Barangay Cabungahan

Barangay Cabungahan forms part of Calatrava, a municipality in Negros Occidental, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cabungahan had a population of 871. This made it the 39th largest of 40 barangays in Calatrava by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cabungahan accounted for approximately 1.06% of the total population of Calatrava, which stood at 82,540 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Cabungahan moving from 832 residents to 871 residents, an intercensal change of +4.7%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Cabungahan 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 Cabungahan, 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 Cabungahan ranks 566th 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.