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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, 201 to 250 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Negros Occidental, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
201	San RafaelHinoba-an, Negros Occidental	5,212	about 157	about 33.10 km²	12.72% a year	Urban
202	MambugsayCauayan, Negros Occidental	5,203	about 340	about 15.30 km²	−1.31% a year	Urban
203	InolinganMoises Padilla, Negros Occidental	5,166	about 342	about 15.11 km²	0.19% a year	Urban
204	San FernandoTalisay City, Negros Occidental	5,162	about 86	about 59.69 km²	2.88% a year	Urban
205	HaguimitLa Carlota City, Negros Occidental	5,142	about 477	about 10.77 km²	3.22% a year	Urban
206	General LunaToboso, Negros Occidental	5,141	about 510	about 10.09 km²	1.14% a year	Urban
207	LibacaoHimamaylan City, Negros Occidental	5,140	about 334	about 15.39 km²	−0.29% a year	Urban
208	Daan BanuaKabankalan City, Negros Occidental	5,121	about 486	about 10.53 km²	0.86% a year	Urban
209	AlimHinoba-an, Negros Occidental	5,120	about 833	about 6.15 km²	1.21% a year	Urban
210	San IsidroToboso, Negros Occidental	5,111	about 277	about 18.45 km²	−2.42% a year	Urban
211	Camalanda-anCauayan, Negros Occidental	5,097	about 71	about 72.06 km²	−0.34% a year	Urban
212	MarceloCalatrava, Negros Occidental	5,094	about 306	about 16.65 km²	0.61% a year	Urban
213	Barangay XXIVictorias City, Negros Occidental	5,074	about 1,750	about 2.90 km²	0.61% a year	Urban
214	FabricaSagay City, Negros Occidental	5,052	about 1,701	about 2.97 km²	0.76% a year	Urban
215	ConsingEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	5,040	about 281	about 17.91 km²	0.34% a year	Urban
216	Barangay VISan Carlos City, Negros Occidental	5,034	about 16,780	about 0.30 km²	−1.51% a year	Urban
217	CansilayanMurcia, Negros Occidental	5,020	about 387	about 12.98 km²	2.68% a year	Urban
218	CubayLa Carlota City, Negros Occidental	4,989	about 372	about 13.42 km²	−1.04% a year	Urban
219	TagocKabankalan City, Negros Occidental	4,981	about 220	about 22.64 km²	8.41% a year	Rural
220	OdiongMoises Padilla, Negros Occidental	4,969	about 324	about 15.35 km²	−3.65% a year	Rural
221	MakilingSagay City, Negros Occidental	4,957	about 414	about 11.98 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
222	CartagenaSipalay City, Negros Occidental	4,947	about 370	about 13.37 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
223	MontillaMoises Padilla, Negros Occidental	4,934	about 459	about 10.76 km²	6.97% a year	Rural
224	GaliciaIlog, Negros Occidental	4,911	about 823	about 5.97 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
225	MagsaysayCadiz City, Negros Occidental	4,892	about 103	about 47.57 km²	−1.49% a year	Rural
226	TagukonKabankalan City, Negros Occidental	4,889	about 347	about 14.09 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
227	SagasaBago City, Negros Occidental	4,857	about 584	about 8.32 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
228	BalingasagBago City, Negros Occidental	4,837	about 1,390	about 3.48 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
229	PilarHinigaran, Negros Occidental	4,814	about 689	about 6.99 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
230	Dian-ayEscalante City, Negros Occidental	4,810	about 247	about 19.48 km²	−1.52% a year	Rural
231	San MiguelLa Carlota City, Negros Occidental	4,787	about 412	about 11.62 km²	0.43% a year	Urban
232	Igmaya-anSalvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental	4,729	about 148	about 31.94 km²	2.47% a year	Rural
233	MasulogLa Castellana, Negros Occidental	4,688	about 497	about 9.44 km²	5.08% a year	Rural
234	To-oyHimamaylan City, Negros Occidental	4,674	about 392	about 11.92 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
235	Roberto S. BenedictoLa Carlota City, Negros Occidental	4,643	about 722	about 6.43 km²	0.39% a year	Urban
236	San JuanPontevedra, Negros Occidental	4,626	about 578	about 8.01 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
237	Barangay XIVVictorias City, Negros Occidental	4,599	about 655	about 7.02 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
238	AndulauanIlog, Negros Occidental	4,596	about 351	about 13.08 km²	1.95% a year	Rural
239	CanmorosBinalbagan, Negros Occidental	4,590	about 1,453	about 3.16 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
240	Efigenio LizaresTalisay City, Negros Occidental	4,568	about 860	about 5.31 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
241	TilingCauayan, Negros Occidental	4,550	about 433	about 10.50 km²	−1.10% a year	Rural
242	Taba-aoSagay City, Negros Occidental	4,519	about 345	about 13.10 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
243	BocanaIlog, Negros Occidental	4,505	about 510	about 8.83 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
244	MaricalumSipalay City, Negros Occidental	4,502	about 130	about 34.55 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
245	SubaCalatrava, Negros Occidental	4,502	about 4,936	about 0.912 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
246	BiaknabatoLa Castellana, Negros Occidental	4,497	about 240	about 18.75 km²	2.16% a year	Rural
247	CabadianganSipalay City, Negros Occidental	4,481	about 166	about 27.02 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
248	MolocabocSagay City, Negros Occidental	4,460	about 1,246	about 3.58 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
249	PacolBago City, Negros Occidental	4,414	about 510	about 8.66 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
250	Andres BonifacioSagay City, Negros Occidental	4,405	about 744	about 5.92 km²	0.19% 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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