Barangay XVI-A

Barangay XVI-A forms part of City of Victorias, a city in Negros Occidental, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay XVI-A had a population of 9. This made it the 26th largest of 26 barangays in City of Victorias by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay XVI-A accounted for approximately 0.01% of the total population of City of Victorias, which stood at 90,101 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay XVI-A changed from 69 to 9, a shift of -87.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in City of Victorias. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay XVI-A 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 XVI-A, 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 XVI-A ranks 601st 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.