Barangay Datu Matangkil

Barangay Datu Matangkil is a small barangay in the municipality of Arakan, located in the province of Cotabato, in the SOCCSKSARGEN region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Datu Matangkil had a population of 765. This made it the 26th largest of 28 barangays in Arakan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Datu Matangkil accounted for approximately 1.51% of the total population of Arakan, which stood at 50,558 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Datu Matangkil moving from 694 residents to 765 residents, an intercensal change of +10.2%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Datu Matangkil is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Arakan is a municipality comprising 28 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Datu Matangkil, 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 Datu Matangkil ranks 458th 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 Datu Matangkil 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.