Barangay Lakip

Situated in Atimonan, Quezon, Barangay Lakip is one of 42 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Lakip had a population of 615. This made it the 29th largest of 42 barangays in Atimonan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Lakip accounted for approximately 0.96% of the total population of Atimonan, which stood at 64,260 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Lakip moving from 589 residents to 615 residents, an intercensal change of +4.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Lakip is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Atimonan is a municipality comprising 42 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Lakip, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Quezon, which contains 1,242 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Lakip ranks 849th by 2020 population. Quezon is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Lakip is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.