Barangay Villa Laua-an

Classified as a very small barangay, Barangay Villa Laua-an is one of the administrative divisions of Patnongon in Antique, Western Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Villa Laua-an had a population of 357. This made it the 32nd largest of 36 barangays in Patnongon by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Villa Laua-an accounted for approximately 0.93% of the total population of Patnongon, which stood at 38,329 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Villa Laua-an changed from 340 to 357, a shift of +5.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Patnongon. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Villa Laua-an as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Patnongon is a municipality comprising 36 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Villa Laua-an, 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 Villa Laua-an ranks 499th 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.

Barangay Villa Laua-an 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.