Barangay Bangatan Ngagan

Barangay Bangatan Ngagan forms part of Gattaran, a municipality in Cagayan, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Bangatan Ngagan had a population of 991. This made it the 27th largest of 50 barangays in Gattaran by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bangatan Ngagan accounted for approximately 1.68% of the total population of Gattaran, which stood at 58,874 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Bangatan Ngagan changed from 921 to 991, a shift of +7.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Gattaran. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Bangatan Ngagan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Gattaran is a municipality comprising 50 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bangatan Ngagan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cagayan, which contains 820 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bangatan Ngagan ranks 517th by 2020 population. Cagayan is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Bangatan Ngagan 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.