Barangay Batang-batang

Situated in Narra, Palawan, Barangay Batang-batang is one of 23 barangays that make up the municipality within MIMAROPA Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Batang-batang had a population of 1,257. This made it the 19th largest of 23 barangays in Narra by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Batang-batang accounted for approximately 1.61% of the total population of Narra, which stood at 77,948 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Batang-batang moving from 1,345 residents to 1,257 residents, an intercensal change of -6.5%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Batang-batang is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Narra is a municipality comprising 23 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Batang-batang, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Palawan, which contains 433 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Batang-batang ranks 248th by 2020 population. Palawan is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Batang-batang 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.