Barangay Daan Banua

Barangay Daan Banua is a mid-sized barangay in the City of Kabankalan, located in the province of Negros Occidental, in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Daan Banua had a population of 4,942. This made it the 17th largest of 32 barangays in City of Kabankalan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Daan Banua accounted for approximately 2.47% of the total population of City of Kabankalan, which stood at 200,198 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Daan Banua moving from 4,592 residents to 4,942 residents, an intercensal change of +7.6%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Daan Banua is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Kabankalan is a city comprising 32 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Daan Banua, 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 Daan Banua ranks 188th 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.