Barangay Payapa Ibaba

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Payapa Ibaba had a population of 2,362. This made it the 14th largest of 46 barangays in Lemery by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Payapa Ibaba accounted for approximately 2.53% of the total population of Lemery, which stood at 93,186 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Payapa Ibaba moving from 2,089 residents to 2,362 residents, an intercensal change of +13.1%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Payapa Ibaba 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 Payapa Ibaba, 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 Payapa Ibaba ranks 419th 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Payapa Ibaba is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.