Barangay Tacras

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Tacras had a population of 1,204. This made it the 20th largest of 23 barangays in Narra by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tacras accounted for approximately 1.54% of the total population of Narra, which stood at 77,948 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Tacras changed from 1,198 to 1,204, a shift of +0.5% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with slowly expanding populations in Narra. Barangay Tacras 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 Tacras, 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 Tacras ranks 256th 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 Tacras 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.