Barangay Initan

Situated in Sibalom, Antique, Barangay Initan is one of 76 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Initan had a population of 566. This made it the 47th largest of 76 barangays in Sibalom by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Initan accounted for approximately 0.89% of the total population of Sibalom, which stood at 63,833 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Initan moving from 515 residents to 566 residents, an intercensal change of +9.9%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Initan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Sibalom is a municipality comprising 76 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Initan, 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 Initan ranks 391st 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.

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.