Barangay Tagbalili

Situated in Esperanza, Agusan Del Sur, Barangay Tagbalili is one of 47 barangays that make up the municipality within Caraga.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Tagbalili had a population of 1,051. This made it the 22nd largest of 47 barangays in Esperanza by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tagbalili accounted for approximately 1.77% of the total population of Esperanza, which stood at 59,353 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Tagbalili changed from 546 to 1,051, a shift of +92.5% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Esperanza. Barangay Tagbalili is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Esperanza is a municipality comprising 47 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Tagbalili, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Agusan Del Sur, which contains 314 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Tagbalili ranks 233rd by 2020 population. Agusan Del Sur 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.