Barangay Fuentes*

Barangay Fuentes* forms part of Banate, a municipality in Iloilo, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Fuentes* had a population of 0. This made it the 18th largest of 18 barangays in Banate by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality.

Barangay Fuentes* is officially classified 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 Fuentes*, 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 Fuentes* ranks 1721st 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.