Barangay Jalaud Sur

Situated in Zarraga, Iloilo, Barangay Jalaud Sur is one of 24 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Jalaud Sur had a population of 816. This made it the 20th largest of 24 barangays in Zarraga by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Jalaud Sur accounted for approximately 2.99% of the total population of Zarraga, which stood at 27,305 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Jalaud Sur changed from 979 to 816, a shift of -16.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Zarraga. Barangay Jalaud Sur is officially classified 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 Jalaud Sur, 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 Jalaud Sur ranks 947th 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 Jalaud Sur 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.