Barangay Zone 16 (Pob.)

Barangay Zone 16 (Pob.) forms part of City of Talisay, a city in Negros Occidental, and is classified as a mid-sized barangay.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Zone 16 (Pob.) had a population of 4,961. This made it the 8th largest of 27 barangays in City of Talisay by population, placing it in the upper half of the city. Residents of Barangay Zone 16 (Pob.) accounted for approximately 4.56% of the total population of City of Talisay, which stood at 108,909 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Zone 16 (Pob.) changed from 4,404 to 4,961, a shift of +12.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in City of Talisay. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Zone 16 (Pob.) 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 Zone 16 (Pob.), 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 Zone 16 (Pob.) ranks 186th 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.