Barangay Mataguisi

Situated in Pudtol, Apayao, Barangay Mataguisi is one of 22 barangays that make up the municipality within CAR.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Mataguisi had a population of 1,094. This made it the 4th largest of 22 barangays in Pudtol by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Mataguisi accounted for approximately 7.06% of the total population of Pudtol, which stood at 15,491 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Mataguisi moving from 1,004 residents to 1,094 residents, an intercensal change of +9.0%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Mataguisi is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Pudtol is a municipality comprising 22 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Mataguisi, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Apayao, which contains 133 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Mataguisi ranks 36th by 2020 population. Apayao is classified as a 3rd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Mataguisi 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.