Barangay Acosta Pob.

Barangay Acosta Pob. is a small barangay in the City of Batac, located in the province of Ilocos Norte, in the Ilocos Region region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Acosta Pob. had a population of 1,058. This made it the 26th largest of 43 barangays in City of Batac by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Acosta Pob. accounted for approximately 1.91% of the total population of City of Batac, which stood at 55,484 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Acosta Pob. changed from 1,205 to 1,058, a shift of -12.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in City of Batac. Barangay Acosta Pob. is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Batac is a city comprising 43 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Acosta Pob., including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Ilocos Norte, which contains 559 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Acosta Pob. ranks 243rd by 2020 population. Ilocos Norte is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.