Barangay Cambucad

Situated in Valencia, Negros Oriental, Barangay Cambucad is one of 24 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cambucad had a population of 589. This made it the 22nd largest of 24 barangays in Valencia by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cambucad accounted for approximately 1.52% of the total population of Valencia, which stood at 38,733 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Cambucad moving from 593 residents to 589 residents, an intercensal change of -0.7%. The trajectory indicates a broadly stable community. Barangay Cambucad is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Valencia is a municipality comprising 24 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cambucad, 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 Cambucad ranks 531st 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.