Barangay Garita I A

Situated in Maragondon, Cavite, Barangay Garita I A is one of 27 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Garita I A had a population of 1,783. This made it the 7th largest of 27 barangays in Maragondon by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Garita I A accounted for approximately 4.38% of the total population of Maragondon, which stood at 40,687 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Garita I A changed from 1,525 to 1,783, a shift of +16.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Maragondon. Barangay Garita I A is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Maragondon is a municipality comprising 27 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Garita I A, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cavite, which contains 829 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Garita I A ranks 541st by 2020 population. Cavite is classified as a 1st 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.