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Barangays in Negros Oriental

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 Oriental, at a glance

Barangays: 557^[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: 1,492,038^[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: 109 urban^[4]; 448 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Poblacion^[5]; Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental; 16,901 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: Tayawan^[6]; Bayawan City, Negros Oriental; about 102.34 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: 178 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Tugas, −4.06% 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.

557 barangays, 1 to 50 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Negros Oriental, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
1	PoblacionGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	16,901	about 2,198	about 7.69 km²	1.08% a year	Urban
2	PoblacionSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	14,906	about 1,036	about 14.39 km²	1.46% a year	Urban
3	BatinguelDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	13,380	about 6,862	about 1.95 km²	7.32% a year	Urban
4	MabigoCanlaon City, Negros Oriental	13,183	about 1,178	about 11.19 km²	1.47% a year	Urban
5	VillarealBayawan City, Negros Oriental	11,359	about 2,309	about 4.92 km²	1.38% a year	Urban
6	NangkaBayawan City, Negros Oriental	10,749	about 141	about 75.98 km²	0.25% a year	Urban
7	Candau-ayDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	10,051	about 3,191	about 3.15 km²	1.12% a year	Urban
8	BaniladDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	9,898	about 2,990	about 3.31 km²	0.58% a year	Urban
9	BajumpandanDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	9,755	about 3,752	about 2.60 km²	5.25% a year	Urban
10	Barangay IIBais City, Negros Oriental	9,733	about 2,863	about 3.40 km²	0.63% a year	Urban
11	BonawonSiaton, Negros Oriental	9,480	about 243	about 38.95 km²	0.49% a year	Urban
12	BagacayDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	9,361	about 5,605	about 1.67 km²	−0.58% a year	Urban
13	BolocbolocSibulan, Negros Oriental	9,323	about 6,659	about 1.40 km²	−0.44% a year	Urban
14	TacloboDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	9,094	about 6,638	about 1.37 km²	−0.94% a year	Urban
15	MayabonZamboanguita, Negros Oriental	8,551	about 253	about 33.74 km²	2.83% a year	Urban
16	PanubiganCanlaon City, Negros Oriental	8,456	about 1,015	about 8.33 km²	2.33% a year	Urban
17	Sab-ahanBais City, Negros Oriental	7,956	about 129	about 61.77 km²	2.96% a year	Urban
18	MagatasSibulan, Negros Oriental	7,865	about 2,850	about 2.76 km²	4.31% a year	Urban
19	BangaBayawan City, Negros Oriental	7,822	about 796	about 9.83 km²	0.79% a year	Urban
20	PoblacionMabinay, Negros Oriental	7,771	about 2,050	about 3.79 km²	2.31% a year	Urban
21	CadawinonanDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	7,628	about 4,435	about 1.72 km²	2.48% a year	Urban
22	CangmatingSibulan, Negros Oriental	7,600	about 4,176	about 1.82 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
23	ManinihonBayawan City, Negros Oriental	7,551	about 193	about 39.16 km²	0.16% a year	Urban
24	CambagahanBais City, Negros Oriental	7,523	about 219	about 34.43 km²	0.94% a year	Urban
25	TubtubonSibulan, Negros Oriental	7,517	about 2,704	about 2.78 km²	1.63% a year	Urban
26	PoblacionPamplona, Negros Oriental	7,468	about 897	about 8.33 km²	1.00% a year	Urban
27	Santo NiñoTanjay City, Negros Oriental	7,367	about 106	about 69.72 km²	1.88% a year	Urban
28	NalundanBindoy, Negros Oriental	7,168	about 164	about 43.66 km²	0.12% a year	Urban
29	KalumboyanBayawan City, Negros Oriental	7,035	about 165	about 42.65 km²	0.11% a year	Urban
30	NarraBayawan City, Negros Oriental	6,968	about 161	about 43.32 km²	1.30% a year	Urban
31	JunobDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	6,932	about 3,027	about 2.29 km²	−2.34% a year	Urban
32	TrinidadGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	6,518	about 336	about 19.37 km²	0.75% a year	Urban
33	TayawanBayawan City, Negros Oriental	6,515	about 64	about 102.34 km²	0.36% a year	Urban
34	CalindaganDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	6,362	about 6,413	about 0.992 km²	−1.27% a year	Urban
35	NagbalayeSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	6,310	about 316	about 20.00 km²	1.92% a year	Urban
36	PoblacionZamboanguita, Negros Oriental	6,306	about 2,563	about 2.46 km²	−0.54% a year	Urban
37	MaslogSibulan, Negros Oriental	6,148	about 4,729	about 1.30 km²	4.13% a year	Urban
38	MalabugasBayawan City, Negros Oriental	6,136	about 593	about 10.34 km²	0.04% a year	Urban
39	MasulogCanlaon City, Negros Oriental	6,081	about 379	about 16.05 km²	0.26% a year	Urban
40	DaroDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	6,079	about 4,503	about 1.35 km²	−0.33% a year	Urban
41	CawitanSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	6,004	about 756	about 7.94 km²	0.20% a year	Urban
42	MalohSiaton, Negros Oriental	5,921	about 503	about 11.77 km²	−1.93% a year	Urban
43	Carol-anAyungon, Negros Oriental	5,882	about 99	about 59.12 km²	14.25% a year	Urban
44	BaniladBacong, Negros Oriental	5,875	about 2,588	about 2.27 km²	1.54% a year	Urban
45	PulaCanlaon City, Negros Oriental	5,851	about 338	about 17.30 km²	5.64% a year	Urban
46	BagawinesVallehermoso, Negros Oriental	5,828	about 489	about 11.91 km²	0.10% a year	Urban
47	AzagraTanjay City, Negros Oriental	5,773	about 722	about 8.00 km²	2.57% a year	Urban
48	Nagbo-alaoBasay, Negros Oriental	5,712	about 309	about 18.51 km²	0.71% a year	Urban
49	BugayBayawan City, Negros Oriental	5,625	about 210	about 26.79 km²	0.08% a year	Urban
50	PoblacionSibulan, Negros Oriental	5,536	about 4,987	about 1.11 km²	0.08% 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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