Barangay Cabulalaan

Situated in Laoac, Pangasinan, Barangay Cabulalaan is one of 22 barangays that make up the municipality within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Cabulalaan had a population of 1,197. This made it the 17th largest of 22 barangays in Laoac by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cabulalaan accounted for approximately 3.51% of the total population of Laoac, which stood at 34,128 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Cabulalaan moving from 1,181 residents to 1,197 residents, an intercensal change of +1.4%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Cabulalaan 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 Cabulalaan, 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 Cabulalaan ranks 1068th 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.