Barangay Badiangan

Situated in Ajuy, Iloilo, Barangay Badiangan is one of 34 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 Badiangan had a population of 1,296. This made it the 16th largest of 34 barangays in Ajuy by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Badiangan accounted for approximately 2.42% of the total population of Ajuy, which stood at 53,462 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Badiangan moving from 1,209 residents to 1,296 residents, an intercensal change of +7.2%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Badiangan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Ajuy is a municipality comprising 34 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Badiangan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Iloilo, which contains 1,901 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Badiangan ranks 572nd by 2020 population. Iloilo 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.