Barangay Padre Herrera

Classified as a very small barangay, Barangay Padre Herrera is one of the administrative divisions of Macalelon in Quezon, CALABARZON, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Padre Herrera had a population of 466. This made it the 25th largest of 30 barangays in Macalelon by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Padre Herrera accounted for approximately 1.71% of the total population of Macalelon, which stood at 27,312 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Padre Herrera changed from 557 to 466, a shift of -16.3% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Macalelon. Barangay Padre Herrera is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Macalelon is a municipality comprising 30 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Padre Herrera, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Quezon, which contains 1,242 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Padre Herrera ranks 957th by 2020 population. Quezon is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Padre Herrera 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.