Barangay San Aurelio 3rd

Situated in Balungao, Pangasinan, Barangay San Aurelio 3rd is one of 20 barangays that make up the municipality within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Aurelio 3rd had a population of 799. This made it the 18th largest of 20 barangays in Balungao by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Aurelio 3rd accounted for approximately 2.66% of the total population of Balungao, which stood at 30,004 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 871 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 799 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -8.3%, consistent with a contracting settlement. Barangay San Aurelio 3rd is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Balungao is a municipality comprising 20 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay San Aurelio 3rd, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Pangasinan, which contains 1,364 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Aurelio 3rd ranks 1250th by 2020 population. Pangasinan is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay San Aurelio 3rd 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.