Barangay Pangaoan

Situated in Rosales, Pangasinan, Barangay Pangaoan is one of 37 barangays that make up the municipality within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Pangaoan had a population of 1,416. This made it the 22nd largest of 37 barangays in Rosales by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Pangaoan accounted for approximately 2.12% of the total population of Rosales, which stood at 66,711 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Pangaoan moving from 1,515 residents to 1,416 residents, an intercensal change of -6.5%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Pangaoan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Rosales is a municipality comprising 37 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Pangaoan, 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 Pangaoan ranks 935th 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Pangaoan is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.