Barangay Baculin

Barangay Baculin forms part of Hinatuan, a municipality in Surigao Del Sur, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Baculin had a population of 1,365. This made it the 15th largest of 24 barangays in Hinatuan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Baculin accounted for approximately 3.11% of the total population of Hinatuan, which stood at 43,841 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Baculin changed from 1,302 to 1,365, a shift of +4.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Hinatuan. Barangay Baculin is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Hinatuan is a municipality comprising 24 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Baculin, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Surigao Del Sur, which contains 309 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Baculin ranks 172nd by 2020 population. Surigao Del Sur 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.