Barangay Nayon

Barangay Nayon is a small barangay in the municipality of Lamut, located in the province of Ifugao, in the CAR region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Nayon had a population of 1,219. This made it the 11th largest of 18 barangays in Lamut by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Nayon accounted for approximately 4.65% of the total population of Lamut, which stood at 26,235 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Nayon changed from 1,171 to 1,219, a shift of +4.1% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Lamut. Barangay Nayon is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Lamut is a municipality comprising 18 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Nayon, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Ifugao, which contains 176 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Nayon ranks 71st by 2020 population. Ifugao is classified as a 3rd 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.