Barangay Batohonan

Barangay Batohonan forms part of Viga, a municipality in Catanduanes, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Batohonan had a population of 220. This made it the 31st largest of 31 barangays in Viga by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Batohonan accounted for approximately 0.96% of the total population of Viga, which stood at 22,869 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Batohonan changed from 198 to 220, a shift of +11.1% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Viga. Barangay Batohonan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Viga is a municipality comprising 31 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Batohonan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Catanduanes, which contains 315 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Batohonan ranks 299th by 2020 population. Catanduanes is classified as a 3rd 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.