Barangay San Benito

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Benito had a population of 1,174. This made it the 33rd largest of 40 barangays in Calatrava by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Benito accounted for approximately 1.42% of the total population of Calatrava, which stood at 82,540 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 1,229 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 1,174 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -4.5%, consistent with a contracting settlement. Barangay San Benito 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 San Benito, 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 San Benito ranks 531st 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.

Barangay San Benito 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.