Barangay Dapdapan

Situated in Lemery, Iloilo, Barangay Dapdapan is one of 31 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Dapdapan had a population of 579. This made it the 25th largest of 31 barangays in Lemery by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Dapdapan accounted for approximately 1.84% of the total population of Lemery, which stood at 31,414 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Dapdapan moving from 572 residents to 579 residents, an intercensal change of +1.2%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Dapdapan 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 Dapdapan, 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 Dapdapan ranks 1190th 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 Dapdapan 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.