Barangay Mambiranan

Barangay Mambiranan 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 Philippine census, Barangay Mambiranan had a population of 864. This made it the 34th largest of 59 barangays in Calinog by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Mambiranan accounted for approximately 1.37% of the total population of Calinog, which stood at 62,853 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Mambiranan moving from 978 residents to 864 residents, an intercensal change of -11.7%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Mambiranan 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 Mambiranan, 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 Mambiranan ranks 887th 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 Mambiranan 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.