Barangay North Manuangan

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

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay North Manuangan had a population of 2,573. This made it the 7th largest of 40 barangays in Pigkawayan by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay North Manuangan accounted for approximately 3.56% 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 North Manuangan changed from 2,462 to 2,573, a shift of +4.5% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Pigkawayan. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay North Manuangan 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 North Manuangan, 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 North Manuangan ranks 168th 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 North Manuangan 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.