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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, 1,051 to 1,100 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
1,051	DoldolBacong, Negros Oriental	1,082	about 585	about 1.85 km²	−0.33% a year	Rural
1,052	MontevistaBacolod City, Negros Occidental	1,079	about 8,563	about 0.126 km²	−2.34% a year	Rural
1,053	Poblacion No. 2Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental	1,075	about 20,019	about 0.0537 km²	0.45% a year	Urban
1,054	AbantePamplona, Negros Oriental	1,073	about 116	about 9.29 km²	3.70% a year	Rural
1,055	TimbaoBacong, Negros Oriental	1,071	about 270	about 3.96 km²	1.59% a year	Rural
1,056	Lower CabangcalanLazi, Siquijor	1,069	about 419	about 2.55 km²	0.36% a year	Rural
1,057	JilabanganTayasan, Negros Oriental	1,061	about 130	about 8.19 km²	−4.08% a year	Rural
1,058	Candanay SurSiquijor, Siquijor	1,057	about 705	about 1.50 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
1,059	NaibaSan Jose, Negros Oriental	1,057	about 597	about 1.77 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
1,060	LungaValencia, Negros Oriental	1,056	about 84	about 12.51 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
1,061	Malongcay DiotZamboanguita, Negros Oriental	1,056	about 121	about 8.73 km²	−1.27% a year	Rural
1,062	YtayaLazi, Siquijor	1,056	about 318	about 3.32 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
1,063	WinaswasanCalatrava, Negros Occidental	1,055	about 294	about 3.59 km²	−5.59% a year	Rural
1,064	LiptongBacong, Negros Oriental	1,050	about 447	about 2.35 km²	−2.86% a year	Rural
1,065	Barangay ISilay City, Negros Occidental	1,049	about 6,597	about 0.159 km²	−1.87% a year	Urban
1,066	PinalubnganTayasan, Negros Oriental	1,048	about 108	about 9.72 km²	−0.94% a year	Rural
1,067	Cang-agongSiquijor, Siquijor	1,047	about 203	about 5.16 km²	1.25% a year	Rural
1,068	CangbagsaLarena, Siquijor	1,046	about 1,036	about 1.01 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
1,069	Ilaya-TayasanTayasan, Negros Oriental	1,046	about 137	about 7.65 km²	3.70% a year	Rural
1,070	LamiganAyungon, Negros Oriental	1,044	about 71	about 14.79 km²	−3.19% a year	Rural
1,071	KinamandaganLazi, Siquijor	1,043	about 268	about 3.89 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
1,072	OlandaoBasay, Negros Oriental	1,040	about 86	about 12.16 km²	−1.74% a year	Rural
1,073	ButoJimalalud, Negros Oriental	1,036	about 314	about 3.30 km²	7.11% a year	Rural
1,074	Tag-iboSan Juan, Siquijor	1,035	about 620	about 1.67 km²	2.21% a year	Rural
1,075	North PoblacionLarena, Siquijor	1,032	about 4,734	about 0.218 km²	4.44% a year	Urban
1,076	CambayeTayasan, Negros Oriental	1,029	about 165	about 6.22 km²	−4.08% a year	Rural
1,077	LacaonJimalalud, Negros Oriental	1,027	about 246	about 4.18 km²	−2.62% a year	Rural
1,078	Barangay Zone 3Pulupandan, Negros Occidental	1,026	about 13,644	about 0.0752 km²	5.15% a year	Rural
1,079	OlympiaBais City, Negros Oriental	1,024	about 4,163	about 0.246 km²	1.06% a year	Rural
1,080	PulangbatoValencia, Negros Oriental	1,023	about 169	about 6.06 km²	−0.19% a year	Rural
1,081	BasacLarena, Siquijor	1,020	about 634	about 1.61 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
1,082	San RoqueSan Jose, Negros Oriental	1,017	about 254	about 4.01 km²	4.31% a year	Rural
1,083	BitaugEnrique Villanueva, Siquijor	1,014	about 500	about 2.03 km²	0.05% a year	Rural
1,084	SalvacionManjuyod, Negros Oriental	1,011	about 377	about 2.68 km²	−1.77% a year	Rural
1,085	Napasu-anMabinay, Negros Oriental	1,004	about 224	about 4.49 km²	1.72% a year	Rural
1,086	North PoblacionBacong, Negros Oriental	1,000	about 3,436	about 0.291 km²	−0.26% a year	Urban
1,087	PalayogHinigaran, Negros Occidental	1,000	about 117	about 8.56 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
1,088	Poblacion IIIDauin, Negros Oriental	1,000	about 2,392	about 0.418 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
1,089	Barangay 4Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	990	about 4,195	about 0.236 km²	−6.56% a year	Urban
1,090	Biga-aLa Libertad, Negros Oriental	985	about 296	about 3.33 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
1,091	BangaTayasan, Negros Oriental	980	about 307	about 3.19 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
1,092	Buenavista RizalPontevedra, Negros Occidental	980	about 349	about 2.81 km²	1.19% a year	Rural
1,093	Buenavista GibongPontevedra, Negros Occidental	978	about 418	about 2.34 km²	1.27% a year	Rural
1,094	Barangay 6Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental	976	about 1,406	about 0.694 km²	−3.18% a year	Rural
1,095	NapoSan Juan, Siquijor	974	about 191	about 5.09 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
1,096	TagmanocanLazi, Siquijor	973	about 282	about 3.45 km²	1.09% a year	Rural
1,097	ZamoraPontevedra, Negros Occidental	973	about 338	about 2.88 km²	−7.27% a year	Rural
1,098	Cang-alwangSiquijor, Siquijor	971	about 830	about 1.17 km²	2.33% a year	Rural
1,099	AyaLa Libertad, Negros Oriental	970	about 121	about 7.99 km²	−1.93% a year	Rural
1,100	Barangay IIVictorias City, Negros Occidental	968	about 14,535	about 0.0666 km²	−2.22% 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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