Barangay Villa Ecleo

Barangay Villa Ecleo forms part of Basilisa, a municipality in Dinagat Islands, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Villa Ecleo had a population of 1,121. This made it the 18th largest of 27 barangays in Basilisa by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Villa Ecleo accounted for approximately 3.04% of the total population of Basilisa, which stood at 36,911 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Villa Ecleo moving from 955 residents to 1,121 residents, an intercensal change of +17.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Villa Ecleo is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Basilisa is a municipality comprising 27 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Villa Ecleo, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Dinagat Islands, which contains 100 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Villa Ecleo ranks 51st by 2020 population. Dinagat Islands is classified as a 4th by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Villa Ecleo 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.