Barangay Tentay

Barangay Tentay forms part of Sara, a municipality in Iloilo, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Tentay had a population of 1,088. This made it the 20th largest of 42 barangays in Sara by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tentay accounted for approximately 1.99% of the total population of Sara, which stood at 54,637 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Tentay changed from 949 to 1,088, a shift of +14.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Sara. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Tentay as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Sara is a municipality comprising 42 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Tentay, 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 Tentay ranks 697th 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.

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.