Barangay Palma

Barangay Palma forms part of Basista, a municipality in Pangasinan, and is classified as a mid-sized barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Palma had a population of 2,867. This made it the 6th largest of 13 barangays in Basista by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Palma accounted for approximately 7.61% of the total population of Basista, which stood at 37,679 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Palma moving from 2,266 residents to 2,867 residents, an intercensal change of +26.5%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Palma 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 Palma, 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 Palma ranks 343rd 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 Palma 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.