Barangay Mainit

Barangay Mainit forms part of Brooke's Point, a municipality in Palawan, and is classified as a mid-sized barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Mainit had a population of 3,028. This made it the 13th largest of 18 barangays in Brooke's Point by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Mainit accounted for approximately 4.09% of the total population of Brooke's Point, which stood at 73,994 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Mainit changed from 2,956 to 3,028, a shift of +2.4% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Brooke's Point. Barangay Mainit is officially classified 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 Mainit, 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 Mainit ranks 108th 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.