Barangay Pandaraonan

Situated in Nueva Valencia, Guimaras, Barangay Pandaraonan is one of 22 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Pandaraonan had a population of 1,355. This made it the 16th largest of 22 barangays in Nueva Valencia by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Pandaraonan accounted for approximately 3.17% of the total population of Nueva Valencia, which stood at 42,771 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Pandaraonan moving from 1,346 residents to 1,355 residents, an intercensal change of +0.7%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Pandaraonan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Nueva Valencia is a municipality comprising 22 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Pandaraonan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Guimaras, which contains 98 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Pandaraonan ranks 66th by 2020 population. Guimaras is classified as a 4th by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Pandaraonan is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.