Barangay Buluangan

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Buluangan had a population of 754. This made it the 19th largest of 33 barangays in Guimbal by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Buluangan accounted for approximately 2.15% of the total population of Guimbal, which stood at 35,022 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Buluangan moving from 733 residents to 754 residents, an intercensal change of +2.9%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Buluangan 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 Buluangan, 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 Buluangan ranks 1005th 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 Buluangan 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.