Barangay Banca-banca

Situated in Victoria, Laguna, Barangay Banca-banca is one of 9 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Banca-banca had a population of 3,905. This made it the 5th largest of 9 barangays in Victoria by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Banca-banca accounted for approximately 9.00% of the total population of Victoria, which stood at 43,408 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Banca-banca moving from 3,837 residents to 3,905 residents, an intercensal change of +1.8%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Banca-banca as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Victoria is a municipality comprising 9 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Banca-banca, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Laguna, which contains 681 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Banca-banca ranks 223rd by 2020 population. Laguna 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.