Barangay Bacawan

Situated in Pola, Oriental Mindoro, Barangay Bacawan is one of 23 barangays that make up the municipality within MIMAROPA Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Bacawan had a population of 1,484. This made it the 10th largest of 23 barangays in Pola by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bacawan accounted for approximately 4.19% of the total population of Pola, which stood at 35,455 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Bacawan moving from 1,458 residents to 1,484 residents, an intercensal change of +1.8%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Bacawan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pola is a municipality comprising 23 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bacawan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Oriental Mindoro, which contains 426 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bacawan ranks 263rd by 2020 population. Oriental Mindoro is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Bacawan 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.