Barangay Palo

Situated in Canaman, Camarines Sur, Barangay Palo is one of 24 barangays that make up the municipality within Bicol Region.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Palo had a population of 703. This made it the 19th largest of 24 barangays in Canaman by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Palo accounted for approximately 1.94% of the total population of Canaman, which stood at 36,205 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Palo changed from 735 to 703, a shift of -4.4% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Canaman. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Palo as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Canaman is a municipality comprising 24 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Palo, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Camarines Sur, which contains 1,063 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Palo ranks 879th by 2020 population. Camarines Sur 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.