Barangay Obong

Situated in Basista, Pangasinan, Barangay Obong is one of 13 barangays that make up the municipality within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Obong had a population of 2,581. This made it the 8th largest of 13 barangays in Basista by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Obong accounted for approximately 6.85% of the total population of Basista, which stood at 37,679 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Obong moving from 2,314 residents to 2,581 residents, an intercensal change of +11.5%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Obong is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Basista is a municipality comprising 13 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Obong, 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 Obong ranks 420th 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 Obong 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.