Barangay Gines

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Gines had a population of 376. This made it the 46th largest of 85 barangays in Leon by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Gines accounted for approximately 0.72% 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 Gines changed from 334 to 376, a shift of +12.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Leon. Barangay Gines 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 Gines, 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 Gines ranks 1484th 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 Gines 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.