Barangay Mampaitan

Situated in Mogpog, Marinduque, Barangay Mampaitan is one of 37 barangays that make up the municipality within MIMAROPA Region.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Mampaitan had a population of 219. This made it the 36th largest of 37 barangays in Mogpog by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Mampaitan accounted for approximately 0.63% of the total population of Mogpog, which stood at 34,516 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Mampaitan changed from 216 to 219, a shift of +1.4% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with slowly expanding populations in Mogpog. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Mampaitan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Mogpog is a municipality comprising 37 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Mampaitan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Marinduque, which contains 218 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Mampaitan ranks 212th by 2020 population. Marinduque is classified as a 4th by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Mampaitan 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.