Barangay Sagpangan

Situated in Aborlan, Palawan, Barangay Sagpangan is one of 19 barangays that make up the municipality within MIMAROPA Region.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Sagpangan had a population of 1,913. This made it the 9th largest of 19 barangays in Aborlan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Sagpangan accounted for approximately 4.94% of the total population of Aborlan, which stood at 38,736 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Sagpangan moving from 1,608 residents to 1,913 residents, an intercensal change of +19.0%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Sagpangan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Aborlan is a municipality comprising 19 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Sagpangan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Palawan, which contains 433 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Sagpangan ranks 182nd by 2020 population. Palawan 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.