Barangay Viga

Situated in Dasol, Pangasinan, Barangay Viga is one of 18 barangays that make up the municipality within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Viga had a population of 884. This made it the 16th largest of 18 barangays in Dasol by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Viga accounted for approximately 2.82% of the total population of Dasol, which stood at 31,355 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Viga changed from 782 to 884, a shift of +13.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Dasol. Barangay Viga is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Dasol is a municipality comprising 18 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Viga, 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 Viga ranks 1214th 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 Viga 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.