Barangay Binakayan-Kanluran

Barangay Binakayan-Kanluran forms part of Kawit, a municipality in Cavite, and is classified as a mid-sized barangay.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Binakayan-Kanluran had a population of 2,522. This made it the 16th largest of 23 barangays in Kawit by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Binakayan-Kanluran accounted for approximately 2.35% of the total population of Kawit, which stood at 107,535 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Binakayan-Kanluran changed from 1,948 to 2,522, a shift of +29.5% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Kawit. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Binakayan-Kanluran as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Kawit is a municipality comprising 23 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Binakayan-Kanluran, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cavite, which contains 829 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Binakayan-Kanluran ranks 418th by 2020 population. Cavite 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.