Barangay Dorongan Valerio

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Dorongan Valerio had a population of 1,968. This made it the 5th largest of 82 barangays in Mangatarem by population, placing it among the most populous barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Dorongan Valerio accounted for approximately 2.48% of the total population of Mangatarem, which stood at 79,323 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Dorongan Valerio changed from 1,880 to 1,968, a shift of +4.7% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Mangatarem. Barangay Dorongan Valerio 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 Dorongan Valerio, 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 Dorongan Valerio ranks 644th 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 Dorongan Valerio 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.