Barangay Pagolingin West

Barangay Pagolingin West is a mid-sized barangay in the City of Lipa, located in the province of Batangas, in the CALABARZON region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Pagolingin West had a population of 2,082. This made it the 58th largest of 72 barangays in City of Lipa by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Pagolingin West accounted for approximately 0.56% of the total population of City of Lipa, which stood at 372,931 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Pagolingin West changed from 1,465 to 2,082, a shift of +42.1% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in City of Lipa. Barangay Pagolingin West is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Lipa is a city comprising 72 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Pagolingin West, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Batangas, which contains 1,078 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Pagolingin West ranks 520th by 2020 population. Batangas 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 Pagolingin West 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.