Barangay Bagacay

Situated in Calatrava, Negros Occidental, Barangay Bagacay is one of 40 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bagacay had a population of 938. This made it the 38th largest of 40 barangays in Calatrava by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bagacay accounted for approximately 1.14% of the total population of Calatrava, which stood at 82,540 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 898 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 938 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +4.5%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Bagacay is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Calatrava is a municipality comprising 40 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bagacay, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Negros Occidental, which contains 662 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bagacay ranks 557th by 2020 population. Negros Occidental is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.