Barangay Bongco

Situated in Pototan, Iloilo, Barangay Bongco is one of 50 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bongco had a population of 1,775. This made it the 18th largest of 50 barangays in Pototan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bongco accounted for approximately 2.27% of the total population of Pototan, which stood at 78,298 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Bongco moving from 1,546 residents to 1,775 residents, an intercensal change of +14.8%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Bongco is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pototan is a municipality comprising 50 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bongco, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Iloilo, which contains 1,901 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bongco ranks 337th by 2020 population. Iloilo is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Bongco 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.