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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, 401 to 450 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Negros Occidental, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
401	Campo SantiagoSagay City, Negros Occidental	2,706	about 390	about 6.94 km²	−0.01% a year	Rural
402	PusoLa Castellana, Negros Occidental	2,691	about 426	about 6.32 km²	1.97% a year	Rural
403	SikatunaIsabela, Negros Occidental	2,689	about 344	about 7.81 km²	0.66% a year	Rural
404	PaticPulupandan, Negros Occidental	2,687	about 1,609	about 1.67 km²	3.67% a year	Rural
405	LalongCalatrava, Negros Occidental	2,668	about 147	about 18.19 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
406	CalubangIlog, Negros Occidental	2,664	about 379	about 7.03 km²	3.71% a year	Rural
407	TanzaEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	2,664	about 186	about 14.36 km²	−0.81% a year	Rural
408	Tabao BaybaySan Enrique, Negros Occidental	2,657	about 1,610	about 1.65 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
409	Manta-anganEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	2,656	about 757	about 3.51 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
410	TuburanEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	2,647	about 1,697	about 1.56 km²	−0.63% a year	Rural
411	PinowayanSalvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental	2,644	about 224	about 11.79 km²	−0.36% a year	Rural
412	MansalanaoLa Castellana, Negros Occidental	2,620	about 266	about 9.85 km²	−0.05% a year	Rural
413	MoloboloCauayan, Negros Occidental	2,617	about 239	about 10.96 km²	12.66% a year	Rural
414	AmaycoMurcia, Negros Occidental	2,610	about 252	about 10.34 km²	2.78% a year	Rural
415	San IsidroPontevedra, Negros Occidental	2,605	about 427	about 6.10 km²	−0.99% a year	Rural
416	RumirangIsabela, Negros Occidental	2,604	about 362	about 7.20 km²	5.92% a year	Rural
417	MagticolToboso, Negros Occidental	2,593	about 211	about 12.27 km²	−1.39% a year	Rural
418	Mina-utokCalatrava, Negros Occidental	2,586	about 202	about 12.78 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
419	Barangay 3 Pob.Cadiz City, Negros Occidental	2,565	about 9,500	about 0.27 km²	−1.68% a year	Urban
420	UdtonganEscalante City, Negros Occidental	2,553	about 303	about 8.42 km²	0.31% a year	Rural
421	CamalobaloHinigaran, Negros Occidental	2,537	about 239	about 10.62 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
422	AlacayganEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	2,535	about 283	about 8.96 km²	1.22% a year	Rural
423	HabaCandoni, Negros Occidental	2,528	about 130	about 19.43 km²	0.33% a year	Rural
424	BinaguiohanEscalante City, Negros Occidental	2,525	about 456	about 5.54 km²	1.78% a year	Rural
425	San JuanSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental	2,519	about 926	about 2.72 km²	−1.34% a year	Rural
426	Hacienda FeEscalante City, Negros Occidental	2,500	about 398	about 6.28 km²	1.73% a year	Rural
427	Barangay IISilay City, Negros Occidental	2,476	about 14,916	about 0.166 km²	−1.39% a year	Urban
428	CandumaraoHinigaran, Negros Occidental	2,475	about 301	about 8.22 km²	0.43% a year	Rural
429	Barangay 40Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	2,466	about 5,012	about 0.492 km²	−2.06% a year	Urban
430	PasilEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	2,451	about 384	about 6.39 km²	−0.89% a year	Rural
431	JapitanEscalante City, Negros Occidental	2,435	about 368	about 6.61 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
432	Barangay 7Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	2,423	about 6,027	about 0.402 km²	0.16% a year	Urban
433	Barangay XIVictorias City, Negros Occidental	2,407	about 139	about 17.29 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
434	MacagahayMoises Padilla, Negros Occidental	2,404	about 70	about 34.47 km²	−4.70% a year	Rural
435	Poblacion IEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	2,403	about 8,491	about 0.283 km²	−0.55% a year	Rural
436	Yao-yaoCauayan, Negros Occidental	2,398	about 154	about 15.57 km²	0.24% a year	Rural
437	Barangay 30Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	2,394	about 29,195	about 0.082 km²	−2.01% a year	Urban
438	BagroyBinalbagan, Negros Occidental	2,363	about 322	about 7.34 km²	0.23% a year	Rural
439	Ma-aslobCalatrava, Negros Occidental	2,356	about 314	about 7.50 km²	0.79% a year	Rural
440	GatuslaoCandoni, Negros Occidental	2,331	about 15	about 152.99 km²	0.08% a year	Rural
441	DeliciosoIlog, Negros Occidental	2,329	about 299	about 7.79 km²	−0.48% a year	Rural
442	Tabao RizalSan Enrique, Negros Occidental	2,326	about 701	about 3.32 km²	0.35% a year	Rural
443	CanjusaPulupandan, Negros Occidental	2,276	about 4,525	about 0.503 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
444	SangkeHinoba-an, Negros Occidental	2,265	about 109	about 20.74 km²	−5.22% a year	Rural
445	ErmitaSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental	2,238	about 999	about 2.24 km²	0.89% a year	Rural
446	Barangay 39Bacolod City, Negros Occidental	2,230	about 5,479	about 0.407 km²	0.25% a year	Urban
447	Barangay 9Isabela, Negros Occidental	2,229	about 2,735	about 0.815 km²	0.82% a year	Rural
448	UbayPulupandan, Negros Occidental	2,229	about 829	about 2.69 km²	0.48% a year	Rural
449	RefugioCalatrava, Negros Occidental	2,227	about 323	about 6.90 km²	0.94% a year	Urban
450	AgboyCandoni, Negros Occidental	2,196	about 97	about 22.62 km²	1.84% 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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