Barangay Orquia

Situated in San Remigio, Antique, Barangay Orquia is one of 45 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Orquia had a population of 204. This made it the 44th largest of 45 barangays in San Remigio by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Orquia accounted for approximately 0.60% of the total population of San Remigio, which stood at 34,045 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Orquia moving from 218 residents to 204 residents, an intercensal change of -6.4%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Orquia as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Remigio is a municipality comprising 45 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Orquia, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Antique, which contains 590 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Orquia ranks 561st by 2020 population. Antique is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Orquia 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.