Barangay Payapa

Classified as a mid-sized barangay, Barangay Payapa is one of the administrative divisions of Padre Garcia in Batangas, CALABARZON, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Payapa had a population of 3,500. This made it the 7th largest of 18 barangays in Padre Garcia by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Payapa accounted for approximately 6.75% of the total population of Padre Garcia, which stood at 51,853 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Payapa moving from 3,071 residents to 3,500 residents, an intercensal change of +14.0%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Payapa as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Padre Garcia is a municipality comprising 18 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Payapa, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Batangas, which contains 1,078 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Payapa ranks 229th by 2020 population. Batangas 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.