Barangay Balaring

Barangay Balaring is a small barangay in the municipality of Ivisan, located in the province of Capiz, in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Balaring had a population of 1,686. This made it the 11th largest of 15 barangays in Ivisan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Balaring accounted for approximately 5.39% of the total population of Ivisan, which stood at 31,278 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Balaring changed from 1,634 to 1,686, a shift of +3.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Ivisan. Barangay Balaring is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Ivisan is a municipality comprising 15 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Balaring, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Capiz, which contains 473 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Balaring ranks 152nd by 2020 population. Capiz 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.