Barangay Calapugan

Situated in Natividad, Pangasinan, Barangay Calapugan is one of 18 barangays that make up the municipality within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Calapugan had a population of 1,468. This made it the 10th largest of 18 barangays in Natividad by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Calapugan accounted for approximately 5.70% of the total population of Natividad, which stood at 25,771 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Calapugan moving from 1,295 residents to 1,468 residents, an intercensal change of +13.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Calapugan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Natividad is a municipality comprising 18 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Calapugan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Pangasinan, which contains 1,364 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Calapugan ranks 910th by 2020 population. Pangasinan is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Calapugan 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.