Barangay Panlayaan

Situated in City of Sorsogon, Sorsogon, Barangay Panlayaan is one of 64 barangays that make up the city within Bicol Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Panlayaan had a population of 1,591. This made it the 45th largest of 64 barangays in City of Sorsogon by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Panlayaan accounted for approximately 0.87% of the total population of City of Sorsogon, which stood at 182,237 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 1,524 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 1,591 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +4.4%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Panlayaan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Sorsogon is a city comprising 64 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Panlayaan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Sorsogon, which contains 541 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Panlayaan ranks 182nd by 2020 population. Sorsogon is classified as a 2nd 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.