Barangay Binsang

Situated in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, Barangay Binsang is one of 33 barangays that make up the municipality within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Binsang had a population of 972. This made it the 11th largest of 33 barangays in Pasuquin by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Binsang accounted for approximately 3.28% of the total population of Pasuquin, which stood at 29,678 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Binsang changed from 862 to 972, a shift of +12.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Pasuquin. Barangay Binsang is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pasuquin is a municipality comprising 33 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Binsang, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Ilocos Norte, which contains 559 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Binsang ranks 273rd by 2020 population. Ilocos Norte is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.