Barangay Paruayan

Situated in Alamada, Cotabato, Barangay Paruayan is one of 17 barangays that make up the municipality within SOCCSKSARGEN.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Paruayan had a population of 2,615. This made it the 10th largest of 17 barangays in Alamada by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Paruayan accounted for approximately 3.81% of the total population of Alamada, which stood at 68,659 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Paruayan moving from 2,574 residents to 2,615 residents, an intercensal change of +1.6%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Paruayan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Alamada is a municipality comprising 17 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Paruayan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cotabato, which contains 543 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Paruayan ranks 165th by 2020 population. Cotabato is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Paruayan 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.