Barangay Bantangan

Barangay Bantangan is a small barangay in the municipality of Columbio, located in the province of Sultan Kudarat, in the SOCCSKSARGEN region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bantangan had a population of 1,701. This made it the 8th largest of 16 barangays in Columbio by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bantangan accounted for approximately 5.07% of the total population of Columbio, which stood at 33,527 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Bantangan changed from 1,954 to 1,701, a shift of -12.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Columbio. Barangay Bantangan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Columbio is a municipality comprising 16 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bantangan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Sultan Kudarat, which contains 249 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bantangan ranks 196th by 2020 population. Sultan Kudarat 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.