Barangay Buaya

Situated in Carles, Iloilo, Barangay Buaya is one of 33 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Buaya had a population of 1,376. This made it the 26th largest of 33 barangays in Carles by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Buaya accounted for approximately 1.89% of the total population of Carles, which stood at 72,637 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Buaya changed from 1,281 to 1,376, a shift of +7.4% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Carles. Barangay Buaya is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Carles is a municipality comprising 33 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Buaya, 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 Buaya ranks 519th 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Buaya is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.