Barangay Payao

Situated in City of Batac, Ilocos Norte, Barangay Payao is one of 43 barangays that make up the city within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Payao had a population of 1,457. This made it the 13th largest of 43 barangays in City of Batac by population, placing it in the upper half of the city. Residents of Barangay Payao accounted for approximately 2.63% of the total population of City of Batac, which stood at 55,484 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Payao moving from 1,384 residents to 1,457 residents, an intercensal change of +5.3%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Payao is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Batac is a city comprising 43 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Payao, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Ilocos Norte, which contains 559 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Payao ranks 118th by 2020 population. Ilocos Norte 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.