Barangay Tubigan Ibaba

Barangay Tubigan Ibaba forms part of Macalelon, a municipality in Quezon, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Tubigan Ibaba had a population of 602. This made it the 19th largest of 30 barangays in Macalelon by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tubigan Ibaba accounted for approximately 2.20% of the total population of Macalelon, which stood at 27,312 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Tubigan Ibaba moving from 484 residents to 602 residents, an intercensal change of +24.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Tubigan Ibaba 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 Tubigan Ibaba, 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 Tubigan Ibaba ranks 859th 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 Tubigan Ibaba 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.