Barangay Kauswagan

Barangay Kauswagan forms part of Magpet, a municipality in Cotabato, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Kauswagan had a population of 735. This made it the 32nd largest of 32 barangays in Magpet by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Kauswagan accounted for approximately 1.37% of the total population of Magpet, which stood at 53,800 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Kauswagan moving from 642 residents to 735 residents, an intercensal change of +14.5%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Kauswagan 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 Kauswagan, 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 Kauswagan ranks 463rd 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 Kauswagan 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.