Barangay Culing West

Barangay Culing West is a small barangay in the municipality of Cabatuan, located in the province of Isabela, in the Cagayan Valley region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Culing West had a population of 998. This made it the 18th largest of 22 barangays in Cabatuan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Culing West accounted for approximately 2.50% of the total population of Cabatuan, which stood at 39,990 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Culing West changed from 977 to 998, a shift of +2.1% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Cabatuan. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Culing West as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Cabatuan is a municipality comprising 22 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Culing West, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Isabela, which contains 1,055 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Culing West ranks 654th by 2020 population. Isabela is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Culing West is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.