Occidental	2,500	about 398	about 6.28 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
637	San JoseSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	2,499	about 223	about 11.23 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
638	BunaoDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	2,498	about 5,490	about 0.455 km²	−2.05% a year	Urban
639	Barangay IISilay City, Negros Occidental	2,476	about 14,916	about 0.166 km²	−1.39% a year	Urban
640	CandumaraoHinigaran, Negros Occidental	2,475	about 301	about 8.22 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
641	Barangay 40Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	2,466	about 5,012	about 0.492 km²	−2.06% a year	Urban
642	VillegasGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	2,464	about 385	about 6.40 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
643	PasilEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	2,451	about 384	about 6.39 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
644	UlayVallehermoso, Negros Oriental	2,450	about 1,213	about 2.02 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
645	SiapoSan Jose, Negros Oriental	2,447	about 145	about 16.82 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
646	JapitanEscalante City, Negros Occidental	2,435	about 368	about 6.61 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
647	PagatbanBayawan City, Negros Oriental	2,433	about 358	about 6.79 km²	2.99% a year	Rural
648	CandabongManjuyod, Negros Oriental	2,430	about 161	about 15.07 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
649	PacuanJimalalud, Negros Oriental	2,430	about 394	about 6.16 km²	5.26% a year	Rural
650	Barangay 7Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	2,423	about 6,027	about 0.402 km²	0.16% 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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