Barangay Fundacion

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

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Fundacion had a population of 209. This made it the 50th largest of 50 barangays in Pototan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Fundacion accounted for approximately 0.27% of the total population of Pototan, which stood at 78,298 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Fundacion changed from 234 to 209, a shift of -10.7% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Pototan. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Fundacion 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 Fundacion, 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 Fundacion ranks 1654th 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Fundacion is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.