Barangay Guinhulacan

Situated in Bingawan, Iloilo, Barangay Guinhulacan is one of 14 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Guinhulacan had a population of 811. This made it the 8th largest of 14 barangays in Bingawan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Guinhulacan accounted for approximately 5.02% of the total population of Bingawan, which stood at 16,164 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Guinhulacan moving from 728 residents to 811 residents, an intercensal change of +11.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Guinhulacan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Bingawan is a municipality comprising 14 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Guinhulacan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Iloilo, which contains 1,901 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Guinhulacan ranks 952nd by 2020 population. Iloilo is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Guinhulacan 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.