Barangay Namatay

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Namatay had a population of 1,429. This made it the 17th largest of 33 barangays in Dingle by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Namatay accounted for approximately 3.11% of the total population of Dingle, which stood at 45,965 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Namatay moving from 1,376 residents to 1,429 residents, an intercensal change of +3.9%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Namatay is officially classified 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 Namatay, 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 Namatay ranks 489th 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.