Barangay Bacooc

Situated in Lagangilang, Abra, Barangay Bacooc is one of 17 barangays that make up the municipality within CAR.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bacooc had a population of 440. This made it the 13th largest of 17 barangays in Lagangilang by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bacooc accounted for approximately 2.95% of the total population of Lagangilang, which stood at 14,914 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Bacooc moving from 369 residents to 440 residents, an intercensal change of +19.2%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Bacooc is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Lagangilang is a municipality comprising 17 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bacooc, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Abra, which contains 303 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bacooc ranks 228th by 2020 population. Abra is classified as a 3rd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Bacooc 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.