Barangay Mapandan

Situated in Mayantoc, Tarlac, Barangay Mapandan is one of 24 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Luzon.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Mapandan had a population of 1,618. This made it the 8th largest of 24 barangays in Mayantoc by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Mapandan accounted for approximately 4.96% of the total population of Mayantoc, which stood at 32,597 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Mapandan moving from 1,587 residents to 1,618 residents, an intercensal change of +2.0%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Mapandan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Mayantoc is a municipality comprising 24 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Mapandan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Tarlac, which contains 511 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Mapandan ranks 325th by 2020 population. Tarlac is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Mapandan 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.