Barangay Villegas

Situated in Pozorrubio, Pangasinan, Barangay Villegas 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 Villegas had a population of 1,898. This made it the 17th largest of 34 barangays in Pozorrubio by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Villegas accounted for approximately 2.54% of the total population of Pozorrubio, which stood at 74,729 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Villegas changed from 1,861 to 1,898, a shift of +2.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with slowly expanding populations in Pozorrubio. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Villegas 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 Villegas, 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 Villegas ranks 683rd 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 Villegas 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.