Barangay Tambingan

Barangay Tambingan forms part of Sabangan, a municipality in Mountain Province, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Tambingan had a population of 644. This made it the 7th largest of 15 barangays in Sabangan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tambingan accounted for approximately 6.69% of the total population of Sabangan, which stood at 9,621 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Tambingan moving from 595 residents to 644 residents, an intercensal change of +8.2%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Tambingan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Sabangan is a municipality comprising 15 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Tambingan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Mountain Province, which contains 144 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Tambingan ranks 93rd by 2020 population. Mountain Province is classified as a 4th by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.