Barangay Magubahay

Situated in Batan, Aklan, Barangay Magubahay is one of 20 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Magubahay had a population of 501. This made it the 20th largest of 20 barangays in Batan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Magubahay accounted for approximately 1.50% of the total population of Batan, which stood at 33,484 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Magubahay moving from 550 residents to 501 residents, an intercensal change of -8.9%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Magubahay 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 Magubahay, 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 Magubahay ranks 296th 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.

Barangay Magubahay 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.