Barangay Palapas

Situated in Pio Duran, Albay, Barangay Palapas is one of 33 barangays that make up the municipality within Bicol Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Palapas had a population of 1,247. This made it the 15th largest of 33 barangays in Pio Duran by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Palapas accounted for approximately 2.54% of the total population of Pio Duran, which stood at 49,070 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Palapas moving from 1,181 residents to 1,247 residents, an intercensal change of +5.6%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Palapas is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pio Duran is a municipality comprising 33 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Palapas, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Albay, which contains 720 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Palapas ranks 429th by 2020 population. Albay is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Palapas 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.