Component city

Bago City

Bago City is a component city in Negros Occidental, Negros Island Region, Philippines. Its population was 192,993 in the 2024 census, and it has 24 barangays.

Population: 2024 Census
Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
Page updated: October 9, 2026

PlacesPeopleDensityGrowth

People · 2024 Census

Under 690
690 to 1,100
1,100 to 1,800
1,800 to 3,100
3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

Under 160
160 to 340
340 to 700
700 to 2,600
2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

Fell by more than 1% a year
Fell, by up to 1% a year
Grew, by under 1% a year
Grew by 1 to 2% a year
Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary^[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

PeopleSources
192,993
people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA 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
Up 18.4% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
3rd
of the 32 cities and municipalities of Negros Occidental by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
About 7 of every 100 people in Negros Occidental lived in Bago City in 2024 (7.2%)
Inside itSources
24
barangays
LandSources
371.80 km²
of land, 2019 masterlistLand 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.Explained by Scene: Bago City's land would fill a square about 19.3 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary
Average density, 2024: 519 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 5 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary
HomesSources
50,268
households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
3.8 people in each, on average, in 2024
Town or countrySources
84%
About 84 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban 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

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary: 1804502000^[4]Formerly 064502000
ZIP code: 6101^[14]

People

Bago City had 192,993 people in the 2024 census, up 18.4% from 2010.

People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Bago City had the 3rd most people of the 32 cities and municipalities of Negros Occidental in 2024^[1]

1Bacolod City624,787
2Kabankalan City210,893
3Bago City192,993
4Cadiz City161,558
5Sagay City152,543
6Silay City136,802
7San Carlos City133,175

All 32 cities and municipalities of Negros Occidental

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 62 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Ma-ao Barrio18,79610 in 100
Taloc17,8229 in 100
Lag-Asan13,0997 in 100
Poblacion11,4116 in 100
Jorge L. Araneta11,2116 in 100
Dulao10,1425 in 100
Calumangan9,7585 in 100
Mailum9,4075 in 100
Tabunan9,1255 in 100
Sampinit8,7085 in 100

See all 24 barangays of Bago City

Age structure · 2020 Census^[35]People living in households, by age and sex

About 30 of every 100 are children under 15 (29.9%)
About 64 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (64%)
About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.1%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	18,438	9,500	8,938
5 - 9	19,132	9,915	9,217
10 - 14	19,304	9,992	9,312
15 - 19	18,388	9,624	8,764
20 - 24	16,270	8,253	8,017
25 - 29	15,651	7,997	7,654
30 - 34	13,878	7,223	6,655
35 - 39	12,322	6,556	5,766
40 - 44	11,079	5,875	5,204
45 - 49	10,064	5,253	4,811
50 - 54	9,387	4,804	4,583
55 - 59	8,098	4,110	3,988
60 - 64	6,635	3,175	3,460
65 - 69	4,681	2,102	2,579
70 - 74	2,996	1,298	1,698
75 - 79	1,960	727	1,233
80 years and over	2,028	603	1,425

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA 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: 192,993^{[1, 2]}
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary: 50,268^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 3.8 on average^{[1, 2]}
Share of Negros Occidental, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary: 7.2%^[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban 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: 84% (162,189 people)^[5]
Men and women, 2020: 97,007 men, 93,304 women^[35]People living in households

Population at each census, with its source
Census	Population	Growth since the census before	Households	People per household
2024as of July 1, 2024	192,993^{[1, 2]}	0.22% a year	50,268	3.8
2020as of May 1, 2020	191,210^[1]	2.38% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	170,981^[1]	0.91% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	163,045^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	159,933^[32]	1.68% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	141,721^{[32, 33]}	1.48% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	132,338^[32]	1.40% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	122,863^[32]	2.12% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	99,631^[32]	2.23% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	89,213^[32]	4.49% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	71,653^[32]	1.95% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	58,834^[32]	—	—	—

Barangays

Bago City is made up of 24 barangays.

Barangays of Bago City. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Abuanan	6,177	3.2%	0.90% a year	about 11.57 km²	Urban
Alianza	3,193	1.65%	0.17% a year	about 5.96 km²	Rural
Atipuluan	4,041	2.09%	0.58% a year	about 6.46 km²	Rural
Bacong-Montilla	8,200	4.25%	−0.06% a year	about 50.83 km²	Urban
Bagroy	1,992	1.03%	4.11% a year	about 4.76 km²	Rural
Balingasag	4,837	2.51%	0.07% a year	about 3.48 km²	Rural
Binubuhan	6,015	3.12%	0.32% a year	about 10.76 km²	Urban
Busay	7,794	4.04%	1.52% a year	about 14.98 km²	Urban
Calumangan	9,758	5.06%	0.47% a year	about 7.43 km²	Urban
Caridad	3,939	2.04%	0.63% a year	about 6.51 km²	Rural
Dulao	10,142	5.26%	0.03% a year	about 32.45 km²	Urban
Ilijan	3,531	1.83%	0.09% a year	about 45.53 km²	Rural
Jorge L. Araneta	11,211	5.81%	0.00% a year	about 21.44 km²	Urban
Lag-Asan	13,099	6.79%	0.45% a year	about 5.14 km²	Urban
Ma-ao Barrio	18,796	9.74%	1.08% a year	about 42.68 km²	Urban
Mailum	9,407	4.87%	−1.21% a year	about 54.54 km²	Urban
Malingin	7,070	3.66%	0.00% a year	about 16.88 km²	Urban
Napoles	7,454	3.86%	0.05% a year	about 18.67 km²	Urban
Pacol	4,414	2.29%	0.10% a year	about 8.66 km²	Rural
Poblacion	11,411	5.91%	−0.21% a year	about 2.79 km²	Urban
Sagasa	4,857	2.52%	0.18% a year	about 8.32 km²	Rural
Sampinit	8,708	4.51%	−2.54% a year	about 5.53 km²	Urban
Tabunan	9,125	4.73%	−0.62% a year	about 5.47 km²	Urban
Taloc	17,822	9.23%	1.32% a year	about 18.60 km²	Urban

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Bago City covers 371.80 km² of land, 519 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 2,392 m above the sea and it has 12.7 km of coast.

Land areaLand 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: 371.80 km²^[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary: 519 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 10.52397° N, 122.92322° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[28]

Lowest: Sea level
Average: 245 m
Highest: 2,392 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

12.7 km of coastline^[29]

Rivers^[29]

Bago River36.1 of 85.8 km
Sum-ag River12.9 of 36.9 km
Calumangan River10.5 of 10.7 km
Taloc River9.8 km
Banawang River7.4 of 26.6 km

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type III^[30]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Iloilo City, the nearest PAGASA station, 46 km away^[31]Averages for 1991 to 2009: 2,085 mm of rain on 132 days a year; 27.7 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Iloilo City, 1991 to 2009, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	39 mm	6	26.5 °C	30.3 °C	22.7 °C
February	36 mm	5	27.0 °C	31.0 °C	23.0 °C
March	48 mm	6	27.9 °C	32.3 °C	23.5 °C
April	69 mm	5	29.1 °C	33.8 °C	24.4 °C
May	160 mm	9	28.9 °C	33.2 °C	24.6 °C
June	263 mm	16	28.2 °C	32.1 °C	24.4 °C
July	361 mm	18	27.6 °C	31.0 °C	24.1 °C
August	351 mm	17	27.5 °C	31.0 °C	24.0 °C
September	278 mm	15	27.6 °C	31.1 °C	24.0 °C
October	225 mm	15	27.7 °C	31.5 °C	23.9 °C
November	131 mm	11	27.5 °C	31.4 °C	23.7 °C
December	124 mm	9	26.8 °C	30.6 °C	23.0 °C
The year	2,085 mm	132	27.7 °C	31.6 °C	23.8 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 5 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 21 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.

Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary: 20.6% of people^[17]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary: 1st class^[4]

About 21 of every 100 people in Bago City lived below the poverty line in 2021 (20.6%)^[17]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 17.6% and 23.6%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

37government offices
7hospitals and health centres
54schools
13places of worship
5markets
2parks
5monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap^{[3, 8]}. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Bago” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices20

14 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 24 barangays of Bago City

Hospitals and health centres7

Markets5

Parks2

Monuments and memorials5

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Bago City. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.^{[12, 13]}

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary: Component city^[4]
Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary: 4th district of Negros Occidental^{[15, 16]}

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Marina Cabalatungan Javellana-Yao^[18]
Vice mayor
Andrew Martin Yulo Torres^[18]
2022–2025
Mayor
Nicholas Miraflores Yulo^[19]
Vice mayor
Ramon Diasnes Torres^[19]
2019–2022
Mayor
Nicholas Miraflores Yulo^[20]
Vice mayor
Ramon Diasnes Torres^[20]
2016–2019
Mayor
Nicholas Miraflores Yulo^[21]
Vice mayor
Ramon Diasnes Torres^[21]
2013–2016
Mayor
Ramon Diasnes Torres^[22]
Vice mayor
Nicholas Miraflores Yulo^[22]
2010–2013
Mayor
Ramon Diasnes Torres^[23]
Vice mayor
Nicholas Miraflores Yulo^[23]
2007–2010
Mayor
Ramon Diasnes Torres^[24]
Vice mayor
Nicholas Miraflores Yulo^[24]
2004–2007
Mayor
Janet Torres^[25]
Vice mayor
Ramon Torres^[25]
2001–2004
Mayor
Janet A. Torres^[26]
Vice mayor
Ramon D. Torres^[26]

Mayors and vice mayors of Bago City, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Marina Cabalatungan Javellana-Yao^[18]	Andrew Martin Yulo Torres^[18]
2022–2025	Nicholas Miraflores Yulo^[19]	Ramon Diasnes Torres^[19]
2019–2022	Nicholas Miraflores Yulo^[20]	Ramon Diasnes Torres^[20]
2016–2019	Nicholas Miraflores Yulo^[21]	Ramon Diasnes Torres^[21]
2013–2016	Ramon Diasnes Torres^[22]	Nicholas Miraflores Yulo^[22]
2010–2013	Ramon Diasnes Torres^[23]	Nicholas Miraflores Yulo^[23]
2007–2010	Ramon Diasnes Torres^[24]	Nicholas Miraflores Yulo^[24]
2004–2007	Janet Torres^[25]	Ramon Torres^[25]
2001–2004	Janet A. Torres^[26]	Ramon D. Torres^[26]

Before 2001

The heads of Bago City before COMELEC's lists begin, newest first, as the local government's own page lists them, with the office as that page writes it ("Not given" where it names no single office). "From" a year: the page gives only when the term began.

Heads of Bago City before 2001, newest first
Years	Name	Office
1998–2007	Janet E. Torres^[27]	Not given
1988–1998	Manuel Y. Torres^[27]	Not given
1986–1987	Enrique J. Araneta^[27]	Mayor
1959–1999	Manuel Y. Torres^[27]	Not given
1956–1959	Teodoro A. Araneta^[27]	Not given
1951–1955	Carlos Dreyfus^[27]	Not given
1948–1951	Luis Matti^[27]	Not given
1945–1946	Basilio Lopez^[27]	Not given
1936–1941	Luis Matti^[27]	Not given
1922–1929	Aguedo Gonzaga Sr.^[27]	Not given
1919–1921	Angel Salas^[27]	Not given
1912–1918	Marciano Araneta^[27]	Not given
1910–1912	Carlos Dreyfus^[27]	Not given
1907–1908	Rufino Advincula^[27]	Not given
1904–1906	Sofronio Yulo^[27]	Not given
1901–1903	Eustracio Torres^[27]	Not given
1898–1900	Ramon del Castillo^[27]	Not given
1897	Federico Matti^[27]	Not given

History & Identity

Stories from Negros Island Region

Bago City has no Story of its own yet. This one is about Negros Island Region, which Bago City is part of.

Film, 0:59
Negros Island Region
Negros Island Region: the region that came back
Created in 2015, revoked in 2017 and re-created by law in 2024 with Siquijor, the Negros Island Region carries a name a 1975 tax decree had already used. Its island was once Buglas.
The Map Moved

All Stories

Official name: City of Bago^[4]

How it got its name

Sources differThe city government cites a manuscript by a Spanish historian that says the place was named after a large tree called Bago, under which a native prince named Mapagic died.^[10]

Sources differAnother account given by the city says the name came from a shrub called bago-bago that grew thickly along the river banks.^[10]

Its story

The city says Bago began in 1571, when the Spanish leader Legazpi granted the place as an encomienda to Juan Gutierrez Cortes.^[10]

In 1575 the settlement came under visits by an Augustinian priest, Father Geronimo Marin, who also looked after Binalbagan.^[10]

Settlers whose forebears came from Molo, Iloilo, petitioned for town status, and the Spanish authorities granted it in 1800.^[10]

On November 5, 1898 the Republica de Negros was proclaimed in the plaza of Bago by forces led by General Juan Anacleto Araneta, according to a historical marker quoted by the city.^[10]

The Americans arrived in April 1901 and set up a civil government in the province, but Filipino officials were allowed to run the municipality.^[10]

Timeline

September 6, 1571
Legazpi granted Bago as an encomienda to Juan Gutierrez Cortes, per the city.^[10]
1800
Bago was granted the status of a pueblo by the Spanish authorities.^[10]
November 5, 1898
The Republica de Negros was proclaimed in the plaza of Bago.^[10]
June 19, 1965
Republic Act No. 4382, creating the City of Bago, was approved.^[11]
February 19, 1966
Bago was inaugurated as a chartered city.^[10]

Changes since 1977

As the Philippine Statistics Authority recorded them in its list of places.

July to September 2017
Moved under another province or region.^[34]
May to June 2024
Moved from Region VI (Western Visayas).^[34]

Nearby

Bago City shares a border with 7 places.

How it compares

Bago City beside Negros Occidental, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Negros Occidental.

Bago City beside Negros Occidental
Figure	Bago City	Negros Occidental	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Negros Occidental
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	192,993^{[1, 2]}	2,680,477	3rd of 32
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth 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	0.22% a year^{[1, 2]}slower	0.52% a year	25th of 32
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary	519^[6]more crowded	347	11th of 32
Land areaLand 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	371.80 km²^[6]	7,723.65 km²	8th of 32
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary	3.8^{[1, 2]}higher	3.7	not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban 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	84%^[5]higher	67.3%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Bacolod City, the capital of Negros Occidental: 14.7 km northeast
Manila: 498.9 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities^[3]

ValladolidNegros Occidental10.9 km southwest
PulupandanNegros Occidental11.5 km west
San EnriqueNegros Occidental13.1 km southwest
La Carlota CityNegros Occidental13.1 km south
Bacolod CityNegros Occidental14.7 km northeast
PontevedraNegros Occidental18.8 km south

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.

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2.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
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6.Philippine Statistics Authority, from the Land Management Bureau (DENR). Population, Land Area, Population Density, and Percent Change in Population Density by Region, Province/Highly Urbanized City, and City/Municipality: 2015, 2020, and 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0221A6DLPD0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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8.OpenStreetMap contributors. Named public places in OpenStreetMap: schools, hospitals and health centres, places of worship, government offices, markets, stations, parks, beaches and monuments, from Geofabrik's extract of the Philippines. Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
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