Barangay Bunagan

Barangay Bunagan forms part of Mangatarem, a municipality in Pangasinan, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bunagan had a population of 604. This made it the 58th largest of 82 barangays in Mangatarem by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bunagan accounted for approximately 0.76% of the total population of Mangatarem, which stood at 79,323 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 539 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 604 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +12.1%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Bunagan 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 Bunagan, 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 Bunagan ranks 1307th 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 Bunagan 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.