Barangay Quinar-Upan

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Quinar-Upan had a population of 1,462. This made it the 3rd largest of 14 barangays in Bingawan by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Quinar-Upan accounted for approximately 9.04% of the total population of Bingawan, which stood at 16,164 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Quinar-Upan moving from 1,478 residents to 1,462 residents, an intercensal change of -1.1%. The trajectory indicates a broadly stable community. Barangay Quinar-Upan is officially classified 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 Quinar-Upan, 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 Quinar-Upan ranks 462nd 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 Quinar-Upan 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.