Barangay Don Matias

Situated in Burgos, Pangasinan, Barangay Don Matias is one of 14 barangays that make up the municipality within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Don Matias had a population of 1,912. This made it the 5th largest of 14 barangays in Burgos by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Don Matias accounted for approximately 8.05% of the total population of Burgos, which stood at 23,749 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Don Matias changed from 1,438 to 1,912, a shift of +33.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Burgos. Barangay Don Matias is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Burgos is a municipality comprising 14 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Don Matias, 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 Don Matias ranks 675th 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Don Matias is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.