Barangay Monte-Magapa

Barangay Monte-Magapa forms part of Janiuay, a municipality in Iloilo, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Monte-Magapa had a population of 1,528. This made it the 12th largest of 60 barangays in Janiuay by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Monte-Magapa accounted for approximately 2.29% of the total population of Janiuay, which stood at 66,786 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 1,430 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 1,528 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +6.9%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Monte-Magapa is officially classified 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 Monte-Magapa, 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 Monte-Magapa ranks 426th 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 Monte-Magapa 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.