Barangay Pinalubngan

Situated in Tayasan, Negros Oriental, Barangay Pinalubngan is one of 28 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 Pinalubngan had a population of 1,090. This made it the 15th largest of 28 barangays in Tayasan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Pinalubngan accounted for approximately 2.86% of the total population of Tayasan, which stood at 38,159 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Pinalubngan moving from 916 residents to 1,090 residents, an intercensal change of +19.0%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Pinalubngan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Tayasan is a municipality comprising 28 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Pinalubngan, 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 Pinalubngan ranks 438th 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 Pinalubngan 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.