Barangay Obial

Situated in Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat, Barangay Obial is one of 15 barangays that make up the municipality within SOCCSKSARGEN.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Obial had a population of 2,737. This made it the 9th largest of 15 barangays in Kalamansig by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Obial accounted for approximately 5.38% of the total population of Kalamansig, which stood at 50,900 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Obial changed from 2,945 to 2,737, a shift of -7.1% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Kalamansig. Barangay Obial is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Kalamansig is a municipality comprising 15 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Obial, 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 Obial ranks 123rd 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.