Barangay Badio

Barangay Badio is a small barangay in the municipality of Numancia, located in the province of Aklan, in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Badio had a population of 1,872. This made it the 8th largest of 17 barangays in Numancia by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Badio accounted for approximately 5.24% of the total population of Numancia, which stood at 35,693 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Badio changed from 1,551 to 1,872, a shift of +20.7% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Numancia. Barangay Badio is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Numancia is a municipality comprising 17 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Badio, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Aklan, which contains 327 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Badio ranks 102nd by 2020 population. Aklan is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Badio 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.