Barangay Valderama

Barangay Valderama is a small barangay in the municipality of Culasi, located in the province of Antique, in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Valderama had a population of 1,156. This made it the 13th largest of 44 barangays in Culasi by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Valderama accounted for approximately 2.60% of the total population of Culasi, which stood at 44,494 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 989 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 1,156 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +16.9%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Valderama 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 Valderama, 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 Valderama ranks 183rd 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.

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.