Barangay New Culasi

Situated in Pigkawayan, Cotabato, Barangay New Culasi is one of 40 barangays that make up the municipality within SOCCSKSARGEN.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay New Culasi had a population of 946. This made it the 25th largest of 40 barangays in Pigkawayan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay New Culasi accounted for approximately 1.31% of the total population of Pigkawayan, which stood at 72,371 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay New Culasi changed from 886 to 946, a shift of +6.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Pigkawayan. Barangay New Culasi is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pigkawayan is a municipality comprising 40 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay New Culasi, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cotabato, which contains 543 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay New Culasi ranks 436th by 2020 population. Cotabato is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay New Culasi 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.