Barangay Amguid

Situated in City of Candon, Ilocos Sur, Barangay Amguid is one of 42 barangays that make up the city within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Amguid had a population of 686. This made it the 35th largest of 42 barangays in City of Candon by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Amguid accounted for approximately 1.12% of the total population of City of Candon, which stood at 61,432 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Amguid changed from 699 to 686, a shift of -1.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with broadly stable populations in City of Candon. Barangay Amguid is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Candon is a city comprising 42 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Amguid, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Ilocos Sur, which contains 768 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Amguid ranks 440th by 2020 population. Ilocos Sur 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 Amguid 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.