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Barangay

Balugo

Balugo is a barangay in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Negros Island Region, Philippines. Its population was 4,409 in the 2024 census, living in 1,077 households.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Balabag EastBalugoCadawinonanCandau-ayTalayBalugo
Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    4,409

    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 48% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    16th

    of the 30 barangays of Dumaguete City 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 3 of every 100 people in Dumaguete City lived in Balugo in 2024 (3.1%)

  • LandSources

    1.25 km²

    of land, measured by Scene (approximate)Land 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: Balugo's land would fill a square about 1.1 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: about 3,527 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 35 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

    1,077

    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

    4.1 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    Rural

    as the PSA classes it, 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
1804610003[4]Formerly 074610003
ZIP code
6200[8]

People

Balugo had 4,409 people in the 2024 census, up 48% from 2010.
People at each census
Balugo had the 16th most people of the 30 barangays of Dumaguete City in 2024[2]
  1. 13Cantil-e5,138
  2. 14Looc4,990
  3. 15Camanjac4,969
  4. 16Balugo4,409
  5. 17Bantayan4,241
  6. 18Mangnao-Canal3,582
  7. 19Pulantubig2,887
All 30 barangays of Dumaguete City

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
4,409[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
1,077[2]
People in each household, 2024
4.1 on average[2]
Share of Dumaguete City, 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
3.1%[2]
Age structure
Not published by the PSA below the city or municipality[19]The PSA's 2020 age tables stop at the city or municipality: it publishes no age structure for a single barangay.
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 20244,409[2]1.70% a year1,0774.1
2020as of May 1, 20204,110[1]3.74% a year——
2015as of August 1, 20153,452[1]2.84% a year——
2010as of May 1, 20102,980[18]———

Land & Environment

Balugo covers about 1.25 km² of land, about 3,527 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 115 m above the sea and it lies inland.
Land area, aboutLand 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
1.25 km²[3]Measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, on the Earth's surface. That border is a guide, so the area is approximate.
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
about 3,527 people per km²[2, 3]
Coordinates
9.30679° N, 123.26093° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[11]
Lowest
57 m
Average
87 m
Highest
115 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[12]

  1. Banica River0.4 of 19.7 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[13]

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, 5 km away[14]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
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January97 mm1126.9 °C29.2 °C24.6 °C
February74 mm826.9 °C29.4 °C24.5 °C
March68 mm727.5 °C30.2 °C24.7 °C
April49 mm528.3 °C31.2 °C25.4 °C
May85 mm828.7 °C31.9 °C25.5 °C
June144 mm1228.4 °C31.7 °C25.0 °C
July146 mm1428.0 °C31.5 °C24.5 °C
August105 mm1128.2 °C31.9 °C24.4 °C
September117 mm1228.1 °C31.7 °C24.4 °C
October159 mm1327.9 °C31.2 °C24.6 °C
November146 mm1127.9 °C30.7 °C25.1 °C
December134 mm1227.6 °C30.1 °C25.0 °C
The year1,323 mm12427.9 °C30.9 °C24.8 °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

Public places

  • 1government office
  • 1school

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 6]

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Each place is listed by where it stands on the map, inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map. Near that border, or when its own name says which barangay it belongs to, the address it gives decides. The border is a guide, so a place near the edge may stand in the barangay next door. A place on the shore whose point lies just past the border is given to the nearest barangay. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A punong barangay, often called the kapitan, leads Balugo. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Barangay: the punong barangay, who leads it, seven elected members (the kagawad) and the chairperson of the Sangguniang Kabataan.[7]

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[9, 10]

History & Identity

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.[15]

  2. May to June 2024

    Moved from Region VII (Central Visayas).[15]

Nearby

Balugo shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Balugo beside Dumaguete City, and where it stands among the barangays of Dumaguete City.

Balugo beside Dumaguete City
FigureBalugoDumaguete CityRank among the barangays of Dumaguete City
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 glossary4,409[2, 16]142,17116th of 30
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 glossary1.70% a year[2, 16]faster1.41% a year10th of 30
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 glossary3,527[2, 3, 17]less crowded4,13019th of 30
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 glossary1.25 km²[3, 17]34.42 km²13th of 30
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 glossary4.1[2, 16]higher3.7not ranked

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  2. 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
  3. 3.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
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  6. 6.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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