Barangay Ipil

Barangay Ipil forms part of Batan, a municipality in Aklan, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Ipil had a population of 558. This made it the 19th largest of 20 barangays in Batan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Ipil accounted for approximately 1.67% of the total population of Batan, which stood at 33,484 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Ipil moving from 484 residents to 558 residents, an intercensal change of +15.3%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Ipil is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Batan is a municipality comprising 20 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Ipil, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Aklan, which contains 327 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Ipil ranks 288th by 2020 population. Aklan is classified as a 2nd 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.