Barangay Zone VIII Pob.

Barangay Zone VIII Pob. forms part of Cabatuan, a municipality in Iloilo, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Zone VIII Pob. had a population of 202. This made it the 66th largest of 68 barangays in Cabatuan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Zone VIII Pob. accounted for approximately 0.33% of the total population of Cabatuan, which stood at 61,110 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Zone VIII Pob. moving from 133 residents to 202 residents, an intercensal change of +51.9%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Zone VIII Pob. is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Cabatuan is a municipality comprising 68 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Zone VIII Pob., 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 Zone VIII Pob. ranks 1661st 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.

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.