Barangay Bangkuruhan

Barangay Bangkuruhan is a small barangay in the municipality of Calauag, located in the province of Quezon, in the CALABARZON region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bangkuruhan had a population of 1,156. This made it the 17th largest of 81 barangays in Calauag by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bangkuruhan accounted for approximately 1.61% of the total population of Calauag, which stood at 71,809 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Bangkuruhan moving from 1,021 residents to 1,156 residents, an intercensal change of +13.2%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Bangkuruhan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Calauag is a municipality comprising 81 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bangkuruhan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Quezon, which contains 1,242 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bangkuruhan ranks 528th by 2020 population. Quezon is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Bangkuruhan 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.