Barangay Cawilihan

Situated in Leon, Iloilo, Barangay Cawilihan is one of 85 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cawilihan had a population of 280. This made it the 64th largest of 85 barangays in Leon by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cawilihan accounted for approximately 0.54% of the total population of Leon, which stood at 51,990 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Cawilihan changed from 286 to 280, a shift of -2.1% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Leon. Barangay Cawilihan 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 Cawilihan, 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 Cawilihan ranks 1585th 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 Cawilihan 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.