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Municipality

Salvador Benedicto

Salvador Benedicto is a municipality in Negros Occidental, Negros Island Region, Philippines. Its population was 28,231 in the 2024 census, and it has 7 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Salvador Benedicto by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
CalatravaSagay CitySan Carlos CitySilay CityTalisay CityMurciaBago: 3,950 people, 164 per km², 1.07% a yearBagong Silang: 3,362 people, 56 per km², 4.75% a yearBunga: 6,936 people, 139 per km², −0.45% a yearIgmaya-an: 4,729 people, 148 per km², 2.47% a yearKumaliskis: 3,749 people, 192 per km², 1.15% a yearPandanon: 2,861 people, 131 per km², 0.73% a yearPinowayan: 2,644 people, 224 per km², −0.36% a year

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

    28,231

    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 19.5% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    30th

    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 1 of every 100 people in Negros Occidental lived in Salvador Benedicto in 2024 (1.05%)

  • Inside itSources

    7

    barangays

  • LandSources

    170.56 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: Salvador Benedicto's land would fill a square about 13.1 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: 166 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 2 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

    7,277

    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

    3.9 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    24.6%

    About 25 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
1804532000[4]Formerly 064532000
ZIP code
6133[13]

People

Salvador Benedicto had 28,231 people in the 2024 census, up 19.5% from 2010.
People at each census since 1990

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.

Salvador Benedicto had the 30th most people of the 32 cities and municipalities of Negros Occidental in 2024[1]
  1. 26Toboso44,973
  2. 27Moises Padilla44,864
  3. 28Valladolid40,487
  4. 29Pulupandan31,942
  5. 30Salvador Benedicto28,231
  6. 31San Enrique24,424
  7. 32Candoni22,083
All 32 cities and municipalities of Negros Occidental
Its 7 barangays by people, 2024 Census[2]
  1. Bunga6,93625 in 100
  2. Igmaya-an4,72917 in 100
  3. Bago3,95014 in 100
  4. Kumaliskis3,74913 in 100
  5. Bagong Silang3,36212 in 100
  6. Pandanon2,86110 in 100
  7. Pinowayan2,6449 in 100
Age structure · 2020 Census[32]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 36 of every 100 are children under 15 (36.2%)
  • About 60 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (59.8%)
  • About 4 of every 100 are 65 or older (4%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 43,3381,7081,630
5 - 93,3091,6841,625
10 - 143,0871,5891,498
15 - 192,7231,4371,286
20 - 242,5021,2681,234
25 - 292,3531,2411,112
30 - 341,9221,058864
35 - 391,617908709
40 - 441,313666647
45 - 491,138594544
50 - 541,017527490
55 - 59858425433
60 - 64653353300
65 - 69472228244
70 - 74287141146
75 - 791638479
80 years and over1607189

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
28,231[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
7,277[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.9 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
1.05%[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
24.6% (6,936 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
13,982 men, 12,930 women[32]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202428,231[1, 2]1.15% a year7,2773.9
2020as of May 1, 202026,922[1]1.01% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201525,662[1]1.59% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201023,624[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then22,979[29]4.02% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders17,259[29, 30]−0.46% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then17,635[29]5.08% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then13,538[29]———

Barangays

Salvador Benedicto is made up of 7 barangays.
Barangays of Salvador Benedicto. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Bago3,95013.99%1.07% a yearabout 24.15 km²Rural
Bagong Silang3,36211.91%4.75% a yearabout 59.94 km²Rural
Bunga6,93624.57%−0.45% a yearabout 49.91 km²Urban
Igmaya-an4,72916.75%2.47% a yearabout 31.94 km²Rural
Kumaliskis3,74913.28%1.15% a yearabout 19.56 km²Rural
Pandanon2,86110.13%0.73% a yearabout 21.76 km²Rural
Pinowayan2,6449.37%−0.36% a yearabout 11.79 km²Rural

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

Salvador Benedicto covers 170.56 km² of land, 166 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,805 m above the sea and it lies inland.
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
170.56 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
166 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
10.58217° N, 123.24825° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[26]
Lowest
169 m
Average
687 m
Highest
1,805 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

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers[27]

  1. Bago River8.5 of 85.8 km
  2. Lumagtang River3.5 km
  3. Pandanon Creek3.4 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[28]

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.

Life & Economy

About 38 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
38.3% of people[16]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
3rd class[4]
About 38 of every 100 people in Salvador Benedicto lived below the poverty line in 2021 (38.3%)[16]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 29.8% and 46.7%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA rates this estimate's reliability as acceptable rather than high: read it as a guide.

Public places

  • 7government offices
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 14schools
  • 9places of worship
  • 2markets

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.

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Salvador Benedicto. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal 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.[11, 12]

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
1st district of Negros Occidental[14, 15]

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.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Nehemiah Joe Jagurin Dela Cruz[17]
    Vice mayor
    Jugin Jewel Liansing Bandolon[17]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Laurence Marxlen Jagurin Dela Cruz[18]
    Vice mayor
    Nehemiah Joe Jagurin Dela Cruz[18]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Laurence Marxlen Jagurin Dela Cruz[19]
    Vice mayor
    Nehemiah Joe Jagurin Dela Cruz[19]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Laurence Marxlen Jagurin Dela Cruz[20]
    Vice mayor
    Nehemiah Joe Jagurin Dela Cruz[20]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Jose Max Sabordo Ortiz[21]
    Vice mayor
    Misael Labandero Delantar[21]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Laurence M Jagurin Dela Cruz[22]
    Vice mayor
    Cynthia Jagurin Dela Cruz[22]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Laurence Marxlen Jagurin De La Cruz[23]
    Vice mayor
    Cynthia Jagurin De La Cruz[23]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Cynthia Dela Cruz[24]
    Vice mayor
    Laurence Marxlen Dela Cruz[24]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Cynthia J. Dela Cruz[25]
    Vice mayor
    Laurence Marxlen J. Dela Cruz[25]
Mayors and vice mayors of Salvador Benedicto, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Nehemiah Joe Jagurin Dela Cruz[17]Jugin Jewel Liansing Bandolon[17]
2022–2025Laurence Marxlen Jagurin Dela Cruz[18]Nehemiah Joe Jagurin Dela Cruz[18]
2019–2022Laurence Marxlen Jagurin Dela Cruz[19]Nehemiah Joe Jagurin Dela Cruz[19]
2016–2019Laurence Marxlen Jagurin Dela Cruz[20]Nehemiah Joe Jagurin Dela Cruz[20]
2013–2016Jose Max Sabordo Ortiz[21]Misael Labandero Delantar[21]
2010–2013Laurence M Jagurin Dela Cruz[22]Cynthia Jagurin Dela Cruz[22]
2007–2010Laurence Marxlen Jagurin De La Cruz[23]Cynthia Jagurin De La Cruz[23]
2004–2007Cynthia Dela Cruz[24]Laurence Marxlen Dela Cruz[24]
2001–2004Cynthia J. Dela Cruz[25]Laurence Marxlen J. Dela Cruz[25]

History & Identity

Created
Salvador Benedicto was created by Batas Pambansa Blg. 336, approved February 9, 1983. It was formed from barangays of Murcia, Calatrava and San Carlos City, with its seat at Barangay Igmaya-an, subject to a plebiscite.[9]

Its story

The municipality was separated from Murcia, Calatrava and San Carlos City in 1983.[9]

Under the law, the affected areas had to vote in a plebiscite within 120 days, and the President would then install its first mayor, its vice mayor and further officials by appointment.[9]

Timeline

  1. February 9, 1983

    Batas Pambansa Blg. 336 created the municipality of Salvador Benedicto.[9]

  2. 1986

    Following the plebiscite in Cadiz on January 3, 1986, the short-lived province of Negros del Norte included the new town of Don Salvador Benedicto; the Supreme Court declared its creation unconstitutional on July 11, 1986.[10]

Changes since 1977

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

  1. July to September 2017

    Moved under another province or region.[31]

  2. May to June 2024

    Moved from Region VI (Western Visayas).[31]

Nearby

Salvador Benedicto shares a border with 6 places.

How it compares

Salvador Benedicto beside Negros Occidental, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Negros Occidental.

Salvador Benedicto beside Negros Occidental
FigureSalvador BenedictoNegros OccidentalRank 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 glossary28,231[1, 2]2,680,47730th 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 glossary1.15% a year[1, 2]faster0.52% a year5th 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 glossary166[6]less crowded34730th 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 glossary170.56 km²[6]7,723.65 km²20th 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 glossary3.9[1, 2]higher3.7not 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 glossary24.6%[5]lower67.3%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Bacolod City, the capital of Negros Occidental
30.5 km west
Manila
509.0 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]

  1. San Carlos CityNegros Occidental13.8 km southeast
  2. MurciaNegros Occidental15.7 km west
  3. CalatravaNegros Occidental21.0 km east
  4. Canlaon CityNegros Oriental22.2 km south
  5. Silay CityNegros Occidental25.9 km northwest
  6. VallehermosoNegros Oriental27.6 km south

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  30. 30.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Table A (Population and Annual Growth Rate for the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities) and Table B (Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality, by Region). Published July 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  31. 31.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Summary of Changes, every change to a place since 1977. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  32. 32.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Household Population by Age Group and Sex, for the Philippines and its regions, provinces, cities and municipalities (revised file, psa.gov.ph/system/files/phcd/2022-12/). Published December 2022. Read by Scene October 8, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

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