Barangay Ilayang Wasay

Situated in Buenavista, Quezon, Barangay Ilayang Wasay is one of 37 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Ilayang Wasay had a population of 714. This made it the 16th largest of 37 barangays in Buenavista by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Ilayang Wasay accounted for approximately 2.29% of the total population of Buenavista, which stood at 31,160 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Ilayang Wasay changed from 663 to 714, a shift of +7.7% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Buenavista. Barangay Ilayang Wasay is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Buenavista is a municipality comprising 37 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Ilayang Wasay, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Quezon, which contains 1,242 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Ilayang Wasay ranks 778th by 2020 population. Quezon is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Ilayang Wasay 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.