Barangay Gemat-y

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Gemat-y is one of the administrative divisions of City of Passi in Iloilo, Western Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Gemat-y had a population of 1,224. This made it the 30th largest of 51 barangays in City of Passi by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Gemat-y accounted for approximately 1.38% of the total population of City of Passi, which stood at 88,873 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Gemat-y moving from 1,131 residents to 1,224 residents, an intercensal change of +8.2%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Gemat-y is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Passi is a city comprising 51 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Gemat-y, 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 Gemat-y ranks 615th 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.

Barangay Gemat-y 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.