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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, 301 to 350 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
301	BanaybanayBayawan City, Negros Oriental	4,825	about 153	about 31.59 km²	−0.35% a year	Rural
302	PilarHinigaran, Negros Occidental	4,814	about 689	about 6.99 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
303	Dian-ayEscalante City, Negros Occidental	4,810	about 247	about 19.48 km²	−1.52% a year	Rural
304	San MiguelBacong, Negros Oriental	4,798	about 1,533	about 3.13 km²	0.18% a year	Urban
305	San MiguelLa Carlota City, Negros Occidental	4,787	about 412	about 11.62 km²	0.43% a year	Urban
306	Mandu-aoBayawan City, Negros Oriental	4,785	about 149	about 32.17 km²	0.03% a year	Rural
307	TalalakSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	4,785	about 84	about 56.73 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
308	Igmaya-anSalvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental	4,729	about 148	about 31.94 km²	2.47% a year	Rural
309	NovallasTanjay City, Negros Oriental	4,727	about 284	about 16.64 km²	−1.22% a year	Rural
310	SacsacBacong, Negros Oriental	4,717	about 4,368	about 1.08 km²	2.83% a year	Rural
311	Poblacion IXTanjay City, Negros Oriental	4,689	about 12,953	about 0.362 km²	33.08% a year	Urban
312	MasulogLa Castellana, Negros Occidental	4,688	about 497	about 9.44 km²	5.08% a year	Rural
313	To-oyHimamaylan City, Negros Occidental	4,674	about 392	about 11.92 km²	0.74% a year	Rural
314	BasakGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	4,670	about 518	about 9.01 km²	2.40% a year	Rural
315	BudlasanCanlaon City, Negros Oriental	4,649	about 199	about 23.34 km²	0.50% a year	Rural
316	Roberto S. BenedictoLa Carlota City, Negros Occidental	4,643	about 722	about 6.43 km²	0.39% a year	Urban
317	San JuanPontevedra, Negros Occidental	4,626	about 578	about 8.01 km²	0.68% a year	Rural
318	Barangay XIVVictorias City, Negros Occidental	4,599	about 655	about 7.02 km²	0.14% a year	Rural
319	AndulauanIlog, Negros Occidental	4,596	about 351	about 13.08 km²	1.95% a year	Rural
320	CanmorosBinalbagan, Negros Occidental	4,590	about 1,453	about 3.16 km²	1.49% a year	Rural
321	Efigenio LizaresTalisay City, Negros Occidental	4,568	about 860	about 5.31 km²	0.46% a year	Rural
322	TabuanBayawan City, Negros Oriental	4,563	about 171	about 26.69 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
323	BongalonanBasay, Negros Oriental	4,555	about 151	about 30.16 km²	2.05% a year	Rural
324	DawisBayawan City, Negros Oriental	4,553	about 172	about 26.40 km²	−0.67% a year	Rural
325	TilingCauayan, Negros Occidental	4,550	about 433	about 10.50 km²	−1.10% a year	Rural
326	BuenavistaGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	4,528	about 432	about 10.47 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
327	PaniabonanMabinay, Negros Oriental	4,524	about 289	about 15.66 km²	6.22% a year	Rural
328	Taba-aoSagay City, Negros Occidental	4,519	about 345	about 13.10 km²	−0.51% a year	Rural
329	CaranocheSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	4,508	about 672	about 6.71 km²	1.03% a year	Urban
330	BocanaIlog, Negros Occidental	4,505	about 510	about 8.83 km²	2.65% a year	Rural
331	MaricalumSipalay City, Negros Occidental	4,502	about 130	about 34.55 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
332	SubaCalatrava, Negros Occidental	4,502	about 4,936	about 0.912 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
333	BiaknabatoLa Castellana, Negros Occidental	4,497	about 240	about 18.75 km²	2.16% a year	Rural
334	BuntisBacong, Negros Oriental	4,494	about 1,997	about 2.25 km²	2.91% a year	Rural
335	CabadianganSipalay City, Negros Occidental	4,481	about 166	about 27.02 km²	0.11% a year	Rural
336	TamboAyungon, Negros Oriental	4,470	about 369	about 12.13 km²	1.57% a year	Rural
337	MolocabocSagay City, Negros Occidental	4,460	about 1,246	about 3.58 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
338	AlangilanSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	4,458	about 421	about 10.58 km²	1.46% a year	Rural
339	PantaoMabinay, Negros Oriental	4,437	about 220	about 20.20 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
340	Casala-anSiaton, Negros Oriental	4,432	about 80	about 55.60 km²	1.84% a year	Rural
341	LinothanganCanlaon City, Negros Oriental	4,426	about 555	about 7.97 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
342	PacolBago City, Negros Occidental	4,414	about 510	about 8.66 km²	0.10% a year	Rural
343	JugnoAmlan, Negros Oriental	4,412	about 1,000	about 4.41 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
344	BalugoDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	4,409	about 3,527	about 1.25 km²	1.70% a year	Rural
345	Andres BonifacioSagay City, Negros Occidental	4,405	about 744	about 5.92 km²	0.19% a year	Rural
346	Barangay XIIVictorias City, Negros Occidental	4,384	about 492	about 8.91 km²	1.48% a year	Rural
347	CabagnaanLa Castellana, Negros Occidental	4,355	about 201	about 21.71 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
348	San IsidroTanjay City, Negros Oriental	4,348	about 1,144	about 3.80 km²	0.13% a year	Rural
349	Zone 16Talisay City, Negros Occidental	4,327	about 3,434	about 1.26 km²	−3.23% a year	Rural
350	Tabao ProperValladolid, Negros Occidental	4,300	about 6,277	about 0.685 km²	0.18% 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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