Barangay Camalongo

Barangay Camalongo is a small barangay in the municipality of Calinog, located in the province of Iloilo, in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Camalongo had a population of 1,120. This made it the 20th largest of 59 barangays in Calinog by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Camalongo accounted for approximately 1.78% of the total population of Calinog, which stood at 62,853 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Camalongo changed from 1,012 to 1,120, a shift of +10.7% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Calinog. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Camalongo as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Calinog is a municipality comprising 59 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Camalongo, 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 Camalongo ranks 673rd 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.

Barangay Camalongo 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.