Barangay Dawis Centro

Barangay Dawis Centro forms part of Zarraga, a municipality in Iloilo, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Dawis Centro had a population of 253. This made it the 24th largest of 24 barangays in Zarraga by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Dawis Centro accounted for approximately 0.93% of the total population of Zarraga, which stood at 27,305 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Dawis Centro moving from 217 residents to 253 residents, an intercensal change of +16.6%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Dawis Centro as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Zarraga is a municipality comprising 24 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Dawis Centro, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Iloilo, which contains 1,901 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Dawis Centro ranks 1610th by 2020 population. Iloilo is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Dawis Centro is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.