Barangay Laguinbanua West

Situated in Numancia, Aklan, Barangay Laguinbanua West is one of 17 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Laguinbanua West had a population of 1,917. This made it the 7th largest of 17 barangays in Numancia by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Laguinbanua West accounted for approximately 5.37% of the total population of Numancia, which stood at 35,693 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 1,714 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 1,917 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +11.8%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Laguinbanua West is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Numancia is a municipality comprising 17 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Laguinbanua West, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Aklan, which contains 327 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Laguinbanua West ranks 100th by 2020 population. Aklan is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Laguinbanua West is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.