Barangay Guintigbasan

Barangay Guintigbasan is a small barangay in the municipality of Santa Fe, located in the province of Romblon, in the MIMAROPA Region region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Guintigbasan had a population of 754. This made it the 11th largest of 11 barangays in Santa Fe by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Guintigbasan accounted for approximately 4.24% of the total population of Santa Fe, which stood at 17,802 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Guintigbasan moving from 741 residents to 754 residents, an intercensal change of +1.8%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Guintigbasan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Santa Fe is a municipality comprising 11 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Guintigbasan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Romblon, which contains 219 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Guintigbasan ranks 166th by 2020 population. Romblon is classified as a 3rd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Guintigbasan 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.