Barangay Palakpak

Situated in Rosario, Batangas, Barangay Palakpak is one of 48 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Palakpak had a population of 941. This made it the 44th largest of 48 barangays in Rosario by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Palakpak accounted for approximately 0.73% of the total population of Rosario, which stood at 128,352 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Palakpak changed from 851 to 941, a shift of +10.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Rosario. Barangay Palakpak is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Rosario is a municipality comprising 48 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Palakpak, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Batangas, which contains 1,078 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Palakpak ranks 884th by 2020 population. Batangas is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Palakpak 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.