Barangay Payatan

Barangay Payatan is a mid-sized barangay in the municipality of Goa, located in the province of Camarines Sur, in the Bicol Region region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Payatan had a population of 2,563. This made it the 9th largest of 34 barangays in Goa by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Payatan accounted for approximately 3.59% of the total population of Goa, which stood at 71,368 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Payatan moving from 2,080 residents to 2,563 residents, an intercensal change of +23.2%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Payatan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Goa is a municipality comprising 34 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Payatan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Camarines Sur, which contains 1,063 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Payatan ranks 227th by 2020 population. Camarines 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.