Barangay Balanacan

Situated in Unisan, Quezon, Barangay Balanacan is one of 36 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Balanacan had a population of 574. This made it the 18th largest of 36 barangays in Unisan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Balanacan accounted for approximately 2.26% of the total population of Unisan, which stood at 25,448 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Balanacan changed from 480 to 574, a shift of +19.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Unisan. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Balanacan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Unisan is a municipality comprising 36 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Balanacan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Quezon, which contains 1,242 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Balanacan ranks 877th by 2020 population. Quezon 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.