Barangay Maputat

Barangay Maputat forms part of Unisan, a municipality in Quezon, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Maputat had a population of 695. This made it the 13th largest of 36 barangays in Unisan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Maputat accounted for approximately 2.73% of the total population of Unisan, which stood at 25,448 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Maputat moving from 681 residents to 695 residents, an intercensal change of +2.1%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Maputat is officially classified 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 Maputat, 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 Maputat ranks 794th 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.