Barangay Baclas

Barangay Baclas is a small barangay in the municipality of Calaca, located in the province of Batangas, in the CALABARZON region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Baclas had a population of 1,735. This made it the 22nd largest of 40 barangays in Calaca by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Baclas accounted for approximately 1.99% of the total population of Calaca, which stood at 87,361 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Baclas changed from 1,688 to 1,735, a shift of +2.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Calaca. Barangay Baclas is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Calaca is a municipality comprising 40 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Baclas, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Batangas, which contains 1,078 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Baclas ranks 626th by 2020 population. Batangas 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.