Barangay Kikilo

Situated in Abuyog, Leyte, Barangay Kikilo is one of 63 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Kikilo had a population of 604. This made it the 39th largest of 63 barangays in Abuyog by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Kikilo accounted for approximately 0.99% of the total population of Abuyog, which stood at 61,216 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Kikilo changed from 583 to 604, a shift of +3.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Abuyog. Barangay Kikilo is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Abuyog is a municipality comprising 63 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Kikilo, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Leyte, which contains 1,641 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Kikilo ranks 1035th by 2020 population. Leyte 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.