Barangay Culo

Barangay Culo forms part of Pulupandan, a municipality in Negros Occidental, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Culo had a population of 621. This made it the 20th largest of 20 barangays in Pulupandan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Culo accounted for approximately 2.06% of the total population of Pulupandan, which stood at 30,117 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Culo changed from 506 to 621, a shift of +22.7% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Pulupandan. Barangay Culo is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pulupandan is a municipality comprising 20 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Culo, 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 Culo ranks 583rd 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.

Barangay Culo 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.