Barangay Nantangalan

Situated in Pozorrubio, Pangasinan, Barangay Nantangalan is one of 34 barangays that make up the municipality within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Nantangalan had a population of 1,884. This made it the 18th largest of 34 barangays in Pozorrubio by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Nantangalan accounted for approximately 2.52% of the total population of Pozorrubio, which stood at 74,729 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Nantangalan moving from 1,742 residents to 1,884 residents, an intercensal change of +8.2%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Nantangalan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pozorrubio is a municipality comprising 34 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Nantangalan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Pangasinan, which contains 1,364 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Nantangalan ranks 690th by 2020 population. Pangasinan is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Nantangalan 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.