Barangay Gua

Situated in Barbaza, Antique, Barangay Gua is one of 39 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Gua had a population of 1,242. This made it the 5th largest of 39 barangays in Barbaza by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Gua accounted for approximately 5.32% of the total population of Barbaza, which stood at 23,359 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Gua moving from 1,309 residents to 1,242 residents, an intercensal change of -5.1%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Gua is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Barbaza is a municipality comprising 39 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Gua, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Antique, which contains 590 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Gua ranks 162nd by 2020 population. Antique is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Gua is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.