Barangay Tinagong Dagat

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

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Tinagong Dagat had a population of 992. This made it the 22nd largest of 23 barangays in Narra by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tinagong Dagat accounted for approximately 1.27% 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 Tinagong Dagat changed from 897 to 992, a shift of +10.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Narra. Barangay Tinagong Dagat 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 Tinagong Dagat, 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 Tinagong Dagat ranks 292nd 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Tinagong Dagat is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.