Barangay XII

Situated in City of Victorias, Negros Occidental, Barangay XII is one of 26 barangays that make up the city within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay XII had a population of 4,124. This made it the 11th largest of 26 barangays in City of Victorias by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay XII accounted for approximately 4.58% of the total population of City of Victorias, which stood at 90,101 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay XII moving from 3,574 residents to 4,124 residents, an intercensal change of +15.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay XII is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Victorias is a city comprising 26 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay XII, 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 XII ranks 238th 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.