Barangay Gonogon

Barangay Gonogon forms part of Bontoc, a municipality in Mountain Province, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Gonogon had a population of 646. This made it the 12th largest of 16 barangays in Bontoc by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Gonogon accounted for approximately 2.68% of the total population of Bontoc, which stood at 24,104 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Gonogon moving from 557 residents to 646 residents, an intercensal change of +16.0%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Gonogon is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Bontoc is a municipality comprising 16 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Gonogon, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Mountain Province, which contains 144 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Gonogon ranks 92nd by 2020 population. Mountain Province is classified as a 4th by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Gonogon 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.