Barangay Inawasan

Situated in Pamplona, Negros Oriental, Barangay Inawasan is one of 16 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Inawasan had a population of 1,348. This made it the 15th largest of 16 barangays in Pamplona by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Inawasan accounted for approximately 3.39% of the total population of Pamplona, which stood at 39,805 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Inawasan moving from 1,337 residents to 1,348 residents, an intercensal change of +0.8%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Inawasan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pamplona is a municipality comprising 16 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Inawasan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Negros Oriental, which contains 557 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Inawasan ranks 390th by 2020 population. Negros Oriental is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Inawasan 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.