Barangay Calampitao

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

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Calampitao had a population of 702. This made it the 20th largest of 33 barangays in Guimbal by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Calampitao accounted for approximately 2.00% of the total population of Guimbal, which stood at 35,022 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Calampitao changed from 782 to 702, a shift of -10.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Guimbal. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Calampitao 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 Calampitao, 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 Calampitao ranks 1055th 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 Calampitao 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.