Barangay Bayas

Situated in Estancia, Iloilo, Barangay Bayas is one of 25 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bayas had a population of 2,616. This made it the 10th largest of 25 barangays in Estancia by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bayas accounted for approximately 4.92% of the total population of Estancia, which stood at 53,200 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Bayas changed from 2,828 to 2,616, a shift of -7.5% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Estancia. Barangay Bayas is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Estancia is a municipality comprising 25 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bayas, 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 Bayas ranks 135th 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Bayas is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.