Barangay Sulangan

Situated in Matnog, Sorsogon, Barangay Sulangan is one of 40 barangays that make up the municipality within Bicol Region.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Sulangan had a population of 888. This made it the 24th largest of 40 barangays in Matnog by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Sulangan accounted for approximately 2.11% of the total population of Matnog, which stood at 41,989 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Sulangan moving from 764 residents to 888 residents, an intercensal change of +16.2%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Sulangan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Matnog is a municipality comprising 40 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Sulangan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Sorsogon, which contains 541 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Sulangan ranks 363rd by 2020 population. Sorsogon is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.