Barangay Bongol San Miguel

Situated in Guimbal, Iloilo, Barangay Bongol San Miguel is one of 33 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bongol San Miguel had a population of 374. This made it the 32nd largest of 33 barangays in Guimbal by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bongol San Miguel accounted for approximately 1.07% of the total population of Guimbal, which stood at 35,022 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Bongol San Miguel moving from 411 residents to 374 residents, an intercensal change of -9.0%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Bongol San Miguel is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Guimbal is a municipality comprising 33 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bongol San Miguel, 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 Bongol San Miguel ranks 1486th 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.

Barangay Bongol San Miguel 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.