Barangay Ubian

Situated in Maasin, Iloilo, Barangay Ubian is one of 50 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Ubian had a population of 813. This made it the 22nd largest of 50 barangays in Maasin by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Ubian accounted for approximately 2.11% of the total population of Maasin, which stood at 38,461 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Ubian moving from 897 residents to 813 residents, an intercensal change of -9.4%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Ubian is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Maasin is a municipality comprising 50 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Ubian, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Iloilo, which contains 1,901 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Ubian ranks 950th by 2020 population. Iloilo is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.