Barangay Bugwak

Barangay Bugwak forms part of Dangcagan, a municipality in Bukidnon, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bugwak had a population of 726. This made it the 13th largest of 14 barangays in Dangcagan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bugwak accounted for approximately 2.78% of the total population of Dangcagan, which stood at 26,076 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Bugwak changed from 653 to 726, a shift of +11.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Dangcagan. Barangay Bugwak is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Dangcagan is a municipality comprising 14 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bugwak, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Bukidnon, which contains 464 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bugwak ranks 435th by 2020 population. Bukidnon 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.