Barangay Navotas

Barangay Navotas forms part of City of Calapan, a city in Oriental Mindoro, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Navotas had a population of 810. This made it the 53rd largest of 62 barangays in City of Calapan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Navotas accounted for approximately 0.56% of the total population of City of Calapan, which stood at 145,786 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 765 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 810 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +5.9%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Navotas is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Calapan is a city comprising 62 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Navotas, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Oriental Mindoro, which contains 426 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Navotas ranks 383rd by 2020 population. Oriental Mindoro 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 Navotas 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.