Barangay Bogtong Centro

Situated in Mangatarem, Pangasinan, Barangay Bogtong Centro is one of 82 barangays that make up the municipality within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bogtong Centro had a population of 417. This made it the 75th largest of 82 barangays in Mangatarem by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bogtong Centro accounted for approximately 0.53% of the total population of Mangatarem, which stood at 79,323 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 367 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 417 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +13.6%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Bogtong Centro is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Mangatarem is a municipality comprising 82 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bogtong Centro, 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 Bogtong Centro ranks 1346th 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 Bogtong Centro 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.