Barangay La Fortuna

Barangay La Fortuna forms part of Barotac Viejo, a municipality in Iloilo, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay La Fortuna had a population of 1,431. This made it the 16th largest of 26 barangays in Barotac Viejo by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay La Fortuna accounted for approximately 2.94% of the total population of Barotac Viejo, which stood at 48,614 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay La Fortuna changed from 1,448 to 1,431, a shift of -1.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with broadly stable populations in Barotac Viejo. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay La Fortuna as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Barotac Viejo is a municipality comprising 26 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay La Fortuna, 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 La Fortuna ranks 488th 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.