Barangay Bagumbayan

Situated in Magpet, Cotabato, Barangay Bagumbayan is one of 32 barangays that make up the municipality within SOCCSKSARGEN.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bagumbayan had a population of 924. This made it the 26th largest of 32 barangays in Magpet by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bagumbayan accounted for approximately 1.72% of the total population of Magpet, which stood at 53,800 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Bagumbayan changed from 1,066 to 924, a shift of -13.3% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Magpet. Barangay Bagumbayan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Magpet is a municipality comprising 32 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bagumbayan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cotabato, which contains 543 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bagumbayan ranks 439th by 2020 population. Cotabato is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Bagumbayan 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.