Barangay Batasan

Situated in Tubigon, Bohol, Barangay Batasan is one of 34 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Batasan had a population of 871. This made it the 23rd largest of 34 barangays in Tubigon by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Batasan accounted for approximately 1.82% of the total population of Tubigon, which stood at 47,886 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Batasan changed from 852 to 871, a shift of +2.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Tubigon. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Batasan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Tubigon is a municipality comprising 34 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Batasan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Bohol, which contains 1,109 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Batasan ranks 613th by 2020 population. Bohol 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.