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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, 351 to 400 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
351	ProgresoBinalbagan, Negros Occidental	4,294	about 3,253	about 1.32 km²	−1.75% a year	Urban
352	Bal-osBasay, Negros Oriental	4,290	about 588	about 7.30 km²	0.67% a year	Rural
353	Barangay I-AManapla, Negros Occidental	4,280	about 2,218	about 1.93 km²	0.21% a year	Urban
354	BantayanDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	4,241	about 3,476	about 1.22 km²	−1.04% a year	Urban
355	MaayongtubigDauin, Negros Oriental	4,226	about 478	about 8.85 km²	2.29% a year	Urban
356	Barangay IVSilay City, Negros Occidental	4,221	about 416	about 10.14 km²	1.00% a year	Urban
357	SicabaCadiz City, Negros Occidental	4,214	about 567	about 7.43 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
358	San JoseTanjay City, Negros Oriental	4,211	about 689	about 6.11 km²	0.26% a year	Rural
359	Sara-etHimamaylan City, Negros Occidental	4,195	about 5,654	about 0.742 km²	0.16% a year	Rural
360	San PedroBinalbagan, Negros Occidental	4,194	about 4,415	about 0.95 km²	2.76% a year	Urban
361	San AntonioHimamaylan City, Negros Occidental	4,174	about 243	about 17.16 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
362	Santa CruzMurcia, Negros Occidental	4,161	about 517	about 8.05 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
363	LinaonCauayan, Negros Occidental	4,160	about 408	about 10.20 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
364	TagbinoVallehermoso, Negros Oriental	4,157	about 580	about 7.17 km²	0.44% a year	Rural
365	MasalingCauayan, Negros Occidental	4,147	about 185	about 22.41 km²	−0.68% a year	Rural
366	PoloTanjay City, Negros Oriental	4,144	about 699	about 5.93 km²	2.45% a year	Rural
367	Lopez JaenaMurcia, Negros Occidental	4,141	about 448	about 9.24 km²	−1.47% a year	Rural
368	MansablayIsabela, Negros Occidental	4,132	about 458	about 9.02 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
369	TamisuBais City, Negros Oriental	4,124	about 451	about 9.15 km²	1.81% a year	Urban
370	San JoseBinalbagan, Negros Occidental	4,119	about 493	about 8.35 km²	0.16% a year	Urban
371	Barangay 2Sipalay City, Negros Occidental	4,091	about 7,807	about 0.524 km²	0.02% a year	Urban
372	AyungonLa Carlota City, Negros Occidental	4,089	about 398	about 10.28 km²	1.39% a year	Urban
373	MabiniValladolid, Negros Occidental	4,057	about 849	about 4.78 km²	−0.11% a year	Rural
374	MalusayGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	4,057	about 655	about 6.19 km²	2.06% a year	Rural
375	Panala-anBais City, Negros Oriental	4,056	about 289	about 14.02 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
376	AtipuluanBago City, Negros Occidental	4,041	about 626	about 6.46 km²	0.58% a year	Rural
377	SilabAmlan, Negros Oriental	4,033	about 170	about 23.79 km²	−2.15% a year	Rural
378	NatoLa Castellana, Negros Occidental	4,028	about 230	about 17.53 km²	−1.17% a year	Rural
379	Balabag EastValencia, Negros Oriental	4,010	about 2,491	about 1.61 km²	0.57% a year	Rural
380	CanlamayIlog, Negros Occidental	4,004	about 176	about 22.81 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
381	BuenavistaEscalante City, Negros Occidental	3,996	about 489	about 8.17 km²	2.23% a year	Rural
382	Poblacion VITanjay City, Negros Oriental	3,984	about 10,826	about 0.368 km²	5.14% a year	Rural
383	TuguisHinigaran, Negros Occidental	3,981	about 197	about 20.23 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
384	TalubangiKabankalan City, Negros Occidental	3,974	about 1,883	about 2.11 km²	0.28% a year	Urban
385	Baga-asHinigaran, Negros Occidental	3,973	about 519	about 7.65 km²	0.54% a year	Rural
386	Tabun-acToboso, Negros Occidental	3,962	about 336	about 11.79 km²	0.61% a year	Rural
387	Bio-osAmlan, Negros Oriental	3,959	about 664	about 5.96 km²	−0.87% a year	Rural
388	BagoSalvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental	3,950	about 164	about 24.15 km²	1.07% a year	Rural
389	Abo-aboMurcia, Negros Occidental	3,946	about 477	about 8.28 km²	3.68% a year	Rural
390	OkiotBais City, Negros Oriental	3,945	about 3,653	about 1.08 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
391	CaridadBago City, Negros Occidental	3,939	about 605	about 6.51 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
392	Barangay VIIVictorias City, Negros Occidental	3,933	about 16,736	about 0.235 km²	0.83% a year	Rural
393	MalubonSagay City, Negros Occidental	3,931	about 259	about 15.18 km²	−2.50% a year	Rural
394	PueySagay City, Negros Occidental	3,929	about 136	about 28.89 km²	2.96% a year	Rural
395	MaluayZamboanguita, Negros Oriental	3,928	about 664	about 5.92 km²	1.11% a year	Rural
396	TandayagAmlan, Negros Oriental	3,908	about 1,396	about 2.80 km²	−0.03% a year	Rural
397	Poblacion WestCandoni, Negros Occidental	3,906	about 323	about 12.08 km²	0.52% a year	Rural
398	Barangay IIHinigaran, Negros Occidental	3,901	about 18,755	about 0.208 km²	−0.09% a year	Rural
399	CanlandogMurcia, Negros Occidental	3,872	about 79	about 49.07 km²	−0.77% a year	Rural
400	TalungonBais City, Negros Oriental	3,864	about 2,461	about 1.57 km²	0.95% 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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