Barangay Astorga

Situated in Badiangan, Iloilo, Barangay Astorga is one of 31 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Astorga had a population of 672. This made it the 20th largest of 31 barangays in Badiangan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Astorga accounted for approximately 2.48% of the total population of Badiangan, which stood at 27,056 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Astorga moving from 623 residents to 672 residents, an intercensal change of +7.9%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Astorga is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Badiangan is a municipality comprising 31 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Astorga, 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 Astorga ranks 1082nd 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Astorga 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.