Barangay Elefante

Barangay Elefante forms part of Banayoyo, a municipality in Ilocos Sur, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Elefante had a population of 618. This made it the 5th largest of 14 barangays in Banayoyo by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Elefante accounted for approximately 7.79% of the total population of Banayoyo, which stood at 7,931 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Elefante changed from 572 to 618, a shift of +8.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Banayoyo. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Elefante as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Banayoyo is a municipality comprising 14 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Elefante, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Ilocos Sur, which contains 768 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Elefante ranks 493rd by 2020 population. Ilocos Sur 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.