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Barangays in Negros Oriental

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 Oriental, at a glance

Barangays: 557^[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: 1,492,038^[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: 109 urban^[4]; 448 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Poblacion^[5]; Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental; 16,901 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: Tayawan^[6]; Bayawan City, Negros Oriental; about 102.34 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: 178 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Tugas, −4.06% 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.

557 barangays, 51 to 100 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Negros Oriental, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
51	HibaiyoGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	5,507	about 291	about 18.94 km²	−0.41% a year	Urban
52	LoocSibulan, Negros Oriental	5,505	about 967	about 5.69 km²	1.67% a year	Urban
53	LumbanganMabinay, Negros Oriental	5,488	about 387	about 14.18 km²	1.86% a year	Urban
54	PiapiDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	5,470	about 6,018	about 0.909 km²	2.97% a year	Urban
55	PoblacionBasay, Negros Oriental	5,334	about 1,207	about 4.42 km²	0.58% a year	Urban
56	HilaitanGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	5,279	about 548	about 9.63 km²	−0.23% a year	Urban
57	Giliga-onSiaton, Negros Oriental	5,230	about 328	about 15.93 km²	0.07% a year	Urban
58	TalayDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	5,174	about 2,320	about 2.23 km²	0.22% a year	Urban
59	Cantil-eDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	5,138	about 2,401	about 2.14 km²	2.18% a year	Urban
60	PoblacionVallehermoso, Negros Oriental	5,121	about 1,156	about 4.43 km²	0.93% a year	Urban
61	Santa Cruz ViejoTanjay City, Negros Oriental	5,109	about 554	about 9.22 km²	0.22% a year	Urban
62	TugasTanjay City, Negros Oriental	5,108	about 925	about 5.52 km²	−4.06% a year	Urban
63	Pal-ewTanjay City, Negros Oriental	5,074	about 127	about 39.80 km²	−0.24% a year	Urban
64	MalaibaCanlaon City, Negros Oriental	5,054	about 400	about 12.65 km²	0.39% a year	Urban
65	ManalongonSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	5,024	about 728	about 6.90 km²	0.12% a year	Urban
66	PinocawanVallehermoso, Negros Oriental	5,009	about 241	about 20.77 km²	0.80% a year	Urban
67	LoocDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	4,990	about 8,678	about 0.575 km²	5.05% a year	Urban
68	VillasolBayawan City, Negros Oriental	4,988	about 102	about 48.89 km²	6.38% a year	Rural
69	CamanjacDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	4,969	about 2,322	about 2.14 km²	0.54% a year	Urban
70	Santa Cruz NuevoTanjay City, Negros Oriental	4,902	about 298	about 16.43 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
71	TaraMabinay, Negros Oriental	4,902	about 179	about 27.38 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
72	San FranciscoSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	4,840	about 206	about 23.53 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
73	BanaybanayBayawan City, Negros Oriental	4,825	about 153	about 31.59 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
74	San MiguelBacong, Negros Oriental	4,798	about 1,533	about 3.13 km²	0.18% a year	Urban
75	Mandu-aoBayawan City, Negros Oriental	4,785	about 149	about 32.17 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
76	TalalakSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	4,785	about 84	about 56.73 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
77	NovallasTanjay City, Negros Oriental	4,727	about 284	about 16.64 km²	−1.22% a year	Rural
78	SacsacBacong, Negros Oriental	4,717	about 4,368	about 1.08 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
79	Poblacion IXTanjay City, Negros Oriental	4,689	about 12,953	about 0.362 km²	33.08% a year	Urban
80	BasakGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	4,670	about 518	about 9.01 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
81	BudlasanCanlaon City, Negros Oriental	4,649	about 199	about 23.34 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
82	TabuanBayawan City, Negros Oriental	4,563	about 171	about 26.69 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
83	BongalonanBasay, Negros Oriental	4,555	about 151	about 30.16 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
84	DawisBayawan City, Negros Oriental	4,553	about 172	about 26.40 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
85	BuenavistaGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	4,528	about 432	about 10.47 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
86	PaniabonanMabinay, Negros Oriental	4,524	about 289	about 15.66 km²	6.22% a year	Rural
87	CaranocheSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	4,508	about 672	about 6.71 km²	1.03% a year	Urban
88	BuntisBacong, Negros Oriental	4,494	about 1,997	about 2.25 km²	2.91% a year	Rural
89	TamboAyungon, Negros Oriental	4,470	about 369	about 12.13 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
90	AlangilanSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	4,458	about 421	about 10.58 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
91	PantaoMabinay, Negros Oriental	4,437	about 220	about 20.20 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
92	Casala-anSiaton, Negros Oriental	4,432	about 80	about 55.60 km²	1.84% a year	Rural
93	LinothanganCanlaon City, Negros Oriental	4,426	about 555	about 7.97 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
94	JugnoAmlan, Negros Oriental	4,412	about 1,000	about 4.41 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
95	BalugoDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	4,409	about 3,527	about 1.25 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
96	San IsidroTanjay City, Negros Oriental	4,348	about 1,144	about 3.80 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
97	Bal-osBasay, Negros Oriental	4,290	about 588	about 7.30 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
98	BantayanDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	4,241	about 3,476	about 1.22 km²	−1.04% a year	Urban
99	MaayongtubigDauin, Negros Oriental	4,226	about 478	about 8.85 km²	2.29% a year	Urban
100	San JoseTanjay City, Negros Oriental	4,211	about 689	about 6.11 km²	0.26% 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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