Barangay Baybay

Situated in Makato, Aklan, Barangay Baybay is one of 18 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Baybay had a population of 2,302. This made it the 3rd largest of 18 barangays in Makato by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Baybay accounted for approximately 7.75% of the total population of Makato, which stood at 29,717 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Baybay moving from 2,077 residents to 2,302 residents, an intercensal change of +10.8%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Baybay is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Makato is a municipality comprising 18 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Baybay, 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 Baybay ranks 67th 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.

Barangay Baybay 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.