Barangay Diaro

Situated in Malinao, Albay, Barangay Diaro is one of 29 barangays that make up the municipality within Bicol Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Diaro had a population of 875. This made it the 23rd largest of 29 barangays in Malinao by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Diaro accounted for approximately 1.85% of the total population of Malinao, which stood at 47,395 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 889 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 875 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -1.6%, consistent with a broadly stable settlement. Barangay Diaro is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Malinao is a municipality comprising 29 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Diaro, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Albay, which contains 720 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Diaro ranks 535th by 2020 population. Albay is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Diaro 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.