Component city

Dumaguete City

Dumaguete City is a component city in Negros Oriental, Negros Island Region, Philippines. Its population was 142,171 in the 2024 census, and it has 30 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
142,171
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 17.6% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
1st
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 10 of every 100 people in Negros Oriental lived in Dumaguete City in 2024 (9.53%)
Inside itSources
30
barangays
LandSources
34.42 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: Dumaguete City's land would fill a square about 5.9 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: 4,130 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 41 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
37,522
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
95.4%
About 95 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: 1804610000^[4]Formerly 074610000
ZIP code: 6200^[15]

People

Dumaguete City had 142,171 people in the 2024 census, up 17.6% 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.

Dumaguete City had the most people of the 25 cities and municipalities of Negros Oriental in 2024^[1]

1Dumaguete City142,171
2Bayawan City126,744
3Guihulngan City106,576
4Bais City88,050
5Mabinay85,770
6Tanjay City84,593
7Siaton84,169

All 25 cities and municipalities of Negros Oriental

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

Batinguel13,3809 in 100
Candau-ay10,0517 in 100
Banilad9,8987 in 100
Bajumpandan9,7557 in 100
Bagacay9,3617 in 100
Taclobo9,0946 in 100
Cadawinonan7,6285 in 100
Junob6,9325 in 100
Calindagan6,3624 in 100
Daro6,0794 in 100

See all 30 barangays of Dumaguete City

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

About 25 of every 100 are children under 15 (25%)
About 68 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (67.7%)
About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (7.2%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	10,769	5,592	5,177
5 - 9	10,995	5,729	5,266
10 - 14	11,468	5,954	5,514
15 - 19	12,174	6,019	6,155
20 - 24	13,130	6,365	6,765
25 - 29	12,402	6,029	6,373
30 - 34	10,812	5,355	5,457
35 - 39	8,945	4,358	4,587
40 - 44	7,933	3,855	4,078
45 - 49	6,956	3,411	3,545
50 - 54	6,419	3,090	3,329
55 - 59	5,993	2,865	3,128
60 - 64	5,120	2,388	2,732
65 - 69	3,975	1,809	2,166
70 - 74	2,488	1,107	1,381
75 - 79	1,438	573	865
80 years and over	1,689	544	1,145

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: 142,171^{[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: 37,522^{[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: 9.53%^[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: 95.4% (135,633 people)^[5]
Men and women, 2020: 65,043 men, 67,663 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	142,171^{[1, 2]}	1.41% a year	37,522	3.7
2020as of May 1, 2020	134,103^[1]	0.43% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	131,377^[1]	1.60% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	120,883^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	116,392^[32]	1.80% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	102,265^{[32, 33]}	2.14% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	92,637^[32]	2.72% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	80,262^[32]	2.38% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	63,411^[32]	3.74% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	52,765^[32]	0.29% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	52,000^[32]	3.87% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	35,282^[32]	—	—	—

Barangays

Dumaguete City is made up of 30 barangays.

Barangays of Dumaguete City. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Bagacay	9,361	6.58%	−0.58% a year	about 1.67 km²	Urban
Bajumpandan	9,755	6.86%	5.25% a year	about 2.60 km²	Urban
Balugo	4,409	3.1%	1.70% a year	about 1.25 km²	Rural
Banilad	9,898	6.96%	0.58% a year	about 3.31 km²	Urban
Bantayan	4,241	2.98%	−1.04% a year	about 1.22 km²	Urban
Batinguel	13,380	9.41%	7.32% a year	about 1.95 km²	Urban
Bunao	2,498	1.76%	−2.05% a year	about 0.455 km²	Urban
Cadawinonan	7,628	5.37%	2.48% a year	about 1.72 km²	Urban
Calindagan	6,362	4.47%	−1.27% a year	about 0.992 km²	Urban
Camanjac	4,969	3.5%	0.54% a year	about 2.14 km²	Urban
Candau-ay	10,051	7.07%	1.12% a year	about 3.15 km²	Urban
Cantil-e	5,138	3.61%	2.18% a year	about 2.14 km²	Urban
Daro	6,079	4.28%	−0.33% a year	about 1.35 km²	Urban
Junob	6,932	4.88%	−2.34% a year	about 2.29 km²	Urban
Looc	4,990	3.51%	5.05% a year	about 0.575 km²	Urban
Mangnao-Canal	3,582	2.52%	3.42% a year	about 0.728 km²	Urban
Motong	2,567	1.81%	1.33% a year	about 0.543 km²	Urban
Piapi	5,470	3.85%	2.97% a year	about 0.909 km²	Urban
Poblacion No. 1	2,129	1.5%	−0.13% a year	about 0.112 km²	Rural
Poblacion No. 2	1,075	0.76%	0.45% a year	about 0.0537 km²	Urban
Poblacion No. 3	214	0.15%	2.51% a year	about 0.163 km²	Urban
Poblacion No. 4	238	0.17%	1.36% a year	about 0.105 km²	Urban
Poblacion No. 5	146	0.1%	0.67% a year	about 0.138 km²	Urban
Poblacion No. 6	273	0.19%	1.65% a year	about 0.0734 km²	Urban
Poblacion No. 7	171	0.12%	−0.55% a year	about 0.0563 km²	Urban
Poblacion No. 8	1,490	1.05%	−1.23% a year	about 0.104 km²	Urban
Pulantubig	2,887	2.03%	−0.87% a year	about 0.745 km²	Urban
Tabuctubig	1,970	1.39%	8.55% a year	about 0.386 km²	Urban
Taclobo	9,094	6.4%	−0.94% a year	about 1.37 km²	Urban
Talay	5,174	3.64%	0.22% a year	about 2.23 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

Dumaguete City covers 34.42 km² of land, 4,130 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 122 m above the sea and it has 8.9 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: 34.42 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: 4,130 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 9.30287° N, 123.28389° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[28]

Lowest: 1 m
Average: 39 m
Highest: 122 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

8.9 km of coastline^[29]

Rivers^[29]

Banica River7.8 of 19.7 km
Okoy River1.3 of 17.0 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^[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 Dumaguete City, the nearest PAGASA station, 4 km away^[31]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 1,323 mm of rain on 124 days a year; 27.9 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Dumaguete City, 1991 to 2020, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	97 mm	11	26.9 °C	29.2 °C	24.6 °C
February	74 mm	8	26.9 °C	29.4 °C	24.5 °C
March	68 mm	7	27.5 °C	30.2 °C	24.7 °C
April	49 mm	5	28.3 °C	31.2 °C	25.4 °C
May	85 mm	8	28.7 °C	31.9 °C	25.5 °C
June	144 mm	12	28.4 °C	31.7 °C	25.0 °C
July	146 mm	14	28.0 °C	31.5 °C	24.5 °C
August	105 mm	11	28.2 °C	31.9 °C	24.4 °C
September	117 mm	12	28.1 °C	31.7 °C	24.4 °C
October	159 mm	13	27.9 °C	31.2 °C	24.6 °C
November	146 mm	11	27.9 °C	30.7 °C	25.1 °C
December	134 mm	12	27.6 °C	30.1 °C	25.0 °C
The year	1,323 mm	124	27.9 °C	30.9 °C	24.8 °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 7 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 8 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: 7.7% of people^[18]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: 2nd class^[4]

About 8 of every 100 people in Dumaguete City lived below the poverty line in 2021 (7.7%)^[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 6.0% and 9.5%, with 90% confidence.

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

Public places

107government offices
22hospitals and health centres
64schools
43places of worship
4markets
5stations and terminals
4parks
1beach
9monuments 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 “Dumaguete” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices80

74 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 30 barangays of Dumaguete City

Hospitals and health centres21

15 more hospitals and health centres are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 30 barangays of Dumaguete City

Markets4

Stations and terminals5

Parks4

Freedom Park · Daro
Pantawan People’s Park · Poblacion No. 4
Quezon Park · Poblacion No. 3
Silliman Park · Bantayan

Beaches1

Silliman Beach · Bantayan

Monuments and memorials9

3 more monuments and memorials are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 30 barangays of Dumaguete City

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Dumaguete 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.^{[13, 14]}

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]
Capital of: Negros Oriental^[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: 2nd district of Negros Oriental^{[16, 17]}

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
Manuel Teves Sagarbarria^[19]
Vice mayor
Estanislao Veloso Alviola^[19]
2022–2025
Mayor
Felipe Antonio Buscato Remollo^[20]
Vice mayor
Ma. Isabel Longa Sagarbarria^[20]
2019–2022
Mayor
Felipe Antonio Buscato Remollo^[21]
Vice mayor
Alan Gel Suela Cordova^[21]
2016–2019
Mayor
Felipe Antonio Buscato Remollo^[22]
Vice mayor
Franklin Dy Esmeña Jr.^[22]
2013–2016
Mayor
Manuel Teves Sagarbarria^[23]
Vice mayor
Woodrow Saloma Maquiling Sr.^[23]
2010–2013
Mayor
Manuel Teves Sagarbarria^[24]
Vice mayor
Alan Gel Suela Cordova^[24]
2007–2010
Mayor
Agustin Ramon Miciano Perdices^[25]
Vice mayor
Woodrow Saloma Maquiling Sr.^[25]
2004–2007
Mayor
Agustin Perdices^[26]
Vice mayor
William Ablong^[26]
2001–2004
Mayor
Agustin R. Perdices^[27]
Vice mayor
William E. Ablong^[27]

Mayors and vice mayors of Dumaguete City, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Manuel Teves Sagarbarria^[19]	Estanislao Veloso Alviola^[19]
2022–2025	Felipe Antonio Buscato Remollo^[20]	Ma. Isabel Longa Sagarbarria^[20]
2019–2022	Felipe Antonio Buscato Remollo^[21]	Alan Gel Suela Cordova^[21]
2016–2019	Felipe Antonio Buscato Remollo^[22]	Franklin Dy Esmeña Jr.^[22]
2013–2016	Manuel Teves Sagarbarria^[23]	Woodrow Saloma Maquiling Sr.^[23]
2010–2013	Manuel Teves Sagarbarria^[24]	Alan Gel Suela Cordova^[24]
2007–2010	Agustin Ramon Miciano Perdices^[25]	Woodrow Saloma Maquiling Sr.^[25]
2004–2007	Agustin Perdices^[26]	William Ablong^[26]
2001–2004	Agustin R. Perdices^[27]	William E. Ablong^[27]

History & Identity

Stories from Negros Island Region

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

Old photographs of Dumaguete City

Each with the archive that holds it, its date and its rights, on its own page.

In the Archive

Dumaguete City's fiesta and days

Local special non-working holiday in the City of DumagueteLocal special day · Every 24 November · next Tuesday, 24 November 2026

Everything listed for Dumaguete City in Now

Official name: City of Dumaguete^[4]
Created: Republic Act No. 327, approved July 15, 1948, created the City of Dumaguete from the municipality of Dumaguete. The Act was to take effect on a date fixed by the President; Proclamation No. 93 of October 11, 1948 fixed November 24, 1948.^{[9, 10]}

Its story

The municipality of Dumaguete was enlarged in 1903 when Act No. 715 merged Sibulan into it, with the seat at Dumaguete.^[11]

Dumaguete became a chartered city under Republic Act No. 327, which took effect on November 24, 1948.^{[9, 10]}

Timeline

April 2, 1903
Act No. 715 combined the municipality of Sibulan with Dumaguete, with the seat of government at Dumaguete.^[11]
July 15, 1948
Republic Act No. 327 was approved, creating the City of Dumaguete.^[9]
November 24, 1948
The Charter of the City took effect on this date, as fixed by the President.^[10]
June 21, 1969
Republic Act No. 5797, the Revised Charter of the City of Dumaguete, was enacted.^[12]

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 VII (Central Visayas).^[34]

Nearby

Dumaguete City shares a border with Bacong, Sibulan and Valencia.

How it compares

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

Dumaguete City beside Negros Oriental
Figure	Dumaguete City	Negros Oriental	Rank 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 glossary	142,171^{[1, 2]}	1,492,038	1st 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 glossary	1.41% a year^{[1, 2]}faster	0.97% a year	5th 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 glossary	4,130^[6]more crowded	279	1st 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 glossary	34.42 km²^[6]	5,348.15 km²	25th 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 glossary	3.7^{[1, 2]}lower	3.8	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	95.4%^[5]higher	39.4%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Manila: 639.3 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]

BacongNegros Oriental6.4 km south
SibulanNegros Oriental7.2 km northwest
ValenciaNegros Oriental12.5 km west
DauinNegros Oriental12.8 km southwest
San JoseNegros Oriental13.7 km northwest
SantanderCebu15.9 km north

Sources

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

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