Barangay Malongcay Diot

Barangay Malongcay Diot is a small barangay in the municipality of Zamboanguita, located in the province of Negros Oriental, in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Malongcay Diot had a population of 1,114. This made it the 10th largest of 10 barangays in Zamboanguita by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Malongcay Diot accounted for approximately 3.77% of the total population of Zamboanguita, which stood at 29,569 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Malongcay Diot changed from 1,123 to 1,114, a shift of -0.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with broadly stable populations in Zamboanguita. Barangay Malongcay Diot is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Zamboanguita is a municipality comprising 10 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Malongcay Diot, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Negros Oriental, which contains 557 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Malongcay Diot ranks 432nd by 2020 population. Negros Oriental 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.