Barangay Benjamin Tirona

Situated in Gen. Mariano Alvarez, Cavite, Barangay Benjamin Tirona is one of 27 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Benjamin Tirona had a population of 2,924. This made it the 24th largest of 27 barangays in Gen. Mariano Alvarez by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Benjamin Tirona accounted for approximately 1.70% of the total population of Gen. Mariano Alvarez, which stood at 172,433 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Benjamin Tirona changed from 2,735 to 2,924, a shift of +6.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Gen. Mariano Alvarez. Barangay Benjamin Tirona is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Gen. Mariano Alvarez is a municipality comprising 27 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Benjamin Tirona, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cavite, which contains 829 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Benjamin Tirona ranks 376th by 2020 population. Cavite 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.