Barangay Poblacion West

Barangay Poblacion West is a small barangay in the municipality of Pantao Ragat, located in the province of Lanao Del Norte, in the Northern Mindanao region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Poblacion West had a population of 1,461. This made it the 9th largest of 20 barangays in Pantao Ragat by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Poblacion West accounted for approximately 4.83% of the total population of Pantao Ragat, which stood at 30,247 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Poblacion West changed from 1,324 to 1,461, a shift of +10.3% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Pantao Ragat. Barangay Poblacion West is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pantao Ragat is a municipality comprising 20 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Poblacion West, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Lanao Del Norte, which contains 506 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Poblacion West ranks 162nd by 2020 population. Lanao Del Norte is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Poblacion West 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.