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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, 401 to 450 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
401	SamacMabinay, Negros Oriental	3,862	about 183	about 21.05 km²	4.07% a year	Rural
402	BulwanganHinoba-an, Negros Occidental	3,847	about 138	about 27.86 km²	−1.81% a year	Rural
403	Agan-anSibulan, Negros Oriental	3,846	about 2,125	about 1.81 km²	11.18% a year	Urban
404	San MiguelMurcia, Negros Occidental	3,845	about 508	about 7.57 km²	−1.04% a year	Rural
405	JantianonAmlan, Negros Oriental	3,839	about 200	about 19.15 km²	7.02% a year	Rural
406	Santa TeresaManapla, Negros Occidental	3,834	about 590	about 6.50 km²	2.38% a year	Rural
407	AnahawHinigaran, Negros Occidental	3,822	about 497	about 7.69 km²	3.26% a year	Rural
408	BalicotocIlog, Negros Occidental	3,817	about 130	about 29.34 km²	2.67% a year	Rural
409	BuladoGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	3,817	about 287	about 13.28 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
410	CalapiHinigaran, Negros Occidental	3,816	about 392	about 9.73 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
411	CamindanganCauayan, Negros Occidental	3,804	about 200	about 19.03 km²	9.01% a year	Rural
412	TayakSiaton, Negros Oriental	3,800	about 116	about 32.69 km²	4.92% a year	Rural
413	Tinayunan BeachGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	3,797	about 1,137	about 3.34 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
414	NatabanSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental	3,783	about 138	about 27.33 km²	−0.21% a year	Rural
415	San IsidroPamplona, Negros Oriental	3,758	about 115	about 32.60 km²	3.80% a year	Rural
416	CaningayCandoni, Negros Occidental	3,753	about 204	about 18.39 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
417	Barangay IVictorias City, Negros Occidental	3,752	about 12,633	about 0.297 km²	1.10% a year	Rural
418	San JoseEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	3,751	about 567	about 6.61 km²	2.37% a year	Rural
419	KumaliskisSalvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental	3,749	about 192	about 19.56 km²	1.15% a year	Rural
420	MambarotoSipalay City, Negros Occidental	3,734	about 262	about 14.23 km²	0.53% a year	Urban
421	Crossing MagallonMoises Padilla, Negros Occidental	3,717	about 261	about 14.26 km²	−2.75% a year	Rural
422	MilagrosaSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	3,714	about 93	about 39.82 km²	0.76% a year	Rural
423	Poblacion EastCandoni, Negros Occidental	3,710	about 339	about 10.93 km²	−0.12% a year	Rural
424	AjongSibulan, Negros Oriental	3,703	about 677	about 5.47 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
425	AbisMabinay, Negros Oriental	3,699	about 255	about 14.53 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
426	BagumbayanValladolid, Negros Occidental	3,680	about 4,196	about 0.877 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
427	CombadoBacong, Negros Oriental	3,675	about 1,904	about 1.93 km²	−0.54% a year	Rural
428	PatagSilay City, Negros Occidental	3,671	about 81	about 45.25 km²	1.53% a year	Rural
429	NapacaoSiaton, Negros Oriental	3,666	about 110	about 33.44 km²	0.97% a year	Rural
430	CayhaganSipalay City, Negros Occidental	3,654	about 509	about 7.18 km²	−0.31% a year	Rural
431	BolisongManjuyod, Negros Oriental	3,642	about 1,359	about 2.68 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
432	Po-okHinoba-an, Negros Occidental	3,639	about 222	about 16.37 km²	4.60% a year	Rural
433	TabigueEnrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental	3,639	about 1,323	about 2.75 km²	−0.46% a year	Rural
434	MalabuhanSiaton, Negros Oriental	3,635	about 555	about 6.55 km²	0.09% a year	Rural
435	CalambaGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	3,628	about 303	about 11.97 km²	2.61% a year	Rural
436	San AgustinIsabela, Negros Occidental	3,624	about 315	about 11.52 km²	0.15% a year	Rural
437	CervantesEscalante City, Negros Occidental	3,609	about 581	about 6.21 km²	2.54% a year	Rural
438	LumapaoCanlaon City, Negros Oriental	3,605	about 360	about 10.02 km²	1.08% a year	Rural
439	TagpoBais City, Negros Oriental	3,605	about 128	about 28.13 km²	7.09% a year	Rural
440	General LunaSagay City, Negros Occidental	3,602	about 264	about 13.65 km²	0.69% a year	Rural
441	PoblacionValladolid, Negros Occidental	3,599	about 7,467	about 0.482 km²	−0.13% a year	Rural
442	DahileMabinay, Negros Oriental	3,593	about 372	about 9.66 km²	−2.74% a year	Rural
443	TabonVallehermoso, Negros Oriental	3,593	about 514	about 6.99 km²	1.91% a year	Rural
444	ManlipacBais City, Negros Oriental	3,588	about 345	about 10.40 km²	2.57% a year	Rural
445	KalamtukanBayawan City, Negros Oriental	3,584	about 81	about 44.41 km²	−0.23% a year	Rural
446	BagticMabinay, Negros Oriental	3,582	about 235	about 15.27 km²	0.22% a year	Rural
447	Mangnao-CanalDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	3,582	about 4,920	about 0.728 km²	3.42% a year	Urban
448	Guinpana-anMoises Padilla, Negros Occidental	3,579	about 475	about 7.54 km²	0.88% a year	Rural
449	SandayaoGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	3,578	about 98	about 36.58 km²	0.28% a year	Rural
450	CampuyoManjuyod, Negros Oriental	3,571	about 1,841	about 1.94 km²	0.71% 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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