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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.
Region: Negros Island Region
Province: Negros Occidental
Town: All
Sort: Most people

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.

662 barangays, 651 to 662 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Negros Occidental, most people
RankNamePeople, 2024People per km²AreaGrowth, 2020–2024Urban or rural
651Barangay 21Bacolod City, Negros Occidental287about 3,638about 0.0789 km²18.79% a yearUrban
652Barangay 15Bacolod City, Negros Occidental258about 5,375about 0.048 km²6.30% a yearUrban
653Barangay 25Bacolod City, Negros Occidental244about 6,025about 0.0405 km²1.75% a yearRural
654Barangay XVIVictorias City, Negros Occidental233about 777about 0.30 km²1.17% a yearUrban
655Barangay 37Bacolod City, Negros Occidental232about 3,204about 0.0724 km²20.94% a yearUrban
656Barangay XVIIIVictorias City, Negros Occidental158about 1,844about 0.0857 km²−6.81% a yearRural
657Barangay 24Bacolod City, Negros Occidental152about 2,799about 0.0543 km²23.52% a yearUrban
658Barangay XVIIVictorias City, Negros Occidental146about 2,003about 0.0729 km²−9.36% a yearRural
659Barangay 2Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental124about 7,381about 0.0168 km²−0.19% a yearRural
660Barangay XVI-AVictorias City, Negros Occidental15about 464about 0.0323 km²13.03% a yearRural
661Barangay XVVictorias City, Negros Occidental3about 24about 0.124 km²−43.32% a yearRural
662Barangay XV-AVictorias City, Negros Occidental3about 3about 0.876 km²−62.79% a yearRural

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.

  1. Island groups3Luzon, the Visayas, Mindanao: a grouping, not a government
  2. Regions18Big areas that group provinces
  3. Provinces82Each led by a governor
  4. Cities and municipalities1,642Each led by a mayor
  5. Barangays42,010The smallest unit, led by a punong barangay (kapitan)

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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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