Barangay Pappa

Situated in Sablan, Benguet, Barangay Pappa is one of 8 barangays that make up the municipality within CAR.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Pappa had a population of 624. This made it the 8th largest of 8 barangays in Sablan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Pappa accounted for approximately 5.38% of the total population of Sablan, which stood at 11,588 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Pappa moving from 593 residents to 624 residents, an intercensal change of +5.2%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Pappa is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Sablan is a municipality comprising 8 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Pappa, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Benguet, which contains 269 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Pappa ranks 135th by 2020 population. Benguet is classified as a 2nd 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.