The Atlas

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, 1,251 to 1,300 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
1,251	Lico-anMaria, Siquijor	563	about 242	about 2.33 km²	3.09% a year	Rural
1,252	Barangay 5Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	558	about 1,993	about 0.28 km²	13.18% a year	Urban
1,253	PangcaLa Libertad, Negros Oriental	558	about 236	about 2.36 km²	3.27% a year	Rural
1,254	CanalSiquijor, Siquijor	555	about 1,067	about 0.52 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
1,255	South PoblacionValencia, Negros Oriental	554	about 3,847	about 0.144 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
1,256	Barangay 9Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	549	about 2,905	about 0.189 km²	−0.04% a year	Urban
1,257	BanogJimalalud, Negros Oriental	537	about 156	about 3.45 km²	−10.33% a year	Rural
1,258	LotlotonEnrique Villanueva, Siquijor	524	about 145	about 3.62 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
1,259	Barangay 7Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental	523	about 4,218	about 0.124 km²	−1.24% a year	Rural
1,260	MongpongJimalalud, Negros Oriental	518	about 120	about 4.30 km²	−14.18% a year	Rural
1,261	CanduraSan Juan, Siquijor	516	about 178	about 2.90 km²	2.74% a year	Rural
1,262	Barangay 33Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	515	about 6,462	about 0.0797 km²	−4.09% a year	Urban
1,263	CantabonSiquijor, Siquijor	514	about 104	about 4.92 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
1,264	TamogongBais City, Negros Oriental	513	about 300	about 1.71 km²	−3.02% a year	Rural
1,265	Bino-onganEnrique Villanueva, Siquijor	511	about 775	about 0.659 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
1,266	SabangSiquijor, Siquijor	507	about 307	about 1.65 km²	−0.65% a year	Rural
1,267	CangmalalagLarena, Siquijor	505	about 598	about 0.845 km²	2.00% a year	Rural
1,268	LoocMaria, Siquijor	502	about 102	about 4.90 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
1,269	MampasValencia, Negros Oriental	499	about 160	about 3.11 km²	−0.66% a year	Rural
1,270	LuzongSiquijor, Siquijor	498	about 242	about 2.06 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
1,271	NagcasunogBindoy, Negros Oriental	497	about 315	about 1.58 km²	−3.64% a year	Rural
1,272	CatamboanLarena, Siquijor	495	about 115	about 4.30 km²	−2.28% a year	Rural
1,273	Cantaroc AMaria, Siquijor	484	about 465	about 1.04 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
1,274	SabangLarena, Siquijor	484	about 209	about 2.32 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
1,275	Cabia-anCandoni, Negros Occidental	478	about 47	about 10.25 km²	−22.61% a year	Rural
1,276	New NamangkaMabinay, Negros Oriental	472	about 184	about 2.56 km²	−4.42% a year	Rural
1,277	BangaCandoni, Negros Occidental	471	about 17	about 28.13 km²	−24.88% a year	Rural
1,278	MagtuhaoTayasan, Negros Oriental	468	about 384	about 1.22 km²	−6.27% a year	Rural
1,279	SawangMaria, Siquijor	462	about 457	about 1.01 km²	0.96% a year	Rural
1,280	CandigumLarena, Siquijor	460	about 242	about 1.90 km²	1.86% a year	Rural
1,281	CangmangkiEnrique Villanueva, Siquijor	459	about 140	about 3.27 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
1,282	Zone IIMurcia, Negros Occidental	456	about 6,746	about 0.0676 km²	−1.85% a year	Urban
1,283	SuraCauayan, Negros Occidental	454	about 21	about 21.39 km²	−6.80% a year	Rural
1,284	PiliSiquijor, Siquijor	445	about 198	about 2.25 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
1,285	Barangay 3Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental	440	about 11,311	about 0.0389 km²	−2.02% a year	Rural
1,286	Barangay 5Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental	438	about 4,252	about 0.103 km²	−7.20% a year	Rural
1,287	MagsuhotBacong, Negros Oriental	438	about 371	about 1.18 km²	3.21% a year	Rural
1,288	Cang-apaLarena, Siquijor	433	about 232	about 1.87 km²	−1.13% a year	Rural
1,289	San IsidroBais City, Negros Oriental	432	about 526	about 0.821 km²	2.55% a year	Rural
1,290	Barangay 13Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	426	about 2,303	about 0.185 km²	6.86% a year	Urban
1,291	CantugbasMaria, Siquijor	425	about 95	about 4.47 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
1,292	AnhawanDauin, Negros Oriental	417	about 203	about 2.05 km²	−1.81% a year	Rural
1,293	Cang-allasLarena, Siquijor	414	about 161	about 2.57 km²	1.69% a year	Rural
1,294	CalunasanLarena, Siquijor	410	about 174	about 2.35 km²	0.53% a year	Rural
1,295	Cang-atuyomSiquijor, Siquijor	407	about 218	about 1.87 km²	0.42% a year	Rural
1,296	TaculingLarena, Siquijor	400	about 401	about 0.998 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
1,297	Cabal-asanMaria, Siquijor	394	about 390	about 1.01 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
1,298	Zone 8Talisay City, Negros Occidental	384	about 8,807	about 0.0436 km²	−3.26% a year	Rural
1,299	MalabagoBacong, Negros Oriental	382	about 163	about 2.34 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
1,300	Pisong AMaria, Siquijor	377	about 136	about 2.78 km²	0.71% 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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