Barangay San Esteban

Barangay San Esteban is a small barangay in the municipality of Pilar, located in the province of Capiz, in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Esteban had a population of 1,893. This made it the 11th largest of 24 barangays in Pilar by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Esteban accounted for approximately 4.02% of the total population of Pilar, which stood at 47,100 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay San Esteban moving from 1,814 residents to 1,893 residents, an intercensal change of +4.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay San Esteban 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 24 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay San Esteban, 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 San Esteban ranks 127th 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.

Barangay San Esteban 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.