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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, 201 to 250 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Negros Oriental, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
201	Poblacion IVTanjay City, Negros Oriental	2,600	about 1,884	about 1.38 km²	−3.27% a year	Rural
202	BasacZamboanguita, Negros Oriental	2,587	about 362	about 7.15 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
203	CabanlutanBais City, Negros Oriental	2,587	about 414	about 6.25 km²	1.64% a year	Rural
204	Santo NiñoSan Jose, Negros Oriental	2,585	about 1,191	about 2.17 km²	0.72% a year	Rural
205	MotongDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	2,567	about 4,727	about 0.543 km²	1.33% a year	Urban
206	Ban-banAyungon, Negros Oriental	2,564	about 93	about 27.55 km²	−0.54% a year	Rural
207	Si-itSiaton, Negros Oriental	2,523	about 238	about 10.59 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
208	Balabag WestValencia, Negros Oriental	2,516	about 1,613	about 1.56 km²	4.61% a year	Rural
209	ActinBasay, Negros Oriental	2,514	about 132	about 19.01 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
210	Tinayunan HillGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	2,514	about 323	about 7.78 km²	−0.26% a year	Rural
211	San JoseSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	2,499	about 223	about 11.23 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
212	BunaoDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	2,498	about 5,490	about 0.455 km²	−2.05% a year	Urban
213	VillegasGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	2,464	about 385	about 6.40 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
214	UlayVallehermoso, Negros Oriental	2,450	about 1,213	about 2.02 km²	0.20% a year	Rural
215	SiapoSan Jose, Negros Oriental	2,447	about 145	about 16.82 km²	0.90% a year	Rural
216	PagatbanBayawan City, Negros Oriental	2,433	about 358	about 6.79 km²	2.99% a year	Rural
217	CandabongManjuyod, Negros Oriental	2,430	about 161	about 15.07 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
218	PacuanJimalalud, Negros Oriental	2,430	about 394	about 6.16 km²	5.26% a year	Rural
219	PoblacionTayasan, Negros Oriental	2,417	about 3,570	about 0.677 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
220	PuanVallehermoso, Negros Oriental	2,412	about 1,527	about 1.58 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
221	SubaBayawan City, Negros Oriental	2,398	about 4,835	about 0.496 km²	−0.14% a year	Rural
222	SumaliringSiaton, Negros Oriental	2,393	about 931	about 2.57 km²	0.39% a year	Rural
223	ObatSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	2,377	about 158	about 15.06 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
224	PindahanTayasan, Negros Oriental	2,376	about 354	about 6.72 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
225	AtotesBindoy, Negros Oriental	2,352	about 148	about 15.94 km²	5.18% a year	Rural
226	ManingcaoSibulan, Negros Oriental	2,352	about 237	about 9.94 km²	−3.05% a year	Rural
227	MatobatoBindoy, Negros Oriental	2,348	about 267	about 8.78 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
228	Señora AscionSan Jose, Negros Oriental	2,348	about 689	about 3.41 km²	4.17% a year	Rural
229	BuntodBacong, Negros Oriental	2,339	about 750	about 3.12 km²	3.46% a year	Rural
230	BantolinaoManjuyod, Negros Oriental	2,333	about 340	about 6.87 km²	3.19% a year	Rural
231	EliLa Libertad, Negros Oriental	2,327	about 241	about 9.67 km²	8.93% a year	Rural
232	Campanun-anMabinay, Negros Oriental	2,324	about 176	about 13.22 km²	1.36% a year	Rural
233	MantuyopSiaton, Negros Oriental	2,318	about 426	about 5.44 km²	1.04% a year	Rural
234	DagbasanMabinay, Negros Oriental	2,299	about 219	about 10.51 km²	−2.66% a year	Rural
235	MandalupangManjuyod, Negros Oriental	2,286	about 405	about 5.64 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
236	CangharayJimalalud, Negros Oriental	2,278	about 540	about 4.22 km²	17.06% a year	Rural
237	BalayongPamplona, Negros Oriental	2,266	about 198	about 11.46 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
238	MaaslumManjuyod, Negros Oriental	2,261	about 578	about 3.91 km²	0.51% a year	Rural
239	DatagSiaton, Negros Oriental	2,253	about 381	about 5.91 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
240	MatuogTayasan, Negros Oriental	2,251	about 728	about 3.09 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
241	AlangilananManjuyod, Negros Oriental	2,249	about 450	about 5.00 km²	0.11% a year	Urban
242	ManipisTanjay City, Negros Oriental	2,235	about 422	about 5.30 km²	−1.07% a year	Rural
243	SimborioPamplona, Negros Oriental	2,228	about 340	about 6.56 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
244	TampiSan Jose, Negros Oriental	2,226	about 1,279	about 1.74 km²	−0.36% a year	Urban
245	HinakpanGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	2,221	about 157	about 14.18 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
246	MalaunayValencia, Negros Oriental	2,220	about 88	about 25.26 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
247	Poblacion IISiaton, Negros Oriental	2,211	about 3,300	about 0.67 km²	0.47% a year	Urban
248	ManiakGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	2,210	about 137	about 16.19 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
249	GubaVallehermoso, Negros Oriental	2,208	about 267	about 8.27 km²	2.72% a year	Rural
250	BulakDauin, Negros Oriental	2,200	about 924	about 2.38 km²	4.53% 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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