Barangay Caaringayan

Barangay Caaringayan forms part of Laoac, a municipality in Pangasinan, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Caaringayan had a population of 1,364. This made it the 14th largest of 22 barangays in Laoac by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Caaringayan accounted for approximately 4.00% of the total population of Laoac, which stood at 34,128 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Caaringayan changed from 1,275 to 1,364, a shift of +7.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Laoac. Barangay Caaringayan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Laoac is a municipality comprising 22 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Caaringayan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Pangasinan, which contains 1,364 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Caaringayan ranks 964th by 2020 population. Pangasinan 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.