Barangay Tabun-ac

Situated in Toboso, Negros Occidental, Barangay Tabun-ac 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 Tabun-ac had a population of 3,862. This made it the 6th largest of 9 barangays in Toboso by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tabun-ac accounted for approximately 8.89% of the total population of Toboso, which stood at 43,445 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Tabun-ac changed from 3,667 to 3,862, a shift of +5.3% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Toboso. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Tabun-ac 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 Tabun-ac, 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 Tabun-ac ranks 255th 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 Tabun-ac 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.