Barangay Poblacion

Situated in Baco, Oriental Mindoro, Barangay Poblacion is one of 27 barangays that make up the municipality within MIMAROPA Region.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Poblacion had a population of 2,860. This made it the 1st largest of 27 barangays in Baco by population, placing it among the most populous barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Poblacion accounted for approximately 7.18% of the total population of Baco, which stood at 39,817 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Poblacion changed from 3,021 to 2,860, a shift of -5.3% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Baco. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Poblacion as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Baco is a municipality comprising 27 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Poblacion, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Oriental Mindoro, which contains 426 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Poblacion ranks 95th by 2020 population. Oriental Mindoro 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.