Barangay Cambaloctot

Situated in San Jose, Negros Oriental, Barangay Cambaloctot is one of 14 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cambaloctot had a population of 693. This made it the 14th largest of 14 barangays in San Jose by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cambaloctot accounted for approximately 3.16% of the total population of San Jose, which stood at 21,956 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Cambaloctot moving from 652 residents to 693 residents, an intercensal change of +6.3%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Cambaloctot is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Jose is a municipality comprising 14 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cambaloctot, 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 Cambaloctot ranks 519th 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Cambaloctot is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.