Barangay Rawis

Situated in Libon, Albay, Barangay Rawis is one of 47 barangays that make up the municipality within Bicol Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Rawis had a population of 2,402. This made it the 8th largest of 47 barangays in Libon by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Rawis accounted for approximately 3.20% of the total population of Libon, which stood at 75,073 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Rawis changed from 2,250 to 2,402, a shift of +6.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Libon. Barangay Rawis is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Libon is a municipality comprising 47 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Rawis, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Albay, which contains 720 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Rawis ranks 173rd by 2020 population. Albay is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Rawis is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.