Barangay Cayan Este

Situated in Lambunao, Iloilo, Barangay Cayan Este is one of 73 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cayan Este had a population of 551. This made it the 54th largest of 73 barangays in Lambunao by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cayan Este accounted for approximately 0.68% of the total population of Lambunao, which stood at 81,236 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Cayan Este moving from 520 residents to 551 residents, an intercensal change of +6.0%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Cayan Este is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Lambunao is a municipality comprising 73 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cayan Este, 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 Cayan Este ranks 1241st 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 Cayan Este 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.