Barangay Simpak

Situated in Lala, Lanao Del Norte, Barangay Simpak is one of 27 barangays that make up the municipality within Northern Mindanao.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Simpak had a population of 3,973. This made it the 6th largest of 27 barangays in Lala by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Simpak accounted for approximately 5.41% of the total population of Lala, which stood at 73,425 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Simpak changed from 3,684 to 3,973, a shift of +7.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Lala. Barangay Simpak is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Lala is a municipality comprising 27 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Simpak, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Lanao Del Norte, which contains 506 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Simpak ranks 24th by 2020 population. Lanao Del Norte is classified as a 2nd 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.