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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]

Open Negros Island Region

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, 251 to 300 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
251	Barangay IIlog, Negros Occidental	5,309	about 2,641	about 2.01 km²	−0.16% a year	Urban
252	AlimangoEscalante City, Negros Occidental	5,288	about 572	about 9.24 km²	0.06% a year	Urban
253	HilaitanGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	5,279	about 548	about 9.63 km²	−0.23% a year	Urban
254	MahalangHimamaylan City, Negros Occidental	5,274	about 182	about 28.98 km²	−0.23% a year	Urban
255	CanturaySipalay City, Negros Occidental	5,252	about 548	about 9.58 km²	0.33% a year	Urban
256	BantayanonCalatrava, Negros Occidental	5,236	about 650	about 8.06 km²	2.37% a year	Urban
257	Giliga-onSiaton, Negros Oriental	5,230	about 328	about 15.93 km²	0.07% a year	Urban
258	San RafaelHinoba-an, Negros Occidental	5,212	about 157	about 33.10 km²	12.72% a year	Urban
259	MambugsayCauayan, Negros Occidental	5,203	about 340	about 15.30 km²	−1.31% a year	Urban
260	TalayDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	5,174	about 2,320	about 2.23 km²	0.22% a year	Urban
261	InolinganMoises Padilla, Negros Occidental	5,166	about 342	about 15.11 km²	0.19% a year	Urban
262	San FernandoTalisay City, Negros Occidental	5,162	about 86	about 59.69 km²	2.88% a year	Urban
263	HaguimitLa Carlota City, Negros Occidental	5,142	about 477	about 10.77 km²	3.22% a year	Urban
264	General LunaToboso, Negros Occidental	5,141	about 510	about 10.09 km²	1.14% a year	Urban
265	LibacaoHimamaylan City, Negros Occidental	5,140	about 334	about 15.39 km²	−0.29% a year	Urban
266	Cantil-eDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	5,138	about 2,401	about 2.14 km²	2.18% a year	Urban
267	Daan BanuaKabankalan City, Negros Occidental	5,121	about 486	about 10.53 km²	0.86% a year	Urban
268	PoblacionVallehermoso, Negros Oriental	5,121	about 1,156	about 4.43 km²	0.93% a year	Urban
269	AlimHinoba-an, Negros Occidental	5,120	about 833	about 6.15 km²	1.21% a year	Urban
270	San IsidroToboso, Negros Occidental	5,111	about 277	about 18.45 km²	−2.42% a year	Urban
271	Santa Cruz ViejoTanjay City, Negros Oriental	5,109	about 554	about 9.22 km²	0.22% a year	Urban
272	TugasTanjay City, Negros Oriental	5,108	about 925	about 5.52 km²	−4.06% a year	Urban
273	Camalanda-anCauayan, Negros Occidental	5,097	about 71	about 72.06 km²	−0.34% a year	Urban
274	MarceloCalatrava, Negros Occidental	5,094	about 306	about 16.65 km²	0.61% a year	Urban
275	Barangay XXIVictorias City, Negros Occidental	5,074	about 1,750	about 2.90 km²	0.61% a year	Urban
276	Pal-ewTanjay City, Negros Oriental	5,074	about 127	about 39.80 km²	−0.24% a year	Urban
277	MalaibaCanlaon City, Negros Oriental	5,054	about 400	about 12.65 km²	0.39% a year	Urban
278	FabricaSagay City, Negros Occidental	5,052	about 1,701	about 2.97 km²	0.76% a year	Urban
279	ConsingEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	5,040	about 281	about 17.91 km²	0.34% a year	Urban
280	Barangay VISan Carlos City, Negros Occidental	5,034	about 16,780	about 0.30 km²	−1.51% a year	Urban
281	ManalongonSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	5,024	about 728	about 6.90 km²	0.12% a year	Urban
282	CansilayanMurcia, Negros Occidental	5,020	about 387	about 12.98 km²	2.68% a year	Urban
283	PinocawanVallehermoso, Negros Oriental	5,009	about 241	about 20.77 km²	0.80% a year	Urban
284	LoocDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	4,990	about 8,678	about 0.575 km²	5.05% a year	Urban
285	CubayLa Carlota City, Negros Occidental	4,989	about 372	about 13.42 km²	−1.04% a year	Urban
286	VillasolBayawan City, Negros Oriental	4,988	about 102	about 48.89 km²	6.38% a year	Rural
287	TagocKabankalan City, Negros Occidental	4,981	about 220	about 22.64 km²	8.41% a year	Rural
288	CamanjacDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	4,969	about 2,322	about 2.14 km²	0.54% a year	Urban
289	OdiongMoises Padilla, Negros Occidental	4,969	about 324	about 15.35 km²	−3.65% a year	Rural
290	MakilingSagay City, Negros Occidental	4,957	about 414	about 11.98 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
291	CartagenaSipalay City, Negros Occidental	4,947	about 370	about 13.37 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
292	MontillaMoises Padilla, Negros Occidental	4,934	about 459	about 10.76 km²	6.97% a year	Rural
293	GaliciaIlog, Negros Occidental	4,911	about 823	about 5.97 km²	1.55% a year	Rural
294	Santa Cruz NuevoTanjay City, Negros Oriental	4,902	about 298	about 16.43 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
295	TaraMabinay, Negros Oriental	4,902	about 179	about 27.38 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
296	MagsaysayCadiz City, Negros Occidental	4,892	about 103	about 47.57 km²	−1.49% a year	Rural
297	TagukonKabankalan City, Negros Occidental	4,889	about 347	about 14.09 km²	1.47% a year	Rural
298	SagasaBago City, Negros Occidental	4,857	about 584	about 8.32 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
299	San FranciscoSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	4,840	about 206	about 23.53 km²	1.52% a year	Rural
300	BalingasagBago City, Negros Occidental	4,837	about 1,390	about 3.48 km²	0.07% 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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