Barangay Villa Bota

Barangay Villa Bota forms part of Gumaca, a municipality in Quezon, and is classified as a mid-sized barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Villa Bota had a population of 3,093. This made it the 6th largest of 59 barangays in Gumaca by population, placing it among the most populous barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Villa Bota accounted for approximately 4.30% 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 Villa Bota changed from 2,835 to 3,093, a shift of +9.1% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Gumaca. Barangay Villa Bota 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 Villa Bota, 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 Villa Bota ranks 158th 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Villa Bota is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.