Barangay Coto

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Coto had a population of 780. This made it the 38th largest of 73 barangays in Lambunao by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Coto accounted for approximately 0.96% of the total population of Lambunao, which stood at 81,236 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Coto moving from 607 residents to 780 residents, an intercensal change of +28.5%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Coto 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 Coto, 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 Coto ranks 979th 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 Coto 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.