Barangay Santo Niño

Barangay Santo Niño is a mid-sized barangay in the municipality of Naval, located in the province of Biliran, in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Santo Niño had a population of 3,023. This made it the 6th largest of 26 barangays in Naval by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santo Niño accounted for approximately 5.20% of the total population of Naval, which stood at 58,187 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Santo Niño moving from 2,960 residents to 3,023 residents, an intercensal change of +2.1%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Santo Niño is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Naval is a municipality comprising 26 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Santo Niño, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Biliran, which contains 132 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Santo Niño ranks 10th by 2020 population. Biliran is classified as a 4th by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Santo Niño 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.