Barangay Poscolon

Barangay Poscolon is a small barangay in the municipality of San Rafael, located in the province of Iloilo, in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Poscolon had a population of 1,011. This made it the 9th largest of 9 barangays in San Rafael by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Poscolon accounted for approximately 5.68% of the total population of San Rafael, which stood at 17,795 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 999 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 1,011 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +1.2%, consistent with a slowly expanding settlement. Barangay Poscolon is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Rafael is a municipality comprising 9 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Poscolon, 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 Poscolon ranks 755th 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 Poscolon 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.