Barangay Tigbawan

Barangay Tigbawan forms part of Madalag, a municipality in Aklan, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Tigbawan had a population of 720. This made it the 11th largest of 25 barangays in Madalag by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tigbawan accounted for approximately 3.81% of the total population of Madalag, which stood at 18,890 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Tigbawan changed from 677 to 720, a shift of +6.4% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Madalag. Barangay Tigbawan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Madalag is a municipality comprising 25 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Tigbawan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Aklan, which contains 327 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Tigbawan ranks 271st by 2020 population. Aklan is classified as a 2nd 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.