Barangay Kinalaglagan

Situated in Mataasnakahoy, Batangas, Barangay Kinalaglagan is one of 16 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Kinalaglagan had a population of 2,665. This made it the 3rd largest of 16 barangays in Mataasnakahoy by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Kinalaglagan accounted for approximately 8.70% of the total population of Mataasnakahoy, which stood at 30,621 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Kinalaglagan moving from 2,446 residents to 2,665 residents, an intercensal change of +9.0%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Kinalaglagan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Mataasnakahoy is a municipality comprising 16 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Kinalaglagan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Batangas, which contains 1,078 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Kinalaglagan ranks 353rd by 2020 population. Batangas is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Kinalaglagan 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.