Barangay Kuyot

Barangay Kuyot is a small barangay in the municipality of Janiuay, located in the province of Iloilo, in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Kuyot had a population of 1,077. This made it the 27th largest of 60 barangays in Janiuay by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Kuyot accounted for approximately 1.61% of the total population of Janiuay, which stood at 66,786 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Kuyot changed from 1,029 to 1,077, a shift of +4.7% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Janiuay. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Kuyot 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 Kuyot, 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 Kuyot ranks 706th 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.

Barangay Kuyot is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.