Barangay XVII

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

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay XVII had a population of 220. This made it the 22nd largest of 26 barangays in City of Victorias by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay XVII accounted for approximately 0.24% 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 XVII changed from 794 to 220, a shift of -72.3% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in City of Victorias. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay XVII 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 XVII, 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 XVII ranks 596th 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.