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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]

Open Negros Island Region

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, 1,001 to 1,050 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
1,001	Zone 11Talisay City, Negros Occidental	1,215	about 30,000	about 0.0405 km²	−2.20% a year	Rural
1,002	Barangay 34Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	1,213	about 28,881	about 0.042 km²	2.13% a year	Rural
1,003	LinaoTayasan, Negros Oriental	1,212	about 191	about 6.34 km²	2.13% a year	Rural
1,004	CabalayonganBasay, Negros Oriental	1,209	about 232	about 5.21 km²	7.97% a year	Rural
1,005	TalayongLa Libertad, Negros Oriental	1,208	about 481	about 2.51 km²	6.47% a year	Rural
1,006	MaiteSan Juan, Siquijor	1,204	about 504	about 2.39 km²	2.19% a year	Urban
1,007	TubodBacong, Negros Oriental	1,200	about 667	about 1.80 km²	5.24% a year	Rural
1,008	BatuanSan Enrique, Negros Occidental	1,199	about 588	about 2.04 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
1,009	CangaboLa Libertad, Negros Oriental	1,196	about 473	about 2.53 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
1,010	Cang-asaSiquijor, Siquijor	1,194	about 254	about 4.71 km²	1.90% a year	Rural
1,011	Poblacion NorteMaria, Siquijor	1,194	about 853	about 1.40 km²	0.84% a year	Rural
1,012	LibjoManjuyod, Negros Oriental	1,193	about 552	about 2.16 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
1,013	San BenitoCalatrava, Negros Occidental	1,188	about 448	about 2.65 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
1,014	NayonSan Enrique, Negros Occidental	1,186	about 6,855	about 0.173 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
1,015	Palaka NortePulupandan, Negros Occidental	1,180	about 1,774	about 0.665 km²	1.68% a year	Rural
1,016	PitogoLa Libertad, Negros Oriental	1,175	about 111	about 10.60 km²	−4.78% a year	Rural
1,017	PantaoCalatrava, Negros Occidental	1,157	about 96	about 12.09 km²	3.24% a year	Rural
1,018	BatanganBindoy, Negros Oriental	1,152	about 626	about 1.84 km²	5.54% a year	Rural
1,019	CaticuganSiquijor, Siquijor	1,152	about 993	about 1.16 km²	0.04% a year	Rural
1,020	BakidGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	1,136	about 282	about 4.03 km²	−2.82% a year	Rural
1,021	LinantayanBasay, Negros Oriental	1,136	about 108	about 10.52 km²	7.69% a year	Rural
1,022	BalaasManjuyod, Negros Oriental	1,134	about 515	about 2.20 km²	2.96% a year	Rural
1,023	CangomantongLazi, Siquijor	1,133	about 115	about 9.85 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
1,024	MabiniPulupandan, Negros Occidental	1,131	about 1,637	about 0.691 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
1,025	TubigonSibulan, Negros Oriental	1,127	about 154	about 7.33 km²	2.11% a year	Rural
1,026	BaeJimalalud, Negros Oriental	1,124	about 413	about 2.72 km²	2.77% a year	Rural
1,027	SanduganLarena, Siquijor	1,123	about 5,199	about 0.216 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
1,028	PlagatasanonGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	1,120	about 166	about 6.73 km²	1.01% a year	Rural
1,029	DansulanBais City, Negros Oriental	1,116	about 261	about 4.27 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
1,030	PanubtubanDauin, Negros Oriental	1,114	about 323	about 3.45 km²	1.83% a year	Rural
1,031	PoblacionManjuyod, Negros Oriental	1,113	about 4,524	about 0.246 km²	0.30% a year	Urban
1,032	Palaka SurPulupandan, Negros Occidental	1,112	about 2,341	about 0.475 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
1,033	Barangay 8Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	1,111	about 817	about 1.36 km²	−2.08% a year	Urban
1,034	MahilumCalatrava, Negros Occidental	1,107	about 826	about 1.34 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
1,035	AmdusAyungon, Negros Oriental	1,106	about 216	about 5.12 km²	1.28% a year	Rural
1,036	DanawanBindoy, Negros Oriental	1,105	about 92	about 12.03 km²	−0.60% a year	Rural
1,037	BatuanValladolid, Negros Occidental	1,104	about 677	about 1.63 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
1,038	CabatuananBasay, Negros Oriental	1,102	about 24	about 46.03 km²	3.18% a year	Rural
1,039	Panam-anganBais City, Negros Oriental	1,101	about 211	about 5.21 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
1,040	TominaCauayan, Negros Occidental	1,101	about 179	about 6.16 km²	−0.24% a year	Rural
1,041	BusilakLa Libertad, Negros Oriental	1,100	about 165	about 6.67 km²	−5.11% a year	Rural
1,042	TambadCauayan, Negros Occidental	1,098	about 72	about 15.29 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
1,043	GuintorilanValladolid, Negros Occidental	1,096	about 772	about 1.42 km²	−0.15% a year	Rural
1,044	NabutayMaria, Siquijor	1,095	about 375	about 2.92 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
1,045	MansangabanBais City, Negros Oriental	1,086	about 191	about 5.70 km²	−4.15% a year	Rural
1,046	Panglaya-anJimalalud, Negros Oriental	1,086	about 384	about 2.83 km²	−1.53% a year	Rural
1,047	CabulotanTayasan, Negros Oriental	1,084	about 599	about 1.81 km²	5.24% a year	Rural
1,048	EliJimalalud, Negros Oriental	1,084	about 30	about 36.04 km²	−10.34% a year	Rural
1,049	JanayjanaySan Jose, Negros Oriental	1,084	about 303	about 3.58 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
1,050	Candanay NorteSiquijor, Siquijor	1,082	about 778	about 1.39 km²	1.52% 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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