Barangay Mahabang Dahilig

Situated in Lemery, Batangas, Barangay Mahabang Dahilig is one of 46 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Mahabang Dahilig had a population of 1,784. This made it the 25th largest of 46 barangays in Lemery by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Mahabang Dahilig accounted for approximately 1.91% of the total population of Lemery, which stood at 93,186 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Mahabang Dahilig changed from 1,873 to 1,784, a shift of -4.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Lemery. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Mahabang Dahilig 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 Mahabang Dahilig, 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 Mahabang Dahilig ranks 609th 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.