Barangay Marirong

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Marirong had a population of 428. This made it the 41st largest of 85 barangays in Leon by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Marirong accounted for approximately 0.82% of the total population of Leon, which stood at 51,990 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Marirong moving from 397 residents to 428 residents, an intercensal change of +7.8%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Marirong 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 Marirong, 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 Marirong ranks 1422nd 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 Marirong 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.