Barangay Caranas

Situated in Janiuay, Iloilo, Barangay Caranas is one of 60 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Caranas had a population of 808. This made it the 40th largest of 60 barangays in Janiuay by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Caranas accounted for approximately 1.21% of the total population of Janiuay, which stood at 66,786 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Caranas moving from 809 residents to 808 residents, an intercensal change of -0.1%. The trajectory indicates a broadly stable community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Caranas as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Janiuay is a municipality comprising 60 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Caranas, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Iloilo, which contains 1,901 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Caranas ranks 959th by 2020 population. Iloilo 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.