Barangay Inocencio Salud

Barangay Inocencio Salud is a mid-sized barangay in the municipality of Gen. Mariano Alvarez, located in the province of Cavite, in the CALABARZON region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Inocencio Salud had a population of 2,567. This made it the 26th largest of 27 barangays in Gen. Mariano Alvarez by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Inocencio Salud accounted for approximately 1.49% 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 Inocencio Salud changed from 2,488 to 2,567, a shift of +3.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Gen. Mariano Alvarez. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Inocencio Salud 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 Inocencio Salud, 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 Inocencio Salud ranks 412th 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.

Barangay Inocencio Salud 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.