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Municipality

Basay

Basay is a municipality in Negros Oriental, Negros Island Region, Philippines. Its population was 30,018 in the 2024 census, and it has 10 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Basay by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Bayawan CityHinoba-anActin: 2,514 people, 132 per km², 1.05% a yearBal-os: 4,290 people, 588 per km², 0.67% a yearBongalonan: 4,555 people, 151 per km², 2.05% a yearCabalayongan: 1,209 people, 232 per km², 7.97% a yearCabatuanan: 1,102 people, 24 per km², 3.18% a yearLinantayan: 1,136 people, 108 per km², 7.69% a yearMaglinao: 3,126 people, 197 per km², −0.68% a yearNagbo-alao: 5,712 people, 309 per km², 0.71% a yearOlandao: 1,040 people, 86 per km², −1.74% a yearPoblacion: 5,334 people, 1,207 per km², 0.58% 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

    30,018

    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 20.5% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    23rd

    of the 25 cities and municipalities of Negros Oriental 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 2 of every 100 people in Negros Oriental lived in Basay in 2024 (2.01%)

  • Inside itSources

    10

    barangays

  • LandSources

    187.38 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: Basay's land would fill a square about 13.7 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: 160 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

    8,158

    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

    3.7 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    36.8%

    About 37 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
1804605000[4]Formerly 074605000
ZIP code
6222[12]

People

Basay had 30,018 people in the 2024 census, up 20.5% from 2010.
People at each census since 1970

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.

Basay had the 23rd most people of the 25 cities and municipalities of Negros Oriental in 2024[1]
  1. 19Tayasan39,005
  2. 20Jimalalud32,996
  3. 21Dauin30,921
  4. 22Zamboanguita30,412
  5. 23Basay30,018
  6. 24Amlan26,566
  7. 25San Jose22,870
All 25 cities and municipalities of Negros Oriental
Its 10 barangays by people, 2024 Census[2]
  1. Nagbo-alao5,71219 in 100
  2. Poblacion5,33418 in 100
  3. Bongalonan4,55515 in 100
  4. Bal-os4,29014 in 100
  5. Maglinao3,12610 in 100
  6. Actin2,5148 in 100
  7. Cabalayongan1,2094 in 100
  8. Linantayan1,1364 in 100
  9. Cabatuanan1,1024 in 100
  10. Olandao1,0403 in 100
Age structure · 2020 Census[31]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 36 of every 100 are children under 15 (36%)
  • About 59 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (58.8%)
  • About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.2%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 43,5011,8061,695
5 - 93,4111,7781,633
10 - 143,3531,7031,650
15 - 192,9781,5281,450
20 - 242,3851,2201,165
25 - 292,2091,1821,027
30 - 341,8851,004881
35 - 391,662857805
40 - 441,498797701
45 - 491,237631606
50 - 541,040511529
55 - 59996483513
60 - 64863439424
65 - 69616335281
70 - 74396192204
75 - 79240101139
80 years and over245100145

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
30,018[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
8,158[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.7 on average[1, 2]
Share of Negros Oriental, 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
2.01%[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
36.8% (11,046 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
14,667 men, 13,848 women[31]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202430,018[1, 2]1.23% a year8,1583.7
2020as of May 1, 202028,531[1]1.51% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201526,566[1]1.23% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201024,913[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then22,713[28]0.85% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders21,366[28, 29]3.13% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then18,500[28]0.79% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then17,736[28]−1.97% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then21,637[28]9.13% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then13,974[28]11.18% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then8,235[28]———

Barangays

Basay is made up of 10 barangays.
Barangays of Basay. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Actin2,5148.37%1.05% a yearabout 19.01 km²Rural
Bal-os4,29014.29%0.67% a yearabout 7.30 km²Rural
Bongalonan4,55515.17%2.05% a yearabout 30.16 km²Rural
Cabalayongan1,2094.03%7.97% a yearabout 5.21 km²Rural
Cabatuanan1,1023.67%3.18% a yearabout 46.03 km²Rural
Linantayan1,1363.78%7.69% a yearabout 10.52 km²Rural
Maglinao3,12610.41%−0.68% a yearabout 15.86 km²Rural
Nagbo-alao5,71219.03%0.71% a yearabout 18.51 km²Urban
Olandao1,0403.46%−1.74% a yearabout 12.16 km²Rural
Poblacion5,33417.77%0.58% a yearabout 4.42 km²Urban

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

Basay covers 187.38 km² of land, 160 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 357 m above the sea and it has 23.3 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
187.38 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
160 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
9.45940° N, 122.66082° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[25]
Lowest
1 m
Average
169 m
Highest
357 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

23.3 km of coastline[26]

Rivers[26]

  1. Tulong River14.9 of 62.4 km
  2. Tiabanan River14.6 of 43.0 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[27]

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 40 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
40.1% of people[15]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 40 of every 100 people in Basay lived below the poverty line in 2021 (40.1%)[15]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 32.6% and 47.7%, with 90% confidence.

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

Public places

  • 12government offices
  • 2hospitals and health centres
  • 18schools
  • 1market
  • 1station or terminal
  • 1park

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 Basay. 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.[10, 11]

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
3rd district of Negros Oriental[13, 14]

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
    Jonny Antique Wagas[16]
    Vice mayor
    Nelie Madrigal Gabas[16]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Fatima Culagbang Cañamaque[17]
    Vice mayor
    Jonny Antique Wagas[17]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Beda Legita Cañamaque[18]
    Vice mayor
    Nelie Madrigal Gabas[18]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Beda Legita Cañamaque[19]
    Vice mayor
    Catherine Emia Serion[19]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Beda Legita Cañamaque[20]
    Vice mayor
    Catherine Emia Serion[20]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Dandilgust Manilag Abrio[21]
    Vice mayor
    Nicolas Gagaa Toledo Jr.[21]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Beda Legita Cañamaque[22]
    Vice mayor
    Macario Antique Amorgiente[22]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Beda Cañamaque[23]
    Vice mayor
    Benjamen Anlap Jr.[23]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Beda L. Cañamaque[24]
    Vice mayor
    Ernesto G. Vargas[24]
Mayors and vice mayors of Basay, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Jonny Antique Wagas[16]Nelie Madrigal Gabas[16]
2022–2025Fatima Culagbang Cañamaque[17]Jonny Antique Wagas[17]
2019–2022Beda Legita Cañamaque[18]Nelie Madrigal Gabas[18]
2016–2019Beda Legita Cañamaque[19]Catherine Emia Serion[19]
2013–2016Beda Legita Cañamaque[20]Catherine Emia Serion[20]
2010–2013Dandilgust Manilag Abrio[21]Nicolas Gagaa Toledo Jr.[21]
2007–2010Beda Legita Cañamaque[22]Macario Antique Amorgiente[22]
2004–2007Beda Cañamaque[23]Benjamen Anlap Jr.[23]
2001–2004Beda L. Cañamaque[24]Ernesto G. Vargas[24]

History & Identity

Created
Republic Act No. 5421, approved 15 June 1968, separated seven barrios from Bayawan to form the municipality of Basay; it gained corporate existence at the next general elections.[9]

Its story

Bayawan lost Actin, Nagbo-alao, Kinantayan, Cabalayongan, Bal-os, Bongalonan and Basay, barrios that were made into the municipality of Basay.[9]

Its seat of government was set at the barrio of Basay.[9]

Timeline

  1. 15 June 1968

    Republic Act No. 5421 created the municipality of Basay out of Bayawan.[9]

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.[30]

  2. May to June 2024

    Moved from Region VII (Central Visayas).[30]

Nearby

Basay shares a border with Bayawan City and Hinoba-an.

How it compares

Basay beside Negros Oriental, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Negros Oriental.

Basay beside Negros Oriental
FigureBasayNegros OrientalRank among the cities and municipalities of Negros Oriental
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 glossary30,018[1, 2]1,492,03823rd of 25
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 glossary1.23% a year[1, 2]faster0.97% a year6th of 25
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 glossary160[6]less crowded27925th of 25
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 glossary187.38 km²[6]5,348.15 km²12th of 25
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 glossary3.7[1, 2]lower3.8not 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 glossary36.8%[5]lower39.4%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Dumaguete City, the capital of Negros Oriental
70.6 km east
Manila
599.4 km north

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

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. Hinoba-anNegros Occidental16.0 km northwest
  2. Bayawan CityNegros Oriental18.5 km east
  3. Tanjay CityNegros Oriental33.6 km east
  4. CandoniNegros Occidental35.7 km north
  5. Santa CatalinaNegros Oriental37.6 km southeast
  6. Sipalay CityNegros Occidental38.0 km northwest

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  29. 29.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
  30. 30.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
  31. 31.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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