Barangay Baac

Situated in Dueñas, Iloilo, Barangay Baac is one of 47 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 Baac had a population of 601. This made it the 22nd largest of 47 barangays in Dueñas by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Baac accounted for approximately 1.74% of the total population of Dueñas, which stood at 34,597 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Baac moving from 626 residents to 601 residents, an intercensal change of -4.0%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Baac as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Dueñas is a municipality comprising 47 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Baac, 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 Baac ranks 1169th 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.

Barangay Baac 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.