Barangay Cogon

Situated in Lezo, Aklan, Barangay Cogon is one of 12 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cogon had a population of 870. This made it the 12th largest of 12 barangays in Lezo by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cogon accounted for approximately 5.56% of the total population of Lezo, which stood at 15,639 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Cogon moving from 970 residents to 870 residents, an intercensal change of -10.3%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Cogon is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Lezo is a municipality comprising 12 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cogon, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Aklan, which contains 327 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Cogon ranks 255th by 2020 population. Aklan is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Cogon 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.