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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, 1 to 50 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
1	MansilinganBacolod City, Negros Occidental	53,499	about 3,443	about 15.54 km²	0.75% a year	Urban
2	EstefaniaBacolod City, Negros Occidental	49,297	about 4,421	about 11.15 km²	0.48% a year	Urban
3	TangubBacolod City, Negros Occidental	45,051	about 4,732	about 9.52 km²	0.17% a year	Urban
4	TaculingBacolod City, Negros Occidental	44,044	about 8,826	about 4.99 km²	1.12% a year	Urban
5	Vista AlegreBacolod City, Negros Occidental	34,830	about 2,013	about 17.30 km²	1.75% a year	Urban
6	Singcang-AirportBacolod City, Negros Occidental	34,556	about 9,789	about 3.53 km²	0.75% a year	Urban
7	VillamonteBacolod City, Negros Occidental	33,653	about 5,454	about 6.17 km²	−0.93% a year	Urban
8	GranadaBacolod City, Negros Occidental	33,096	about 1,121	about 29.53 km²	0.91% a year	Urban
9	HandumananBacolod City, Negros Occidental	30,760	about 21,662	about 1.42 km²	1.09% a year	Urban
10	BataBacolod City, Negros Occidental	28,019	about 6,784	about 4.13 km²	0.58% a year	Urban
11	MandalaganBacolod City, Negros Occidental	27,912	about 4,984	about 5.60 km²	0.77% a year	Urban
12	BanagoBacolod City, Negros Occidental	27,593	about 8,311	about 3.32 km²	0.51% a year	Urban
13	AlijisBacolod City, Negros Occidental	24,098	about 6,639	about 3.63 km²	1.54% a year	Urban
14	CabugBacolod City, Negros Occidental	22,667	about 3,224	about 7.03 km²	11.34% a year	Urban
15	Eustaquio LopezSilay City, Negros Occidental	22,068	about 835	about 26.44 km²	4.91% a year	Urban
16	RoblesLa Castellana, Negros Occidental	21,429	about 684	about 31.31 km²	1.03% a year	Urban
17	Sum-agBacolod City, Negros Occidental	20,923	about 4,279	about 4.89 km²	0.54% a year	Urban
18	Tinampa-anCadiz City, Negros Occidental	20,545	about 1,256	about 16.36 km²	2.33% a year	Urban
19	DagaCadiz City, Negros Occidental	20,262	about 1,056	about 19.18 km²	1.08% a year	Urban
20	Ma-ao BarrioBago City, Negros Occidental	18,796	about 440	about 42.68 km²	1.08% a year	Urban
21	MambulacSilay City, Negros Occidental	18,777	about 13,607	about 1.38 km²	0.25% a year	Urban
22	HilamonanKabankalan City, Negros Occidental	18,685	about 553	about 33.78 km²	2.66% a year	Urban
23	PahanocoyBacolod City, Negros Occidental	18,005	about 5,043	about 3.57 km²	1.21% a year	Urban
24	RizalSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental	17,867	about 584	about 30.58 km²	1.52% a year	Urban
25	TalocBago City, Negros Occidental	17,822	about 958	about 18.60 km²	1.32% a year	Urban
26	Old SagaySagay City, Negros Occidental	17,240	about 1,548	about 11.14 km²	1.30% a year	Urban
27	PoblacionGuihulngan City, Negros Oriental	16,901	about 2,198	about 7.69 km²	1.08% a year	Urban
28	GuinhalaranSilay City, Negros Occidental	16,065	about 1,577	about 10.19 km²	0.11% a year	Urban
29	Barangay XIIIVictorias City, Negros Occidental	14,930	about 1,408	about 10.60 km²	0.01% a year	Urban
30	PoblacionSanta Catalina, Negros Oriental	14,906	about 1,036	about 14.39 km²	1.46% a year	Urban
31	CodcodSan Carlos City, Negros Occidental	14,844	about 165	about 89.84 km²	1.01% a year	Urban
32	ParaisoSagay City, Negros Occidental	14,670	about 1,027	about 14.29 km²	−0.73% a year	Urban
33	TampalonKabankalan City, Negros Occidental	13,886	about 205	about 67.80 km²	1.15% a year	Urban
34	Sag-AngLa Castellana, Negros Occidental	13,774	about 396	about 34.81 km²	0.54% a year	Urban
35	CarabalanHimamaylan City, Negros Occidental	13,639	about 139	about 98.26 km²	1.56% a year	Urban
36	BalintawakEscalante City, Negros Occidental	13,418	about 1,931	about 6.95 km²	−1.00% a year	Urban
37	BatinguelDumaguete City, Negros Oriental	13,380	about 6,862	about 1.95 km²	7.32% a year	Urban
38	MinoyanMurcia, Negros Occidental	13,310	about 212	about 62.70 km²	0.30% a year	Urban
39	MabigoCanlaon City, Negros Oriental	13,183	about 1,178	about 11.19 km²	1.47% a year	Urban
40	Lag-AsanBago City, Negros Occidental	13,099	about 2,548	about 5.14 km²	0.45% a year	Urban
41	TabugonKabankalan City, Negros Occidental	12,880	about 350	about 36.78 km²	2.52% a year	Urban
42	FelisaBacolod City, Negros Occidental	12,685	about 1,450	about 8.75 km²	2.04% a year	Urban
43	Zone 12-ATalisay City, Negros Occidental	12,650	about 2,935	about 4.31 km²	0.44% a year	Urban
44	OringaoKabankalan City, Negros Occidental	12,573	about 283	about 44.50 km²	0.79% a year	Urban
45	BlumentrittMurcia, Negros Occidental	12,465	about 474	about 26.29 km²	0.31% a year	Urban
46	ConcepcionTalisay City, Negros Occidental	12,248	about 543	about 22.54 km²	0.21% a year	Urban
47	TapiKabankalan City, Negros Occidental	11,772	about 218	about 53.93 km²	0.06% a year	Urban
48	Old PoblacionEscalante City, Negros Occidental	11,769	about 2,242	about 5.25 km²	0.15% a year	Urban
49	AguisanHimamaylan City, Negros Occidental	11,678	about 3,114	about 3.75 km²	−0.41% a year	Urban
50	PoblacionBago City, Negros Occidental	11,411	about 4,090	about 2.79 km²	−0.21% 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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