Barangay Bucao

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Bucao is one of the administrative divisions of Polillo in Quezon, CALABARZON, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bucao had a population of 871. This made it the 17th largest of 20 barangays in Polillo by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bucao accounted for approximately 2.73% of the total population of Polillo, which stood at 31,908 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Bucao changed from 742 to 871, a shift of +17.4% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Polillo. Barangay Bucao is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Polillo is a municipality comprising 20 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bucao, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Quezon, which contains 1,242 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bucao ranks 673rd by 2020 population. Quezon is classified as a 1st 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.