Barangay Naasug

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Naasug is one of the administrative divisions of Malay in Aklan, Western Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Naasug had a population of 715. This made it the 16th largest of 17 barangays in Malay by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Naasug accounted for approximately 1.19% of the total population of Malay, which stood at 60,077 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Naasug changed from 557 to 715, a shift of +28.4% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Malay. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Naasug as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Malay is a municipality comprising 17 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Naasug, 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 Naasug ranks 272nd 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.