Barangay Lopez Vito

Barangay Lopez Vito forms part of San Joaquin, a municipality in Iloilo, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Lopez Vito had a population of 444. This made it the 46th largest of 85 barangays in San Joaquin by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Lopez Vito accounted for approximately 0.84% 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 Lopez Vito changed from 489 to 444, a shift of -9.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in San Joaquin. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Lopez Vito 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 Lopez Vito, 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 Lopez Vito ranks 1395th 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 Lopez Vito 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.