Barangay Alcantara

Barangay Alcantara forms part of Lemery, a municipality in Iloilo, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Alcantara had a population of 1,325. This made it the 7th largest of 31 barangays in Lemery by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Alcantara accounted for approximately 4.22% of the total population of Lemery, which stood at 31,414 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Alcantara moving from 1,179 residents to 1,325 residents, an intercensal change of +12.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Alcantara is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Lemery is a municipality comprising 31 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Alcantara, 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 Alcantara ranks 550th 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 Alcantara 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.