Barangay Efigenio Lizares

Situated in City of Talisay, Negros Occidental, Barangay Efigenio Lizares is one of 27 barangays that make up the city within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Efigenio Lizares had a population of 4,482. This made it the 10th largest of 27 barangays in City of Talisay by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Efigenio Lizares accounted for approximately 4.12% of the total population of City of Talisay, which stood at 108,909 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Efigenio Lizares moving from 4,496 residents to 4,482 residents, an intercensal change of -0.3%. The trajectory indicates a broadly stable community. Barangay Efigenio Lizares is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Talisay is a city comprising 27 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Efigenio Lizares, 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 Efigenio Lizares ranks 213th 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.