Barangay Babanikhon

Barangay Babanikhon is a very small barangay in the municipality of Llorente, located in the province of Eastern Samar, in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Babanikhon had a population of 92. This made it the 33rd largest of 33 barangays in Llorente by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Babanikhon accounted for approximately 0.43% of the total population of Llorente, which stood at 21,459 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Babanikhon moving from 73 residents to 92 residents, an intercensal change of +26.0%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Babanikhon is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Llorente is a municipality comprising 33 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Babanikhon, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Eastern Samar, which contains 597 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Babanikhon ranks 594th by 2020 population. Eastern Samar is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Babanikhon 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.