Barangay Baligat

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Baligat is one of the administrative divisions of City of Batac in Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Region, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Baligat had a population of 1,923. This made it the 7th largest of 43 barangays in City of Batac by population, placing it in the upper half of the city. Residents of Barangay Baligat accounted for approximately 3.47% of the total population of City of Batac, which stood at 55,484 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Baligat moving from 1,907 residents to 1,923 residents, an intercensal change of +0.8%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Baligat 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 Baligat, 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 Baligat ranks 48th 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.

Barangay Baligat 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.