Barangay Nagbangi

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Nagbangi had a population of 605. This made it the 25th largest of 85 barangays in Leon by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Nagbangi accounted for approximately 1.16% of the total population of Leon, which stood at 51,990 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Nagbangi moving from 653 residents to 605 residents, an intercensal change of -7.4%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Nagbangi 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 Nagbangi, 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 Nagbangi ranks 1164th 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 Nagbangi 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.