Barangay Bayawas

Situated in Pilar, Sorsogon, Barangay Bayawas is one of 49 barangays that make up the municipality within Bicol Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bayawas had a population of 342. This made it the 49th largest of 49 barangays in Pilar by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bayawas accounted for approximately 0.45% of the total population of Pilar, which stood at 75,793 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Bayawas changed from 311 to 342, a shift of +10.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Pilar. Barangay Bayawas is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pilar is a municipality comprising 49 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bayawas, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Sorsogon, which contains 541 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bayawas ranks 525th by 2020 population. Sorsogon 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.