Barangay Pinilayan

Barangay Pinilayan forms part of Quezon, a municipality in Bukidnon, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Pinilayan had a population of 1,404. This made it the 25th largest of 31 barangays in Quezon by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Pinilayan accounted for approximately 1.28% of the total population of Quezon, which stood at 109,624 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Pinilayan changed from 1,110 to 1,404, a shift of +26.5% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Quezon. Barangay Pinilayan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Quezon is a municipality comprising 31 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Pinilayan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Bukidnon, which contains 464 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Pinilayan ranks 340th by 2020 population. Bukidnon is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Pinilayan 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.