Barangay Palale

Barangay Palale forms part of Bulan, a municipality in Sorsogon, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Palale had a population of 574. This made it the 57th largest of 63 barangays in Bulan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Palale accounted for approximately 0.55% of the total population of Bulan, which stood at 105,190 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Palale changed from 604 to 574, a shift of -5.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Bulan. Barangay Palale is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Bulan is a municipality comprising 63 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Palale, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Sorsogon, which contains 541 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Palale ranks 465th by 2020 population. Sorsogon is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Palale 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.