Barangay Cabaruan

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cabaruan had a population of 646. This made it the 55th largest of 82 barangays in Mangatarem by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cabaruan accounted for approximately 0.81% of the total population of Mangatarem, which stood at 79,323 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Cabaruan moving from 549 residents to 646 residents, an intercensal change of +17.7%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Cabaruan 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 Cabaruan, 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 Cabaruan ranks 1297th 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 Cabaruan 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.