Barangay Dalayawon

Barangay Dalayawon forms part of Araceli, a municipality in Palawan, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Dalayawon had a population of 495. This made it the 12th largest of 13 barangays in Araceli by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Dalayawon accounted for approximately 3.43% of the total population of Araceli, which stood at 14,434 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Dalayawon changed from 474 to 495, a shift of +4.4% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Araceli. Barangay Dalayawon is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Araceli is a municipality comprising 13 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Dalayawon, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Palawan, which contains 433 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Dalayawon ranks 341st by 2020 population. Palawan is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Dalayawon is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.