Barangay Amas

Situated in Brooke's Point, Palawan, Barangay Amas is one of 18 barangays that make up the municipality within MIMAROPA Region.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Amas had a population of 2,491. This made it the 16th largest of 18 barangays in Brooke's Point by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Amas accounted for approximately 3.37% of the total population of Brooke's Point, which stood at 73,994 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Amas moving from 2,157 residents to 2,491 residents, an intercensal change of +15.5%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Amas as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Brooke's Point is a municipality comprising 18 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Amas, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Palawan, which contains 433 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Amas ranks 142nd by 2020 population. Palawan 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.