Barangay Poblacion I

Barangay Poblacion I forms part of Balabac, a municipality in Palawan, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Poblacion I had a population of 272. This made it the 20th largest of 20 barangays in Balabac by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Poblacion I accounted for approximately 0.64% of the total population of Balabac, which stood at 42,527 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Poblacion I changed from 236 to 272, a shift of +15.3% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Balabac. Barangay Poblacion I is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Balabac is a municipality comprising 20 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Poblacion I, 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 Poblacion I ranks 360th 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.

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.