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Barangays in Negros Occidental

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 Occidental, at a glance

Barangays: 662^[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: 3,305,264^[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: 301 urban^[4]; 361 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: San Rafael^{[5, 7]}; Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental; 12.72% 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: 231 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Rafaela Barrera, −4.89% a year.

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662 barangays, 351 to 400 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Negros Occidental, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
351	AlianzaBago City, Negros Occidental	3,193	about 536	about 5.96 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
352	Barangay 3Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	3,182	about 23,570	about 0.135 km²	2.30% a year	Rural
353	AlijisValladolid, Negros Occidental	3,175	about 417	about 7.62 km²	2.00% a year	Rural
354	Barangay IIISan Carlos City, Negros Occidental	3,172	about 14,484	about 0.219 km²	−0.22% a year	Urban
355	LinaoKabankalan City, Negros Occidental	3,170	about 612	about 5.18 km²	0.91% a year	Urban
356	Barangay 5Sipalay City, Negros Occidental	3,157	about 6,083	about 0.519 km²	0.02% a year	Rural
357	Barangay IIHimamaylan City, Negros Occidental	3,153	about 1,686	about 1.87 km²	0.89% a year	Urban
358	Barangay 9Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental	3,146	about 8,434	about 0.373 km²	0.73% a year	Urban
359	RecreoPontevedra, Negros Occidental	3,143	about 1,462	about 2.15 km²	2.46% a year	Rural
360	PaglaumBinalbagan, Negros Occidental	3,137	about 5,714	about 0.549 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
361	Man-UlingCauayan, Negros Occidental	3,119	about 640	about 4.87 km²	−2.19% a year	Rural
362	MadalagEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	3,110	about 759	about 4.10 km²	0.07% a year	Rural
363	Colonia DivinaSagay City, Negros Occidental	3,109	about 211	about 14.71 km²	3.92% a year	Rural
364	Barangay 4 Pob.Cadiz City, Negros Occidental	3,106	about 7,395	about 0.42 km²	0.86% a year	Urban
365	Santo NiñoEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	3,095	about 846	about 3.66 km²	10.49% a year	Rural
366	BalabagLa Carlota City, Negros Occidental	3,059	about 253	about 12.08 km²	2.22% a year	Rural
367	NarauisHinigaran, Negros Occidental	3,029	about 617	about 4.91 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
368	ChamberyManapla, Negros Occidental	3,028	about 643	about 4.71 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
369	Barangay IHinoba-an, Negros Occidental	3,026	about 2,678	about 1.13 km²	−2.52% a year	Urban
370	LibertadEscalante City, Negros Occidental	3,016	about 173	about 17.39 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
371	San VicenteBinalbagan, Negros Occidental	3,003	about 1,937	about 1.55 km²	−0.21% a year	Urban
372	BuenavistaMurcia, Negros Occidental	2,995	about 148	about 20.30 km²	1.93% a year	Rural
373	Barangay 4Sipalay City, Negros Occidental	2,973	about 328	about 9.06 km²	0.19% a year	Urban
374	AmontayBinalbagan, Negros Occidental	2,957	about 100	about 29.64 km²	−0.49% a year	Rural
375	Barangay Zone 6Pulupandan, Negros Occidental	2,938	about 11,388	about 0.258 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
376	San JoseToboso, Negros Occidental	2,931	about 352	about 8.32 km²	−1.91% a year	Rural
377	Laga-anCalatrava, Negros Occidental	2,921	about 151	about 19.38 km²	1.56% a year	Rural
378	DamsiteMurcia, Negros Occidental	2,918	about 274	about 10.66 km²	−2.15% a year	Rural
379	BaliwaganSan Enrique, Negros Occidental	2,892	about 466	about 6.21 km²	−0.55% a year	Urban
380	BavieraSagay City, Negros Occidental	2,890	about 174	about 16.59 km²	2.19% a year	Rural
381	Barangay Zone 2Pulupandan, Negros Occidental	2,887	about 2,858	about 1.01 km²	4.77% a year	Rural
382	CambarusPontevedra, Negros Occidental	2,879	about 440	about 6.54 km²	−0.71% a year	Rural
383	PandanonSalvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental	2,861	about 131	about 21.76 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
384	LangubEscalante City, Negros Occidental	2,852	about 407	about 7.01 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
385	GahitEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	2,840	about 1,614	about 1.76 km²	2.53% a year	Rural
386	Ara-alLa Carlota City, Negros Occidental	2,839	about 289	about 9.82 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
387	Poblacion IIIEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	2,833	about 7,595	about 0.373 km²	0.49% a year	Rural
388	ManaladIlog, Negros Occidental	2,805	about 317	about 8.86 km²	0.55% a year	Rural
389	YuboLa Carlota City, Negros Occidental	2,801	about 148	about 18.94 km²	2.07% a year	Rural
390	Barangay IIIHinigaran, Negros Occidental	2,799	about 3,898	about 0.718 km²	0.64% a year	Urban
391	CabanbananHimamaylan City, Negros Occidental	2,798	about 380	about 7.36 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
392	PaticuiHinigaran, Negros Occidental	2,793	about 446	about 6.26 km²	0.75% a year	Rural
393	KatilingbanTalisay City, Negros Occidental	2,780	about 184	about 15.11 km²	0.77% a year	Rural
394	LalagsanLa Castellana, Negros Occidental	2,771	about 261	about 10.63 km²	−0.91% a year	Rural
395	CamugaoKabankalan City, Negros Occidental	2,763	about 731	about 3.78 km²	0.29% a year	Rural
396	CalampisawanCalatrava, Negros Occidental	2,747	about 1,057	about 2.60 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
397	PlaridelSagay City, Negros Occidental	2,730	about 432	about 6.32 km²	2.20% a year	Rural
398	SibucaoSan Enrique, Negros Occidental	2,725	about 946	about 2.88 km²	−0.45% a year	Urban
399	Barangay IIIPontevedra, Negros Occidental	2,718	about 4,538	about 0.599 km²	0.03% a year	Urban
400	PayauanCandoni, Negros Occidental	2,710	about 121	about 22.44 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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