Barangay Guinobatan

Situated in Leganes, Iloilo, Barangay Guinobatan is one of 18 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Guinobatan had a population of 2,399. This made it the 5th largest of 18 barangays in Leganes by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Guinobatan accounted for approximately 6.91% of the total population of Leganes, which stood at 34,725 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Guinobatan moving from 2,545 residents to 2,399 residents, an intercensal change of -5.7%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Guinobatan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Leganes is a municipality comprising 18 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Guinobatan, 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 Guinobatan ranks 178th 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.

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.