Barangay Male

Barangay Male is a very small barangay in the municipality of Tubungan, located in the province of Iloilo, in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Male had a population of 268. This made it the 39th largest of 48 barangays in Tubungan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Male accounted for approximately 1.16% of the total population of Tubungan, which stood at 23,021 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 247 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 268 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +8.5%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Male is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Tubungan is a municipality comprising 48 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Male, 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 Male ranks 1600th 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.