Barangay Bega

Situated in City of San Carlos, Pangasinan, Barangay Bega is one of 86 barangays that make up the city within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Bega had a population of 2,446. This made it the 35th largest of 86 barangays in City of San Carlos by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Bega accounted for approximately 1.19% of the total population of City of San Carlos, which stood at 205,424 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Bega changed from 2,013 to 2,446, a shift of +21.5% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in City of San Carlos. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Bega as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of San Carlos is a city comprising 86 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bega, 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 Bega ranks 459th 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.

Barangay Bega 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.