Barangay Bayawa

Situated in President Quirino, Sultan Kudarat, Barangay Bayawa is one of 19 barangays that make up the municipality within SOCCSKSARGEN.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bayawa had a population of 3,279. This made it the 2nd largest of 19 barangays in President Quirino by population, placing it among the most populous barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bayawa accounted for approximately 7.76% of the total population of President Quirino, which stood at 42,244 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Bayawa moving from 2,826 residents to 3,279 residents, an intercensal change of +16.0%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Bayawa is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

President Quirino is a municipality comprising 19 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bayawa, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Sultan Kudarat, which contains 249 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bayawa ranks 94th by 2020 population. Sultan Kudarat 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.