Barangay Batonan Norte

Situated in Culasi, Antique, Barangay Batonan Norte is one of 44 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Batonan Norte had a population of 635. This made it the 30th largest of 44 barangays in Culasi by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Batonan Norte accounted for approximately 1.43% of the total population of Culasi, which stood at 44,494 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Batonan Norte moving from 620 residents to 635 residents, an intercensal change of +2.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Batonan Norte is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Culasi is a municipality comprising 44 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Batonan Norte, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Antique, which contains 590 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Batonan Norte ranks 358th by 2020 population. Antique is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Batonan Norte 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.