Barangay Camiling (Camiing)

Situated in Cabangan, Zambales, Barangay Camiling (Camiing) is one of 22 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Luzon.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Camiling (Camiing) had a population of 1,685. This made it the 6th largest of 22 barangays in Cabangan by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Camiling (Camiing) accounted for approximately 5.99% of the total population of Cabangan, which stood at 28,118 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Camiling (Camiing) moving from 1,582 residents to 1,685 residents, an intercensal change of +6.5%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Camiling (Camiing) is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Cabangan is a municipality comprising 22 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Camiling (Camiing), including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Zambales, which contains 247 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Camiling (Camiing) ranks 135th by 2020 population. Zambales is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Camiling (Camiing) 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.