Barangay Carigsa

Situated in Magarao, Camarines Sur, Barangay Carigsa is one of 15 barangays that make up the municipality within Bicol Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Carigsa had a population of 230. This made it the 15th largest of 15 barangays in Magarao by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Carigsa accounted for approximately 0.86% of the total population of Magarao, which stood at 26,742 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Carigsa changed from 177 to 230, a shift of +29.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Magarao. Barangay Carigsa is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Magarao is a municipality comprising 15 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Carigsa, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Camarines Sur, which contains 1,063 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Carigsa ranks 1054th by 2020 population. Camarines Sur 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.