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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]

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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, 201 to 250 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
201	DaroDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	6,079	about 4,503	about 1.35 km²	−0.33% a year	Urban
202	ProsperidadSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental	6,064	about 174	about 34.94 km²	1.20% a year	Urban
203	BalaringSilay City, Negros Occidental	6,055	about 720	about 8.41 km²	1.25% a year	Urban
204	ManghanoyLa Castellana, Negros Occidental	6,043	about 322	about 18.75 km²	1.65% a year	Urban
205	NanungaHinigaran, Negros Occidental	6,035	about 917	about 6.58 km²	−0.33% a year	Urban
206	SalamancaToboso, Negros Occidental	6,035	about 458	about 13.17 km²	2.16% a year	Urban
207	TalacdanCauayan, Negros Occidental	6,016	about 227	about 26.55 km²	6.42% a year	Urban
208	BinubuhanBago City, Negros Occidental	6,015	about 559	about 10.76 km²	0.32% a year	Urban
209	CawitanSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	6,004	about 756	about 7.94 km²	0.20% a year	Urban
210	MagballoKabankalan City, Negros Occidental	6,001	about 370	about 16.23 km²	0.78% a year	Urban
211	San JoseSipalay City, Negros Occidental	5,999	about 218	about 27.57 km²	−0.42% a year	Urban
212	Punta SalongManapla, Negros Occidental	5,994	about 970	about 6.18 km²	0.13% a year	Urban
213	JerusalemCadiz City, Negros Occidental	5,984	about 466	about 12.83 km²	2.75% a year	Urban
214	BulataCauayan, Negros Occidental	5,940	about 374	about 15.90 km²	1.35% a year	Urban
215	CabatanganTalisay City, Negros Occidental	5,932	about 199	about 29.75 km²	8.17% a year	Urban
216	MalohSiaton, Negros Oriental	5,921	about 503	about 11.77 km²	−1.93% a year	Urban
217	TinonganIsabela, Negros Occidental	5,904	about 554	about 10.66 km²	−0.35% a year	Urban
218	CamandagLa Castellana, Negros Occidental	5,902	about 298	about 19.79 km²	1.22% a year	Urban
219	Carol-anAyungon, Negros Oriental	5,882	about 99	about 59.12 km²	14.25% a year	Urban
220	BaniladBacong, Negros Oriental	5,875	about 2,588	about 2.27 km²	1.54% a year	Urban
221	Lopez JaenaSagay City, Negros Occidental	5,861	about 271	about 21.62 km²	0.00% a year	Urban
222	PulaCanlaon City, Negros Oriental	5,851	about 338	about 17.30 km²	5.64% a year	Urban
223	BagawinesVallehermoso, Negros Oriental	5,828	about 489	about 11.91 km²	0.10% a year	Urban
224	Barangay VIVictorias City, Negros Occidental	5,798	about 5,086	about 1.14 km²	0.81% a year	Urban
225	CalilingCauayan, Negros Occidental	5,796	about 211	about 27.43 km²	−0.59% a year	Urban
226	AzagraTanjay City, Negros Oriental	5,773	about 722	about 8.00 km²	2.57% a year	Urban
227	Barangay IXVictorias City, Negros Occidental	5,764	about 12,585	about 0.458 km²	0.49% a year	Urban
228	ManlucahocSipalay City, Negros Occidental	5,743	about 90	about 63.59 km²	0.10% a year	Urban
229	Nagbo-alaoBasay, Negros Oriental	5,712	about 309	about 18.51 km²	0.71% a year	Urban
230	Barangay VIIIVictorias City, Negros Occidental	5,706	about 434	about 13.14 km²	−0.50% a year	Urban
231	Santa RosaMurcia, Negros Occidental	5,649	about 394	about 14.35 km²	0.66% a year	Urban
232	BugayBayawan City, Negros Oriental	5,625	about 210	about 26.79 km²	0.08% a year	Urban
233	Barangay IVHimamaylan City, Negros Occidental	5,597	about 1,572	about 3.56 km²	−0.21% a year	Urban
234	MambagatonHimamaylan City, Negros Occidental	5,581	about 276	about 20.21 km²	0.72% a year	Urban
235	Barangay IIIHimamaylan City, Negros Occidental	5,570	about 761	about 7.32 km²	0.23% a year	Urban
236	LocotanKabankalan City, Negros Occidental	5,566	about 84	about 66.58 km²	0.34% a year	Urban
237	Barangay 6 Pob.Cadiz City, Negros Occidental	5,537	about 23,265	about 0.238 km²	−1.28% a year	Urban
238	PoblacionSibulan, Negros Oriental	5,536	about 4,987	about 1.11 km²	0.08% a year	Urban
239	MirandaPontevedra, Negros Occidental	5,534	about 3,503	about 1.58 km²	0.53% a year	Urban
240	HibaiyoGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	5,507	about 291	about 18.94 km²	−0.41% a year	Urban
241	LoocSibulan, Negros Oriental	5,505	about 967	about 5.69 km²	1.67% a year	Urban
242	LumbanganMabinay, Negros Oriental	5,488	about 387	about 14.18 km²	1.86% a year	Urban
243	PinaguinpinanKabankalan City, Negros Occidental	5,474	about 265	about 20.65 km²	4.77% a year	Urban
244	PiapiDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	5,470	about 6,018	about 0.909 km²	2.97% a year	Urban
245	BagonbonSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental	5,465	about 171	about 31.87 km²	−1.35% a year	Urban
246	Magallon CadreMoises Padilla, Negros Occidental	5,443	about 413	about 13.17 km²	2.22% a year	Urban
247	Barangay 1 Pob.Cadiz City, Negros Occidental	5,430	about 12,202	about 0.445 km²	−2.03% a year	Urban
248	Barangay XVictorias City, Negros Occidental	5,364	about 196	about 27.40 km²	−0.14% a year	Urban
249	PoblacionBasay, Negros Oriental	5,334	about 1,207	about 4.42 km²	0.58% a year	Urban
250	Barangay 1Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	5,313	about 14,799	about 0.359 km²	−0.49% 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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