Barangay Salakan

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Salakan is one of the administrative divisions of Guinayangan in Quezon, CALABARZON, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Salakan had a population of 920. This made it the 13th largest of 54 barangays in Guinayangan by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Salakan accounted for approximately 2.09% of the total population of Guinayangan, which stood at 44,045 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Salakan moving from 990 residents to 920 residents, an intercensal change of -7.1%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Salakan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Guinayangan is a municipality comprising 54 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Salakan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Quezon, which contains 1,242 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Salakan ranks 643rd by 2020 population. Quezon is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Salakan 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.