Barangay Pinagdapugan

Situated in Polangui, Albay, Barangay Pinagdapugan is one of 44 barangays that make up the municipality within Bicol Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Pinagdapugan had a population of 929. This made it the 36th largest of 44 barangays in Polangui by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Pinagdapugan accounted for approximately 1.04% of the total population of Polangui, which stood at 89,176 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 969 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 929 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -4.1%, consistent with a contracting settlement. Barangay Pinagdapugan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Polangui is a municipality comprising 44 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Pinagdapugan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Albay, which contains 720 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Pinagdapugan ranks 523rd by 2020 population. Albay is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.