Barangay Bucana Bunglas

Situated in Ajuy, Iloilo, Barangay Bucana Bunglas is one of 34 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bucana Bunglas had a population of 361. This made it the 34th largest of 34 barangays in Ajuy by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bucana Bunglas accounted for approximately 0.68% of the total population of Ajuy, which stood at 53,462 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Bucana Bunglas changed from 343 to 361, a shift of +5.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Ajuy. Barangay Bucana Bunglas is officially classified 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 Bucana Bunglas, 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 Bucana Bunglas ranks 1494th 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.