Barangay San Pedro

Situated in Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental, Barangay San Pedro is one of 22 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Pedro had a population of 2,984. This made it the 11th largest of 22 barangays in Santa Catalina by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Pedro accounted for approximately 3.85% of the total population of Santa Catalina, which stood at 77,501 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay San Pedro moving from 3,252 residents to 2,984 residents, an intercensal change of -8.2%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay San Pedro is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Santa Catalina is a municipality comprising 22 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay San Pedro, 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 San Pedro ranks 163rd 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.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.