Barangay Palapar Sur

Situated in Malasiqui, Pangasinan, Barangay Palapar Sur is one of 73 barangays that make up the municipality within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Palapar Sur had a population of 842. This made it the 70th largest of 73 barangays in Malasiqui by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Palapar Sur accounted for approximately 0.59% of the total population of Malasiqui, which stood at 143,094 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Palapar Sur moving from 834 residents to 842 residents, an intercensal change of +1.0%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Palapar Sur 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 Palapar Sur, 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 Palapar Sur ranks 1236th 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.

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.