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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, 801 to 850 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
801	BalayagmanokBacong, Negros Oriental	1,835	about 918	about 2.00 km²	6.49% a year	Rural
802	MagsaysayEscalante City, Negros Occidental	1,835	about 296	about 6.19 km²	−2.70% a year	Rural
803	MalagaBindoy, Negros Oriental	1,835	about 913	about 2.01 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
804	CaiganganSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	1,834	about 322	about 5.69 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
805	CabcabIsabela, Negros Occidental	1,831	about 332	about 5.52 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
806	Lo-okCalatrava, Negros Occidental	1,828	about 2,227	about 0.821 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
807	DamutanHinoba-an, Negros Occidental	1,824	about 13	about 145.54 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
808	CatamboanLazi, Siquijor	1,823	about 825	about 2.21 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
809	San JuanBinalbagan, Negros Occidental	1,819	about 442	about 4.12 km²	1.35% a year	Rural
810	CalagcalagAyungon, Negros Oriental	1,814	about 930	about 1.95 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
811	InaladSiaton, Negros Oriental	1,812	about 482	about 3.76 km²	−1.32% a year	Rural
812	AmioSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	1,809	about 128	about 14.18 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
813	Barangay 5Isabela, Negros Occidental	1,807	about 297	about 6.09 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
814	Barangay Zone 1Pulupandan, Negros Occidental	1,805	about 17,871	about 0.101 km²	−0.20% a year	Rural
815	NasunganLa Libertad, Negros Oriental	1,800	about 242	about 7.45 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
816	TangladManjuyod, Negros Oriental	1,798	about 259	about 6.93 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
817	Poblacion VIIITanjay City, Negros Oriental	1,781	about 2,207	about 0.807 km²	−5.63% a year	Urban
818	Masaplod SurDauin, Negros Oriental	1,778	about 436	about 4.08 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
819	MaglahosVallehermoso, Negros Oriental	1,777	about 293	about 6.06 km²	3.74% a year	Rural
820	HumayhumayGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	1,768	about 272	about 6.49 km²	3.00% a year	Rural
821	TupasManjuyod, Negros Oriental	1,767	about 2,434	about 0.726 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
822	Poblacion ISiaton, Negros Oriental	1,763	about 3,673	about 0.48 km²	−1.60% a year	Urban
823	M. H. Del PilarPontevedra, Negros Occidental	1,760	about 662	about 2.66 km²	−5.59% a year	Rural
824	TomongtongEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	1,756	about 1,451	about 1.21 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
825	CancawasSan Jose, Negros Oriental	1,755	about 301	about 5.83 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
826	San RoqueBayawan City, Negros Oriental	1,750	about 125	about 14.00 km²	4.58% a year	Rural
827	MabuhaySanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	1,747	about 292	about 5.98 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
828	BanwaqueGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	1,745	about 135	about 12.97 km²	3.96% a year	Rural
829	Barangay 3Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental	1,742	about 6,831	about 0.255 km²	0.45% a year	Urban
830	CabuganBindoy, Negros Oriental	1,738	about 905	about 1.92 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
831	Lag-itTayasan, Negros Oriental	1,734	about 99	about 17.47 km²	−1.00% a year	Rural
832	ElihanCauayan, Negros Occidental	1,733	about 548	about 3.16 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
833	LotubanZamboanguita, Negros Oriental	1,731	about 250	about 6.93 km²	−4.86% a year	Rural
834	Barangay Zone 4Pulupandan, Negros Occidental	1,729	about 4,803	about 0.36 km²	2.91% a year	Rural
835	QuiwiHinigaran, Negros Occidental	1,720	about 434	about 3.96 km²	1.89% a year	Rural
836	Barangay IVHinigaran, Negros Occidental	1,717	about 8,896	about 0.193 km²	−0.21% a year	Urban
837	MagsusunogPamplona, Negros Oriental	1,717	about 164	about 10.46 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
838	San JoseLa Libertad, Negros Oriental	1,715	about 638	about 2.69 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
839	TigbaoCalatrava, Negros Occidental	1,714	about 466	about 3.68 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
840	BanawePamplona, Negros Oriental	1,712	about 64	about 26.65 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
841	PalomaValladolid, Negros Occidental	1,708	about 721	about 2.37 km²	0.99% a year	Rural
842	Barangay 29Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	1,701	about 51,390	about 0.0331 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
843	Barangay 6Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	1,692	about 12,350	about 0.137 km²	−5.55% a year	Rural
844	Crossing PulupandanPulupandan, Negros Occidental	1,683	about 1,438	about 1.17 km²	1.96% a year	Rural
845	MandapatonLa Libertad, Negros Oriental	1,683	about 165	about 10.19 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
846	Barangay 8Isabela, Negros Occidental	1,666	about 5,535	about 0.301 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
847	NagerongLazi, Siquijor	1,663	about 533	about 3.12 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
848	PinocutanCalatrava, Negros Occidental	1,662	about 704	about 2.36 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
849	NagsahaGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	1,658	about 281	about 5.91 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
850	BalayagmanokValencia, Negros Oriental	1,650	about 1,352	about 1.22 km²	2.78% 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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