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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, 151 to 200 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Negros Oriental, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
151	TambulanTayasan, Negros Oriental	3,327	about 247	about 13.47 km²	−0.59% a year	Rural
152	BucalanCanlaon City, Negros Oriental	3,324	about 190	about 17.53 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
153	Ali-isBayawan City, Negros Oriental	3,285	about 132	about 24.94 km²	2.36% a year	Rural
154	MabatoAyungon, Negros Oriental	3,231	about 106	about 30.48 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
155	MantiquilSiaton, Negros Oriental	3,222	about 42	about 76.18 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
156	SalagSiaton, Negros Oriental	3,199	about 515	about 6.21 km²	4.93% a year	Rural
157	LonoyBais City, Negros Oriental	3,189	about 475	about 6.71 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
158	TinagoBayawan City, Negros Oriental	3,171	about 9,727	about 0.326 km²	−0.15% a year	Urban
159	TinaoganBindoy, Negros Oriental	3,171	about 770	about 4.12 km²	4.06% a year	Urban
160	Poblacion IIISiaton, Negros Oriental	3,170	about 1,626	about 1.95 km²	−3.06% a year	Rural
161	PoblacionBindoy, Negros Oriental	3,169	about 796	about 3.98 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
162	MaglinaoBasay, Negros Oriental	3,126	about 197	about 15.86 km²	−0.68% a year	Rural
163	Tapon NorteSan Jose, Negros Oriental	3,117	about 3,056	about 1.02 km²	1.45% a year	Rural
164	South PoblacionJimalalud, Negros Oriental	3,115	about 3,753	about 0.83 km²	11.28% a year	Rural
165	San AntonioSibulan, Negros Oriental	3,100	about 271	about 11.44 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
166	MinabaBayawan City, Negros Oriental	3,095	about 105	about 29.41 km²	1.66% a year	Rural
167	NagbinlodSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	3,086	about 35	about 89.14 km²	0.45% a year	Rural
168	CalicananPamplona, Negros Oriental	3,064	about 155	about 19.79 km²	1.65% a year	Rural
169	BalogoGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	3,057	about 157	about 19.41 km²	3.60% a year	Rural
170	PandanonMabinay, Negros Oriental	3,048	about 313	about 9.73 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
171	BinalbaganCanlaon City, Negros Oriental	3,039	about 239	about 12.72 km²	4.11% a year	Rural
172	LinantuyanGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	3,006	about 192	about 15.66 km²	2.57% a year	Rural
173	LipayoDauin, Negros Oriental	3,000	about 1,345	about 2.23 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
174	BayogCanlaon City, Negros Oriental	2,996	about 448	about 6.69 km²	0.47% a year	Rural
175	Bong-aoValencia, Negros Oriental	2,983	about 1,223	about 2.44 km²	−1.88% a year	Rural
176	InapoyMabinay, Negros Oriental	2,968	about 195	about 15.25 km²	1.41% a year	Rural
177	TambojanginAmlan, Negros Oriental	2,962	about 1,190	about 2.49 km²	6.50% a year	Rural
178	San PedroSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	2,958	about 138	about 21.41 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
179	KabulacanSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	2,957	about 206	about 14.36 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
180	BagoTayasan, Negros Oriental	2,954	about 268	about 11.03 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
181	MayaposiMabinay, Negros Oriental	2,945	about 203	about 14.51 km²	0.64% a year	Rural
182	PoblacionBayawan City, Negros Oriental	2,932	about 1,351	about 2.17 km²	0.09% a year	Urban
183	PulantubigDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	2,887	about 3,875	about 0.745 km²	−0.87% a year	Urban
184	BarrasMabinay, Negros Oriental	2,871	about 140	about 20.51 km²	1.83% a year	Rural
185	HimocdongonMabinay, Negros Oriental	2,859	about 192	about 14.91 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
186	TiguibAyungon, Negros Oriental	2,851	about 577	about 4.94 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
187	San JoseBayawan City, Negros Oriental	2,807	about 198	about 14.19 km²	3.32% a year	Rural
188	DayoyoJimalalud, Negros Oriental	2,803	about 1,117	about 2.51 km²	6.27% a year	Rural
189	SolongonLa Libertad, Negros Oriental	2,796	about 750	about 3.73 km²	2.09% a year	Rural
190	CaticuganSiaton, Negros Oriental	2,790	about 189	about 14.78 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
191	TadlongMabinay, Negros Oriental	2,777	about 373	about 7.44 km²	1.54% a year	Rural
192	Padre ZamoraGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	2,773	about 736	about 3.77 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
193	BatoMabinay, Negros Oriental	2,764	about 326	about 8.49 km²	3.31% a year	Rural
194	PacuanLa Libertad, Negros Oriental	2,750	about 414	about 6.64 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
195	Awa-anAyungon, Negros Oriental	2,706	about 1,025	about 2.64 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
196	JawaValencia, Negros Oriental	2,697	about 1,899	about 1.42 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
197	Lo-ocBais City, Negros Oriental	2,688	about 5,744	about 0.468 km²	1.34% a year	Rural
198	Poblacion NorthLa Libertad, Negros Oriental	2,645	about 1,593	about 1.66 km²	1.29% a year	Rural
199	MckinleyGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	2,639	about 1,015	about 2.60 km²	1.30% a year	Rural
200	BalugoSibulan, Negros Oriental	2,609	about 335	about 7.79 km²	1.29% 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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