Barangay Maasin

Barangay Maasin is a small barangay in the City of Passi, located in the province of Iloilo, in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Maasin had a population of 772. This made it the 39th largest of 51 barangays in City of Passi by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Maasin accounted for approximately 0.87% 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 Maasin moving from 770 residents to 772 residents, an intercensal change of +0.3%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Maasin 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 Maasin, 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 Maasin ranks 990th 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 Maasin 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.