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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]

Open Negros Oriental

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, 301 to 350 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Negros Oriental, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
301	YupisanPamplona, Negros Oriental	1,892	about 107	about 17.68 km²	0.32% a year	Rural
302	JiloconSan Jose, Negros Oriental	1,885	about 1,240	about 1.52 km²	−1.46% a year	Rural
303	CapiñahanBais City, Negros Oriental	1,882	about 590	about 3.19 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
304	PlanasGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	1,881	about 173	about 10.85 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
305	ApolongValencia, Negros Oriental	1,872	about 241	about 7.76 km²	1.88% a year	Rural
306	MahanludJimalalud, Negros Oriental	1,864	about 1,013	about 1.84 km²	18.98% a year	Rural
307	Old NamangkaMabinay, Negros Oriental	1,859	about 225	about 8.26 km²	4.60% a year	Rural
308	BagticManjuyod, Negros Oriental	1,844	about 109	about 16.95 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
309	BulwangMabinay, Negros Oriental	1,839	about 340	about 5.41 km²	−7.41% a year	Rural
310	CalangoZamboanguita, Negros Oriental	1,839	about 78	about 23.58 km²	1.60% a year	Rural
311	BalayagmanokBacong, Negros Oriental	1,835	about 918	about 2.00 km²	6.49% a year	Rural
312	MalagaBindoy, Negros Oriental	1,835	about 913	about 2.01 km²	−0.50% a year	Rural
313	CaiganganSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	1,834	about 322	about 5.69 km²	2.39% a year	Rural
314	CalagcalagAyungon, Negros Oriental	1,814	about 930	about 1.95 km²	1.31% a year	Rural
315	InaladSiaton, Negros Oriental	1,812	about 482	about 3.76 km²	−1.32% a year	Rural
316	AmioSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	1,809	about 128	about 14.18 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
317	NasunganLa Libertad, Negros Oriental	1,800	about 242	about 7.45 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
318	TangladManjuyod, Negros Oriental	1,798	about 259	about 6.93 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
319	Poblacion VIIITanjay City, Negros Oriental	1,781	about 2,207	about 0.807 km²	−5.63% a year	Urban
320	Masaplod SurDauin, Negros Oriental	1,778	about 436	about 4.08 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
321	MaglahosVallehermoso, Negros Oriental	1,777	about 293	about 6.06 km²	3.74% a year	Rural
322	HumayhumayGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	1,768	about 272	about 6.49 km²	3.00% a year	Rural
323	TupasManjuyod, Negros Oriental	1,767	about 2,434	about 0.726 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
324	Poblacion ISiaton, Negros Oriental	1,763	about 3,673	about 0.48 km²	−1.60% a year	Urban
325	CancawasSan Jose, Negros Oriental	1,755	about 301	about 5.83 km²	−0.04% a year	Rural
326	San RoqueBayawan City, Negros Oriental	1,750	about 125	about 14.00 km²	4.58% a year	Rural
327	MabuhaySanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	1,747	about 292	about 5.98 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
328	BanwaqueGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	1,745	about 135	about 12.97 km²	3.96% a year	Rural
329	CabuganBindoy, Negros Oriental	1,738	about 905	about 1.92 km²	1.37% a year	Rural
330	Lag-itTayasan, Negros Oriental	1,734	about 99	about 17.47 km²	−1.00% a year	Rural
331	LotubanZamboanguita, Negros Oriental	1,731	about 250	about 6.93 km²	−4.86% a year	Rural
332	MagsusunogPamplona, Negros Oriental	1,717	about 164	about 10.46 km²	1.02% a year	Rural
333	San JoseLa Libertad, Negros Oriental	1,715	about 638	about 2.69 km²	0.37% a year	Rural
334	BanawePamplona, Negros Oriental	1,712	about 64	about 26.65 km²	0.80% a year	Rural
335	MandapatonLa Libertad, Negros Oriental	1,683	about 165	about 10.19 km²	1.17% a year	Rural
336	NagsahaGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	1,658	about 281	about 5.91 km²	1.43% a year	Rural
337	BalayagmanokValencia, Negros Oriental	1,650	about 1,352	about 1.22 km²	2.78% a year	Rural
338	BongbongValencia, Negros Oriental	1,644	about 489	about 3.36 km²	1.79% a year	Rural
339	Calupa-anGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	1,631	about 86	about 19.05 km²	−3.30% a year	Rural
340	Masaplod NorteDauin, Negros Oriental	1,629	about 622	about 2.62 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
341	NajandigZamboanguita, Negros Oriental	1,614	about 37	about 43.38 km²	1.12% a year	Rural
342	BinobohanGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	1,612	about 170	about 9.47 km²	0.18% a year	Rural
343	KansumandigLa Libertad, Negros Oriental	1,608	about 234	about 6.88 km²	4.28% a year	Rural
344	Poblacion ITanjay City, Negros Oriental	1,607	about 3,844	about 0.418 km²	−3.84% a year	Rural
345	ArebasoreMabinay, Negros Oriental	1,606	about 176	about 9.15 km²	−4.63% a year	Rural
346	TacpaoGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	1,606	about 119	about 13.54 km²	2.08% a year	Rural
347	AtabayAyungon, Negros Oriental	1,605	about 393	about 4.08 km²	3.37% a year	Rural
348	FatimaSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	1,604	about 432	about 3.71 km²	0.41% a year	Rural
349	CaidiocanValencia, Negros Oriental	1,591	about 411	about 3.87 km²	−0.43% a year	Rural
350	San JoseSiaton, Negros Oriental	1,583	about 1,055	about 1.50 km²	5.45% 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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