Barangay Temporan

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Temporan had a population of 1,429. This made it the 16th largest of 32 barangays in Magpet by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Temporan accounted for approximately 2.66% 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 Temporan changed from 1,453 to 1,429, a shift of -1.7% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with broadly stable populations in Magpet. Barangay Temporan 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 Temporan, 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 Temporan ranks 342nd 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Temporan is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.