Barangay Jinalinan

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Jinalinan is one of the administrative divisions of Pandan in Antique, Western Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Jinalinan had a population of 1,015. This made it the 15th largest of 34 barangays in Pandan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Jinalinan accounted for approximately 2.82% of the total population of Pandan, which stood at 35,965 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Jinalinan moving from 1,013 residents to 1,015 residents, an intercensal change of +0.2%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Jinalinan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pandan is a municipality comprising 34 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Jinalinan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Antique, which contains 590 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Jinalinan ranks 226th by 2020 population. Antique is classified as a 2nd 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.