Barangay Banto

Barangay Banto forms part of Mogpog, a municipality in Marinduque, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Banto had a population of 315. This made it the 33rd largest of 37 barangays in Mogpog by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Banto accounted for approximately 0.91% of the total population of Mogpog, which stood at 34,516 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 320 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 315 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -1.6%, consistent with a broadly stable settlement. Barangay Banto is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Mogpog is a municipality comprising 37 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Banto, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Marinduque, which contains 218 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Banto ranks 203rd by 2020 population. Marinduque is classified as a 4th 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.