Barangay Cata-an

Situated in San Joaquin, Iloilo, Barangay Cata-an is one of 85 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cata-an had a population of 1,276. This made it the 10th largest of 85 barangays in San Joaquin by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cata-an accounted for approximately 2.43% of the total population of San Joaquin, which stood at 52,617 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Cata-an changed from 1,282 to 1,276, a shift of -0.5% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with broadly stable populations in San Joaquin. Barangay Cata-an is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Joaquin is a municipality comprising 85 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cata-an, 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 Cata-an ranks 589th 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 Cata-an 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.