Barangay Paligawan

Situated in Silang, Cavite, Barangay Paligawan is one of 64 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Paligawan had a population of 1,495. This made it the 58th largest of 64 barangays in Silang by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Paligawan accounted for approximately 0.51% of the total population of Silang, which stood at 295,644 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Paligawan changed from 1,262 to 1,495, a shift of +18.5% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Silang. Barangay Paligawan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Silang is a municipality comprising 64 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Paligawan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cavite, which contains 829 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Paligawan ranks 603rd by 2020 population. Cavite is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Paligawan 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.