Barangay Mabini

Situated in Pulupandan, Negros Occidental, Barangay Mabini is one of 20 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Mabini had a population of 1,113. This made it the 15th largest of 20 barangays in Pulupandan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Mabini accounted for approximately 3.70% 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 Mabini changed from 1,013 to 1,113, a shift of +9.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Pulupandan. Barangay Mabini 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 Mabini, 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 Mabini ranks 539th 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 Mabini 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.