Barangay Upper Bantawon

Situated in Hinunangan, Southern Leyte, Barangay Upper Bantawon is one of 40 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Upper Bantawon had a population of 144. This made it the 40th largest of 40 barangays in Hinunangan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Upper Bantawon accounted for approximately 0.49% of the total population of Hinunangan, which stood at 29,149 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Upper Bantawon moving from 170 residents to 144 residents, an intercensal change of -15.3%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Upper Bantawon as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Hinunangan is a municipality comprising 40 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Upper Bantawon, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Southern Leyte, which contains 500 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Upper Bantawon ranks 487th by 2020 population. Southern Leyte is classified as a 3rd 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.