Barangay Apar

Barangay Apar forms part of Lobo, a municipality in Batangas, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Apar had a population of 1,035. This made it the 18th largest of 26 barangays in Lobo by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Apar accounted for approximately 2.54% of the total population of Lobo, which stood at 40,736 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Apar moving from 1,176 residents to 1,035 residents, an intercensal change of -12.0%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Apar is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Lobo is a municipality comprising 26 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Apar, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Batangas, which contains 1,078 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Apar ranks 858th by 2020 population. Batangas is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Apar 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.