Barangay Bucao

Situated in Manaoag, Pangasinan, Barangay Bucao is one of 26 barangays that make up the municipality within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Bucao had a population of 1,742. This made it the 22nd largest of 26 barangays in Manaoag by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bucao accounted for approximately 2.29% of the total population of Manaoag, which stood at 76,045 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Bucao moving from 1,725 residents to 1,742 residents, an intercensal change of +1.0%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Bucao as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Manaoag is a municipality comprising 26 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bucao, 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 Bucao ranks 765th 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.