San Carlos, Province of Negros Occidental

Summary data
Typecity (component)
Island groupVisayas
RegionWestern Visayas (Region VI)
ProvinceNegros Occidental
Barangay count18
Postal code6127
Coastal/Landlockedcoastal
Marine waterbodiesTañon Strait
Philippine major island(s)Negros
Area (2013)451.50 km2 (174.33 sq mi)
Population (2020)132,650
Density (2020)294 / km2 (761 / sq mi)
Coordinates10° 29' North, 123° 25' East (10.4824, 123.4183)
Estimated elevation above sea level4.9 meters (16.1 feet)

San Carlos is a coastal component city in the province of Negros Occidental.

The city has a land area of 451.50 square kilometers or 174.33 square miles which constitutes 5.76% of Negros Occidental's total area. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 132,650. This represented 5.06% of the total population of Negros Occidental province, or 1.67% of the overall population of the Western Visayas region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 294 inhabitants per square kilometer or 761 inhabitants per square mile.

Barangays

San Carlos has 18 barangays as shown in the following table.

Demographic profile of barangays
Local government units of San Carlos
BarangayPopulation percentage (2020)Population (2020)Population (2015)Change (2015‑2020)Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)
Bagonbon4.36%5,7845,15012.31%2.47%
Barangay I8.00%10,61610,643-0.25%-0.05%
Barangay II4.89%6,4887,033-7.75%-1.68%
Barangay III2.41%3,2013,301-3.03%-0.65%
Barangay IV0.65%863992-13.00%-2.89%
Barangay V5.42%7,1855,72625.48%4.89%
Barangay VI4.04%5,3645,786-7.29%-1.58%
Buluangan8.26%10,96212,217-10.27%-2.26%
Codcod10.73%14,23413,1897.92%1.62%
Ermita1.63%2,1572,232-3.36%-0.72%
Guadalupe8.10%10,74611,009-2.39%-0.51%
Nataban2.88%3,8163,854-0.99%-0.21%
Palampas7.04%9,3459,559-2.24%-0.48%
Prosperidad4.35%5,7695,14112.22%2.46%
Punao4.59%6,0846,328-3.86%-0.82%
Quezon7.99%10,59611,802-10.22%-2.24%
Rizal12.65%16,77515,8375.92%1.22%
San Juan2.01%2,6652,737-2.63%-0.56%
San Carlos Total132,650132,5360.09%0.02%

Economy

The annual regular revenue of San Carlos for the fiscal year of 2016 was 863,227,791.75.

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Annual regular income of San Carlos (2009‑2016)
Fiscal YearAnnual Regular IncomeChange
2009550,602,043.37
2010560,737,007.551.84%
2011619,849,299.5410.54%
2012575,772,771.32-7.11%
2013628,864,238.749.22%
2014683,815,661.738.74%
2015789,074,953.6515.39%
2016863,227,791.759.40%

End notes:

  • Annual Regular Income = Locally Sourced Revenue + Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) Current Year + Other Shares from National Tax Collection
  • Locally Sourced Revenue = Real Property Tax (General Fund) + Tax on Business + Other Taxes + Regulatory Fees + Service/User Charges + Receipts from Economic Enterprises

Demographics

Households

The household population of San Carlos in the 2015 Census was 132,163 broken down into 31,002 households or an average of 4.26 members per household.

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Number of households in San Carlos (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
105,64919,8895.31
101,29820,3904.97
118,14523,9414.93
129,56826,2304.94
129,73328,8584.50
132,16331,0024.26

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in San Carlos is 10 to 14, with 14,914 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 1,187 individuals.

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Population of San Carlos by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 12,6431.99%
1 to 410,9068.23%
5 to 914,28610.78%
10 to 1414,91411.25%
15 to 1913,80210.41%
20 to 2411,8988.98%
25 to 299,8957.47%
30 to 348,6396.52%
35 to 397,9335.99%
40 to 447,3705.56%
45 to 496,8675.18%
50 to 546,2554.72%
55 to 595,3834.06%
60 to 644,3403.27%
65 to 692,6492.00%
70 to 742,0771.57%
75 to 791,4921.13%
80 and over1,1870.90%
Total132,536100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 51.89
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 8.99
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 60.88
  • Median Age: 24.08

Historical population

The population of San Carlos grew from 9,749 in 1903 to 132,650 in 2020, an increase of 122,901 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.02%, or an increase of 114 people, from the previous population of 132,536 in 2015.

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Population of San Carlos (1903‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
9,749
42,4539.74%
69,9902.53%
92,2502.87%
124,7562.69%
90,058-3.14%
90,9820.21%
91,6270.14%
105,7131.44%
101,429-0.77%
118,2593.35%
129,8091.29%
129,9810.05%
132,5360.37%
132,6500.02%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in San Carlos for the year 2019 was 86,784, broken down into 42,877 males and 43,907 females.

Location

The city center of San Carlos is situated at approximately 10° 29' North, 123° 25' East, in the island of Negros. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 4.9 meters or 16.1 feet above mean sea level.

Distances

Based on the great-circle distance (the shortest distance between two points over the surface of the Earth), the cities closest to San Carlos are Canlaon, Negros Oriental, Toledo, Cebu, Escalante, Negros Occidental, Guihulngan, Negros Oriental, Sagay, Negros Occidental, and Naga, Cebu. The nearest municipalities are Calatrava, Negros Occidental, Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental, Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental, Toboso, Negros Occidental, Pinamungajan, Cebu, and Aloguinsan, Cebu. Its distance from the national capital is 526.07 kilometers (326.88 miles). The following list delineates such distance measurements.

great-circle distance

Nearest towns

Nearest cities

Distance from Manila: 526.07 kilometers (326.88 miles) to the North‑Northwest (N30°W)

Notes

  1. Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages), household data, and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Data on registered voters is from the Commission on Elections.
  3. Data on annual regular income is from the Bureau of Local Government Finance, Department of Finance
  4. Postal code information is from the Philippine Postal Corporation.
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