Barangay Bactas

Situated in Basud, Camarines Norte, Barangay Bactas is one of 29 barangays that make up the municipality within Bicol Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bactas had a population of 2,005. This made it the 6th largest of 29 barangays in Basud by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bactas accounted for approximately 4.44% of the total population of Basud, which stood at 45,133 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Bactas moving from 1,797 residents to 2,005 residents, an intercensal change of +11.6%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Bactas is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Basud is a municipality comprising 29 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bactas, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Camarines Norte, which contains 282 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bactas ranks 118th by 2020 population. Camarines Norte is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Bactas 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.