Barangay Agkilo

Situated in Panitan, Capiz, Barangay Agkilo is one of 26 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Agkilo had a population of 1,154. This made it the 20th largest of 26 barangays in Panitan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Agkilo accounted for approximately 2.71% of the total population of Panitan, which stood at 42,565 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Agkilo moving from 1,150 residents to 1,154 residents, an intercensal change of +0.3%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Agkilo as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Panitan is a municipality comprising 26 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Agkilo, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Capiz, which contains 473 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Agkilo ranks 277th by 2020 population. Capiz 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.