Barangay Asin Weste

Barangay Asin Weste forms part of Malasiqui, a municipality in Pangasinan, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Asin Weste had a population of 973. This made it the 65th largest of 73 barangays in Malasiqui by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Asin Weste accounted for approximately 0.68% of the total population of Malasiqui, which stood at 143,094 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 965 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 973 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +0.8%, consistent with a slowly expanding settlement. Barangay Asin Weste is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Malasiqui is a municipality comprising 73 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Asin Weste, 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 Asin Weste ranks 1180th 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.

Barangay Asin Weste 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.