Barangay Pinococ

Barangay Pinococ forms part of Pinukpuk, a municipality in Kalinga, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Pinococ had a population of 848. This made it the 21st largest of 23 barangays in Pinukpuk by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Pinococ accounted for approximately 2.47% of the total population of Pinukpuk, which stood at 34,275 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Pinococ changed from 789 to 848, a shift of +7.5% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Pinukpuk. Barangay Pinococ is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pinukpuk is a municipality comprising 23 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Pinococ, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Kalinga, which contains 153 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Pinococ ranks 96th by 2020 population. Kalinga is classified as a 3rd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Pinococ 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.