Barangay Salazar

Barangay Salazar is a small barangay in the municipality of Tibiao, located in the province of Antique, in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Salazar had a population of 717. This made it the 16th largest of 21 barangays in Tibiao by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Salazar accounted for approximately 2.50% of the total population of Tibiao, which stood at 28,703 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Salazar changed from 585 to 717, a shift of +22.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Tibiao. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Salazar as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Tibiao is a municipality comprising 21 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Salazar, 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 Salazar ranks 318th 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Salazar 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.