Barangay Cabutongan

Barangay Cabutongan forms part of Leon, a municipality in Iloilo, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cabutongan had a population of 207. This made it the 81st largest of 85 barangays in Leon by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cabutongan accounted for approximately 0.40% of the total population of Leon, which stood at 51,990 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Cabutongan moving from 183 residents to 207 residents, an intercensal change of +13.1%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Cabutongan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Leon is a municipality comprising 85 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cabutongan, 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 Cabutongan ranks 1657th 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.

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.