Barangay Pacol

Situated in City of Bago, Negros Occidental, Barangay Pacol is one of 24 barangays that make up the city within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Pacol had a population of 4,396. This made it the 19th largest of 24 barangays in City of Bago by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Pacol accounted for approximately 2.30% of the total population of City of Bago, which stood at 191,210 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Pacol changed from 3,960 to 4,396, a shift of +11.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in City of Bago. Barangay Pacol is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Bago is a city comprising 24 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Pacol, 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 Pacol ranks 219th 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 Pacol 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.