Barangay Bantad

Situated in Gumaca, Quezon, Barangay Bantad is one of 59 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bantad had a population of 418. This made it the 39th largest of 59 barangays in Gumaca by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bantad accounted for approximately 0.58% of the total population of Gumaca, which stood at 71,942 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Bantad changed from 528 to 418, a shift of -20.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Gumaca. Barangay Bantad is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Gumaca is a municipality comprising 59 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bantad, 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 Bantad ranks 999th 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.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.