Jimalalud, officially the Municipality of Jimalalud (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Jimalalud; Tagalog: Bayan ng Jimalalud), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,256 people.

Jimalalud has a land area of 139.50 square kilometres (53.86 sq mi).

Jimalalud was founded in 1797 as part of Tayasan. In 1910, it was separated from Tayasan and became an independent municipality.

Boundless sugar cane fields, typical of the northern landscape, fill the lush lands of Jimalalud most months of the year. It has reported rich deposits of coal, copper, iron and related compounds of magnetite, pyrites and marcasite, but the lodes remain untouched.

In the late 1800s the Recollects built here a convent of hardwoods, an imposing structure that was reputed to be the biggest convent in the Province for over a quarter of a century. The Revolution against Spain compelled the friars to leave and the convent fell into disrepair. Jimalalud was made a town independent of Tayasan in 1910. In 1944 World War II guerillas burned down the entire town, leaving Jimalalud without a historical landmark standing. Barrio Bankal was the seat of the 7th District Government during World War II.

Most times, Jimalalud is serene and green, and the plaza is the picturesque public space for imbibing the town's pastoral ambience.

The town was also the epicenter of the 2012 Negros earthquake.

Jimalalud has a land area of 139.50 square kilometers (53.86 sq mi). It is located 97 kilometres (60 mi) from Dumaguete, the province's capital. The town is bounded by La Libertad to the north and Tayasan in the south. It faces the Tañon Strait in the east while the eastern part is mostly the mountainous part of the municipality.

Jimalalud is politically subdivided into 28 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

The barangays North and South Poblacion serve as the center of governance, trade & commerce.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2020		2010
074612001	Aglahug	2.5%	813	639	▴	2.44%
074612002	Agutayon	1.5%	499	446	▴	1.13%
074612003	Apanangon	7.8%	2,524	2,177	▴	1.49%
074612004	Bae	3.1%	1,003	929	▴	0.77%
074612005	Bala-as	1.4%	466	497	▾	−0.64%
074612006	Bangcal	3.6%	1,167	1,017	▴	1.39%
074612007	Banog	2.6%	846	862	▾	−0.19%
074612008	Buto	2.4%	778	563	▴	3.29%
074612009	Cabang	1.6%	502	438	▴	1.37%
074612010	Camandayon	3.0%	960	754	▴	2.44%
074612011	Cangharay	3.7%	1,181	1,387	▾	−1.59%
074612012	Canlahao	1.5%	481	481		0.00%
074612013	Dayoyo	6.7%	2,175	1,623	▴	2.97%
074612015	Lacaon	3.6%	1,147	1,281	▾	−1.10%
074612016	Mahanlud	2.8%	903	845	▴	0.67%
074612017	Malabago	1.6%	515	402	▴	2.51%
074612018	Mambaid	2.5%	822	740	▴	1.06%
074612019	Mongpong	3.0%	980	801	▴	2.04%
074612023	North Poblacion	3.8%	1,229	1,211	▴	0.15%
074612020	Owacan	5.0%	1,624	1,367	▴	1.74%
074612021	Pacuan	6.1%	1,962	1,599	▴	2.07%
074612022	Panglaya-an	3.6%	1,158	1,098	▴	0.53%
074612025	Polopantao	4.4%	1,411	1,307	▴	0.77%
074612026	Sampiniton	4.3%	1,388	1,442	▾	−0.38%
074612024	South Poblacion	6.2%	1,995	1,606	▴	2.19%
074612027	Talamban	2.2%	700	725	▾	−0.35%
074612028	Tamao	4.1%	1,318	1,319	▾	−0.01%
074612014	Yli (Eli)	5.3%	1,709	1,488	▴	1.39%
	Total		32,256	29,044	▴	1.05%

Population census of Jimalalud

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 3,613 —     1918 17,828 +11.23% 1939 14,553 −0.96% 1948 14,639 +0.07% 1960 16,572 +1.04% 1970 18,568 +1.14% 1975 19,036 +0.50% 1980 18,863 −0.18%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 22,089 +1.59% 1995 23,514 +1.18% 2000 26,756 +2.81% 2007 27,728 +0.49% 2010 29,044 +1.70% 2015 30,945 +1.21% 2020 32,256 +0.82%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

Poverty incidence of Jimalalud

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2006 65.30 2009 50.17 2012 48.08 2015 62.48 2018 33.30 2021 41.55 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

The annual regular revenue of Jimalalud for the fiscal year of 2016 was ₱86,004,882.49, according to the record from the Bureau of Local Government Finance.

Each 13-15th day of January, the town celebrated its annual fiesta with "Sinulog de Jimalalud" as one of the highlight event. The pageantry of its revived Sinulog keeps Jimalalud's religious and cultural heritage alive in a colorful way. Fiesta time and other special occasions usually bring on the town's stallions for the exciting, if brutal, spectacle of the Paaway sa Kabayo.

The public schools in the town of Jimalalud are administered by two school districts under the Schools Division of Negros Oriental.

Elementary schools:

High schools:

• Bangcal High School — Bangcal
• Jimalalud National High School — Nat'l Highway, South Poblacion
• Jimalalud NHS - Tamao Extension — Tamao
• Owacan Provincial Community High School — Owacan

Private schools:

• Holy Infant Jesus Learning Center of Jimalalud, Inc. — South Poblacion
• Infant King Academy — Nat'l Highway, South Poblacion
• Jimalalud Christian Children Academy, Inc. — South Poblacion
• Kiddieville Learning Center, Inc. — North Poblacion

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine