Barangay Adela

Situated in Rizal, Occidental Mindoro, Barangay Adela is one of 11 barangays that make up the municipality within MIMAROPA Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Adela had a population of 4,199. This made it the 3rd largest of 11 barangays in Rizal by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Adela accounted for approximately 10.39% of the total population of Rizal, which stood at 40,429 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Adela moving from 3,451 residents to 4,199 residents, an intercensal change of +21.7%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Adela is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Rizal is a municipality comprising 11 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Adela, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Occidental Mindoro, which contains 164 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Adela ranks 40th by 2020 population. Occidental Mindoro is classified as a 2nd 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.