Barangay Anak-Dagat

Situated in Lemery, Batangas, Barangay Anak-Dagat is one of 46 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Anak-Dagat had a population of 1,705. This made it the 28th largest of 46 barangays in Lemery by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Anak-Dagat accounted for approximately 1.83% of the total population of Lemery, which stood at 93,186 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Anak-Dagat moving from 1,803 residents to 1,705 residents, an intercensal change of -5.4%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Anak-Dagat 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 46 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Anak-Dagat, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Batangas, which contains 1,078 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Anak-Dagat ranks 638th by 2020 population. Batangas 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.