Barangay Bedbed

Situated in Mankayan, Benguet, Barangay Bedbed is one of 12 barangays that make up the municipality within CAR.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bedbed had a population of 1,113. This made it the 12th largest of 12 barangays in Mankayan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bedbed accounted for approximately 2.99% of the total population of Mankayan, which stood at 37,233 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Bedbed changed from 1,058 to 1,113, a shift of +5.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Mankayan. Barangay Bedbed is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Mankayan is a municipality comprising 12 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bedbed, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Benguet, which contains 269 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bedbed ranks 111th by 2020 population. Benguet is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Bedbed 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.