Barangay Mahacot Silangan

Barangay Mahacot Silangan is a small barangay in the city of Batangas City, located in the province of Batangas, in the CALABARZON region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Mahacot Silangan had a population of 772. This made it the 75th largest of 105 barangays in Batangas City by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Mahacot Silangan accounted for approximately 0.22% of the total population of Batangas City, which stood at 351,437 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Mahacot Silangan moving from 741 residents to 772 residents, an intercensal change of +4.2%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Mahacot Silangan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Batangas City is a city comprising 105 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Mahacot Silangan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Batangas, which contains 1,078 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Mahacot Silangan ranks 943rd by 2020 population. Batangas 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.