Barangay Payawin

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Payawin is one of the administrative divisions of Gubat in Sorsogon, Bicol Region, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Payawin had a population of 1,537. This made it the 16th largest of 42 barangays in Gubat by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Payawin accounted for approximately 2.55% of the total population of Gubat, which stood at 60,294 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Payawin changed from 1,611 to 1,537, a shift of -4.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Gubat. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Payawin as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Gubat is a municipality comprising 42 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Payawin, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Sorsogon, which contains 541 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Payawin ranks 190th by 2020 population. Sorsogon is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Payawin 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.