Barangay Carmundo

Situated in Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro, Barangay Carmundo is one of 36 barangays that make up the municipality within MIMAROPA Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Carmundo had a population of 1,665. This made it the 22nd largest of 36 barangays in Bongabong by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Carmundo accounted for approximately 2.16% of the total population of Bongabong, which stood at 76,973 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Carmundo moving from 1,649 residents to 1,665 residents, an intercensal change of +1.0%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Carmundo is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Bongabong is a municipality comprising 36 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Carmundo, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Oriental Mindoro, which contains 426 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Carmundo ranks 229th by 2020 population. Oriental Mindoro is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.