Barangay Dagatan

Situated in Liliw, Laguna, Barangay Dagatan is one of 33 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Dagatan had a population of 526. This made it the 22nd largest of 33 barangays in Liliw by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Dagatan accounted for approximately 1.33% of the total population of Liliw, which stood at 39,491 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Dagatan changed from 489 to 526, a shift of +7.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Liliw. Barangay Dagatan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Liliw is a municipality comprising 33 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Dagatan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Laguna, which contains 681 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Dagatan ranks 567th by 2020 population. Laguna is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Dagatan 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.