Barangay Magdalena

Barangay Magdalena forms part of Anini-Y, a municipality in Antique, and is classified as a mid-sized barangay.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Magdalena had a population of 2,175. This made it the 1st largest of 23 barangays in Anini-Y by population, placing it among the most populous barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Magdalena accounted for approximately 9.88% of the total population of Anini-Y, which stood at 22,018 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Magdalena changed from 2,168 to 2,175, a shift of +0.3% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with slowly expanding populations in Anini-Y. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Magdalena as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Anini-Y is a municipality comprising 23 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Magdalena, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Antique, which contains 590 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Magdalena ranks 52nd by 2020 population. Antique is classified as a 2nd 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.