Barangay Haguimit

Situated in City of La Carlota, Negros Occidental, Barangay Haguimit is one of 14 barangays that make up the city within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Haguimit had a population of 4,505. This made it the 8th largest of 14 barangays in City of La Carlota by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Haguimit accounted for approximately 6.76% of the total population of City of La Carlota, which stood at 66,664 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Haguimit changed from 3,958 to 4,505, a shift of +13.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in City of La Carlota. Barangay Haguimit is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of La Carlota is a city comprising 14 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Haguimit, 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 Haguimit ranks 210th 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Haguimit is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.