Barangay Bonga

Barangay Bonga forms part of Bulan, a municipality in Sorsogon, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bonga had a population of 675. This made it the 50th largest of 63 barangays in Bulan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bonga accounted for approximately 0.64% of the total population of Bulan, which stood at 105,190 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Bonga changed from 613 to 675, a shift of +10.1% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Bulan. Barangay Bonga is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Bulan is a municipality comprising 63 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bonga, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Sorsogon, which contains 541 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bonga ranks 427th by 2020 population. Sorsogon is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Bonga 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.