Barangay Bantayan

Barangay Bantayan is a small barangay in the City of Tabaco, located in the province of Albay, in the Bicol Region region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bantayan had a population of 1,632. This made it the 31st largest of 47 barangays in City of Tabaco by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Bantayan accounted for approximately 1.16% of the total population of City of Tabaco, which stood at 140,961 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 1,645 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 1,632 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -0.8%, consistent with a broadly stable settlement. Barangay Bantayan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Tabaco is a city comprising 47 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bantayan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Albay, which contains 720 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bantayan ranks 308th by 2020 population. Albay is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Bantayan 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.