Barangay Central

Barangay Central is a small barangay in the municipality of Ajuy, located in the province of Iloilo, in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Central had a population of 1,378. This made it the 13th largest of 34 barangays in Ajuy by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Central accounted for approximately 2.58% 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 Central changed from 1,883 to 1,378, a shift of -26.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Ajuy. Barangay Central 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 Central, 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 Central ranks 518th 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.