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Barangays in San Carlos City

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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CalatravaBago CityCanlaon CityMurciaSalvador BenedictoVallehermosoBagonbonBuluanganCodcodErmitaGuadalupeNatabanPalampasBarangay IBarangay IIBarangay IIIBarangay IVBarangay VBarangay VIProsperidadPunaoQuezonRizalSan Juan

Barangays in San Carlos City, at a glance

Barangays
18[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
133,175[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
15 urban[4]
3 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people
Rizal[5]
San Carlos City, Negros Occidental
17,867 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
Codcod[6]
San Carlos City, Negros Occidental
about 89.84 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
Rizal[5, 7]
San Carlos City, Negros Occidental
1.52% 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
11 barangays[7]
Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Barangay VI, −1.51% a year.
Region: Negros Island Region
Province: Negros Occidental
Town: San Carlos City
Sort: Most people

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.

18 barangays, most people first.

Barangays in San Carlos City, most people
RankNamePeople, 2024People per km²AreaGrowth, 2020–2024Urban or rural
1RizalSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental17,867about 584about 30.58 km²1.52% a yearUrban
2CodcodSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental14,844about 165about 89.84 km²1.01% a yearUrban
3BuluanganSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental10,800about 333about 32.47 km²−0.36% a yearUrban
4GuadalupeSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental10,728about 305about 35.15 km²−0.04% a yearUrban
5QuezonSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental10,624about 188about 56.62 km²0.06% a yearUrban
6Barangay ISan Carlos City, Negros Occidental10,400about 6,460about 1.61 km²−0.49% a yearUrban
7PalampasSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental9,387about 188about 49.95 km²0.11% a yearUrban
8Barangay VSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental6,902about 13,147about 0.525 km²−0.96% a yearUrban
9PunaoSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental6,372about 497about 12.83 km²1.12% a yearUrban
10Barangay IISan Carlos City, Negros Occidental6,336about 6,607about 0.959 km²−0.57% a yearUrban
11ProsperidadSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental6,064about 174about 34.94 km²1.20% a yearUrban
12BagonbonSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental5,465about 171about 31.87 km²−1.35% a yearUrban
13Barangay VISan Carlos City, Negros Occidental5,034about 16,780about 0.30 km²−1.51% a yearUrban
14NatabanSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental3,783about 138about 27.33 km²−0.21% a yearRural
15Barangay IIISan Carlos City, Negros Occidental3,172about 14,484about 0.219 km²−0.22% a yearUrban
16San JuanSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental2,519about 926about 2.72 km²−1.34% a yearRural
17ErmitaSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental2,238about 999about 2.24 km²0.89% a yearRural
18Barangay IVSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental640about 3,497about 0.183 km²−6.92% a yearUrban

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.

  1. Island groups3Luzon, the Visayas, Mindanao: a grouping, not a government
  2. Regions18Big areas that group provinces
  3. Provinces82Each led by a governor
  4. Cities and municipalities1,642Each led by a mayor
  5. Barangays42,010The smallest unit, led by a punong barangay (kapitan)

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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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