Barangay Caratagan

Barangay Caratagan forms part of Calinog, a municipality in Iloilo, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Caratagan had a population of 625. This made it the 45th largest of 59 barangays in Calinog by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Caratagan accounted for approximately 0.99% 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 Caratagan changed from 670 to 625, a shift of -6.7% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Calinog. Barangay Caratagan is officially classified 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 Caratagan, 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 Caratagan ranks 1145th 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 Caratagan 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.