Barangay Maggok

Situated in Hungduan, Ifugao, Barangay Maggok is one of 9 barangays that make up the municipality within CAR.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Maggok had a population of 520. This made it the 8th largest of 9 barangays in Hungduan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Maggok accounted for approximately 5.87% of the total population of Hungduan, which stood at 8,866 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Maggok changed from 630 to 520, a shift of -17.5% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Hungduan. Barangay Maggok is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Hungduan is a municipality comprising 9 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Maggok, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Ifugao, which contains 176 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Maggok ranks 140th by 2020 population. Ifugao is classified as a 3rd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Maggok is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.