Barangay Las Salinas Norte

Barangay Las Salinas Norte forms part of Loay, a municipality in Bohol, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Las Salinas Norte had a population of 239. This made it the 24th largest of 24 barangays in Loay by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Las Salinas Norte accounted for approximately 1.34% of the total population of Loay, which stood at 17,855 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Las Salinas Norte changed from 272 to 239, a shift of -12.1% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Loay. Barangay Las Salinas Norte is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Loay is a municipality comprising 24 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Las Salinas Norte, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Bohol, which contains 1,109 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Las Salinas Norte ranks 1080th by 2020 population. Bohol 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 Las Salinas Norte 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.