Barangay Barang

Situated in Paniqui, Tarlac, Barangay Barang is one of 35 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Luzon.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Barang had a population of 1,309. This made it the 32nd largest of 35 barangays in Paniqui by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Barang accounted for approximately 1.27% of the total population of Paniqui, which stood at 103,003 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Barang changed from 1,174 to 1,309, a shift of +11.5% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Paniqui. Barangay Barang is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Paniqui is a municipality comprising 35 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Barang, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Tarlac, which contains 511 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Barang ranks 375th by 2020 population. Tarlac is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Barang 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.