Barangay Tuguis

Situated in Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, Barangay Tuguis is one of 24 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Tuguis had a population of 4,111. This made it the 6th largest of 24 barangays in Hinigaran by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tuguis accounted for approximately 4.62% of the total population of Hinigaran, which stood at 88,909 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Tuguis changed from 3,381 to 4,111, a shift of +21.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Hinigaran. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Tuguis as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Hinigaran is a municipality comprising 24 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Tuguis, 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 Tuguis ranks 241st 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.