Barangay Banga

Classified as a very small barangay, Barangay Banga is one of the administrative divisions of Lagawe in Ifugao, CAR, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Banga had a population of 114. This made it the 20th largest of 20 barangays in Lagawe by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Banga accounted for approximately 0.60% of the total population of Lagawe, which stood at 18,876 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Banga moving from 225 residents to 114 residents, an intercensal change of -49.3%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Banga is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Lagawe is a municipality comprising 20 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Banga, 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 Banga ranks 176th 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.

Barangay Banga 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.