Barangay Marapal

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Marapal had a population of 965. This made it the 16th largest of 31 barangays in Lemery by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Marapal accounted for approximately 3.07% of the total population of Lemery, which stood at 31,414 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Marapal changed from 877 to 965, a shift of +10.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Lemery. Barangay Marapal 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 Marapal, 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 Marapal ranks 791st 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 Marapal 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.