Barangay Gapang

Situated in Pilar, Abra, Barangay Gapang is one of 19 barangays that make up the municipality within CAR.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Gapang had a population of 642. This made it the 6th largest of 19 barangays in Pilar by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Gapang accounted for approximately 6.33% of the total population of Pilar, which stood at 10,146 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Gapang moving from 755 residents to 642 residents, an intercensal change of -15.0%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Gapang is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pilar is a municipality comprising 19 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Gapang, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Abra, which contains 303 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Gapang ranks 163rd by 2020 population. Abra is classified as a 3rd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Gapang is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.