Barangay Concepcion

Barangay Concepcion is a small barangay in the municipality of Belison, located in the province of Antique, in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Concepcion had a population of 1,275. This made it the 4th largest of 11 barangays in Belison by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Concepcion accounted for approximately 9.02% of the total population of Belison, which stood at 14,129 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Concepcion moving from 1,263 residents to 1,275 residents, an intercensal change of +1.0%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Concepcion is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Belison is a municipality comprising 11 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Concepcion, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Antique, which contains 590 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Concepcion ranks 154th by 2020 population. Antique 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.