Barangay Bolo

Situated in Catanauan, Quezon, Barangay Bolo is one of 46 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bolo had a population of 1,531. This made it the 20th largest of 46 barangays in Catanauan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bolo accounted for approximately 2.10% of the total population of Catanauan, which stood at 72,752 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Bolo moving from 1,351 residents to 1,531 residents, an intercensal change of +13.3%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Bolo is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Catanauan is a municipality comprising 46 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bolo, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Quezon, which contains 1,242 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bolo ranks 419th by 2020 population. Quezon is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Bolo 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.