Barangay Bandila

Situated in Toboso, Negros Occidental, Barangay Bandila is one of 9 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Bandila had a population of 2,861. This made it the 8th largest of 9 barangays in Toboso by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bandila accounted for approximately 6.59% of the total population of Toboso, which stood at 43,445 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Bandila moving from 3,303 residents to 2,861 residents, an intercensal change of -13.4%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Bandila as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Toboso is a municipality comprising 9 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bandila, 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 Bandila ranks 351st 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 Bandila 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.