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Barangays in Negros Occidental

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 Occidental, at a glance

Barangays: 662^[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: 3,305,264^[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: 301 urban^[4]; 361 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: San Rafael^{[5, 7]}; Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental; 12.72% 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: 231 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Rafaela Barrera, −4.89% a year.

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662 barangays, 101 to 150 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Negros Occidental, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
101	CamansiKabankalan City, Negros Occidental	8,216	about 381	about 21.54 km²	0.46% a year	Urban
102	Barangay 16Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	8,204	about 29,725	about 0.276 km²	1.95% a year	Urban
103	Bacong-MontillaBago City, Negros Occidental	8,200	about 161	about 50.83 km²	−0.06% a year	Urban
104	CabacunganLa Castellana, Negros Occidental	8,076	about 601	about 13.44 km²	0.50% a year	Urban
105	TabuIlog, Negros Occidental	7,999	about 207	about 38.56 km²	1.20% a year	Urban
106	TagdaHinigaran, Negros Occidental	7,932	about 7,483	about 1.06 km²	−0.15% a year	Urban
107	CamindanganSipalay City, Negros Occidental	7,917	about 230	about 34.41 km²	0.55% a year	Urban
108	Barangay XXVictorias City, Negros Occidental	7,849	about 870	about 9.02 km²	−0.17% a year	Urban
109	BusayBago City, Negros Occidental	7,794	about 520	about 14.98 km²	1.52% a year	Urban
110	BuenavistaHimamaylan City, Negros Occidental	7,636	about 84	about 91.18 km²	−0.59% a year	Urban
111	AlicanteEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	7,584	about 1,896	about 4.00 km²	0.93% a year	Urban
112	Punta MesaManapla, Negros Occidental	7,537	about 593	about 12.70 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
113	PoblacionSan Enrique, Negros Occidental	7,519	about 2,161	about 3.48 km²	0.66% a year	Urban
114	WashingtonEscalante City, Negros Occidental	7,507	about 1,125	about 6.67 km²	0.66% a year	Urban
115	Punta TaytayBacolod City, Negros Occidental	7,490	about 8,258	about 0.907 km²	0.21% a year	Urban
116	NapolesBago City, Negros Occidental	7,454	about 399	about 18.67 km²	0.05% a year	Urban
117	TalacagayHinoba-an, Negros Occidental	7,377	about 140	about 52.84 km²	0.38% a year	Urban
118	Barangay IILa Carlota City, Negros Occidental	7,353	about 5,836	about 1.26 km²	−0.71% a year	Urban
119	Bug-angToboso, Negros Occidental	7,335	about 362	about 20.29 km²	2.10% a year	Urban
120	Barangay XIX-AVictorias City, Negros Occidental	7,246	about 5,891	about 1.23 km²	0.75% a year	Urban
121	Zone 15Talisay City, Negros Occidental	7,240	about 899	about 8.05 km²	−3.95% a year	Urban
122	Tan-AwanKabankalan City, Negros Occidental	7,204	about 202	about 35.75 km²	0.11% a year	Urban
123	SantolBinalbagan, Negros Occidental	7,195	about 386	about 18.66 km²	0.26% a year	Urban
124	Barangay 2 Pob.Cadiz City, Negros Occidental	7,163	about 5,920	about 1.21 km²	−1.79% a year	Urban
125	TortosaManapla, Negros Occidental	7,161	about 354	about 20.21 km²	0.52% a year	Urban
126	BurgosCadiz City, Negros Occidental	7,149	about 592	about 12.08 km²	0.23% a year	Urban
127	BanquerohanCadiz City, Negros Occidental	7,131	about 826	about 8.63 km²	−0.26% a year	Urban
128	La GranjaLa Carlota City, Negros Occidental	7,119	about 545	about 13.07 km²	−0.44% a year	Urban
129	MalinginBago City, Negros Occidental	7,070	about 419	about 16.88 km²	0.00% a year	Urban
130	Barangay IIILa Carlota City, Negros Occidental	7,048	about 5,923	about 1.19 km²	0.18% a year	Urban
131	Kapitan RamonSilay City, Negros Occidental	7,045	about 211	about 33.37 km²	0.28% a year	Urban
132	Carol-anKabankalan City, Negros Occidental	7,016	about 181	about 38.79 km²	0.23% a year	Urban
133	Cadiz ViejoCadiz City, Negros Occidental	6,988	about 618	about 11.30 km²	0.22% a year	Urban
134	TuyomCauayan, Negros Occidental	6,985	about 497	about 14.06 km²	0.49% a year	Urban
135	BungaSalvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental	6,936	about 139	about 49.91 km²	−0.45% a year	Urban
136	Barangay VSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental	6,902	about 13,147	about 0.525 km²	−0.96% a year	Urban
137	BatuanLa Carlota City, Negros Occidental	6,866	about 746	about 9.20 km²	1.23% a year	Urban
138	Barangay VI Pob.Silay City, Negros Occidental	6,807	about 653	about 10.43 km²	0.75% a year	Urban
139	Zone 3Talisay City, Negros Occidental	6,753	about 30,419	about 0.222 km²	0.60% a year	Urban
140	AntipoloPontevedra, Negros Occidental	6,749	about 300	about 22.47 km²	0.83% a year	Urban
141	BagticSilay City, Negros Occidental	6,749	about 514	about 13.12 km²	0.15% a year	Urban
142	Gil MontillaSipalay City, Negros Occidental	6,691	about 389	about 17.22 km²	0.53% a year	Urban
143	IsioCauayan, Negros Occidental	6,515	about 792	about 8.23 km²	−0.97% a year	Urban
144	Don Salvador BenedictoPontevedra, Negros Occidental	6,507	about 247	about 26.33 km²	0.35% a year	Urban
145	Barangay VI-AVictorias City, Negros Occidental	6,503	about 8,149	about 0.798 km²	0.81% a year	Urban
146	CabahugCadiz City, Negros Occidental	6,439	about 645	about 9.98 km²	−0.53% a year	Urban
147	Andres BonifacioCadiz City, Negros Occidental	6,436	about 228	about 28.18 km²	0.86% a year	Urban
148	PunaoSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental	6,372	about 497	about 12.83 km²	1.12% a year	Urban
149	SalvacionMurcia, Negros Occidental	6,360	about 774	about 8.22 km²	−0.58% a year	Urban
150	Barangay 1Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental	6,357	about 3,163	about 2.01 km²	0.37% 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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