Barangay Dugwakan

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Dugwakan is one of the administrative divisions of Banate in Iloilo, Western Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Dugwakan had a population of 828. This made it the 17th largest of 18 barangays in Banate by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Dugwakan accounted for approximately 2.48% of the total population of Banate, which stood at 33,376 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Dugwakan moving from 853 residents to 828 residents, an intercensal change of -2.9%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Dugwakan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Banate is a municipality comprising 18 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Dugwakan, 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 Dugwakan ranks 927th 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.

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.