Barangay Vista Alegre

Barangay Vista Alegre forms part of Patnongon, a municipality in Antique, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Vista Alegre had a population of 447. This made it the 29th largest of 36 barangays in Patnongon by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Vista Alegre accounted for approximately 1.17% 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 Vista Alegre changed from 479 to 447, a shift of -6.7% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Patnongon. Barangay Vista Alegre is officially classified 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 Vista Alegre, 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 Vista Alegre ranks 462nd 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 Vista Alegre 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.