Barangay Calampisawan

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Calampisawan had a population of 2,659. This made it the 7th largest of 40 barangays in Calatrava by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Calampisawan accounted for approximately 3.22% of the total population of Calatrava, which stood at 82,540 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Calampisawan moving from 2,433 residents to 2,659 residents, an intercensal change of +9.3%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Calampisawan 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 Calampisawan, 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 Calampisawan ranks 378th 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.