Barangay Pal-Agon

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Pal-Agon is one of the administrative divisions of Santa Barbara in Iloilo, Western Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Pal-Agon had a population of 812. This made it the 32nd largest of 60 barangays in Santa Barbara by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Pal-Agon accounted for approximately 1.20% of the total population of Santa Barbara, which stood at 67,630 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Pal-Agon changed from 731 to 812, a shift of +11.1% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Santa Barbara. Barangay Pal-Agon is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Santa Barbara is a municipality comprising 60 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Pal-Agon, 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 Pal-Agon ranks 951st 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 Pal-Agon 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.