Barangay Lira (Pob.)

Barangay Lira (Pob.) forms part of San Juan, a municipality in Ilocos Sur, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Lira (Pob.) had a population of 888. This made it the 15th largest of 32 barangays in San Juan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Lira (Pob.) accounted for approximately 3.33% of the total population of San Juan, which stood at 26,674 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Lira (Pob.) changed from 896 to 888, a shift of -0.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with broadly stable populations in San Juan. Barangay Lira (Pob.) is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Juan is a municipality comprising 32 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Lira (Pob.), including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Ilocos Sur, which contains 768 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Lira (Pob.) ranks 321st by 2020 population. Ilocos Sur 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.