Barangay Palale Ibaba

Situated in City of Tayabas, Quezon, Barangay Palale Ibaba is one of 66 barangays that make up the city within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Palale Ibaba had a population of 3,976. This made it the 9th largest of 66 barangays in City of Tayabas by population, placing it in the upper half of the city. Residents of Barangay Palale Ibaba accounted for approximately 3.53% of the total population of City of Tayabas, which stood at 112,658 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Palale Ibaba changed from 3,737 to 3,976, a shift of +6.4% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in City of Tayabas. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Palale Ibaba as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Tayabas is a city comprising 66 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Palale Ibaba, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Quezon, which contains 1,242 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Palale Ibaba ranks 104th by 2020 population. Quezon is classified as a 1st 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.