Barangay Lincud

Situated in Dingle, Iloilo, Barangay Lincud is one of 33 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Lincud had a population of 1,788. This made it the 9th largest of 33 barangays in Dingle by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Lincud accounted for approximately 3.89% of the total population of Dingle, which stood at 45,965 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Lincud moving from 1,693 residents to 1,788 residents, an intercensal change of +5.6%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Lincud as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Dingle is a municipality comprising 33 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Lincud, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Iloilo, which contains 1,901 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Lincud ranks 336th by 2020 population. Iloilo 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.