Barangay Ambasing

Situated in Sagada, Mountain Province, Barangay Ambasing is one of 19 barangays that make up the municipality within CAR.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Ambasing had a population of 826. This made it the 5th largest of 19 barangays in Sagada by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Ambasing accounted for approximately 7.18% of the total population of Sagada, which stood at 11,510 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Ambasing moving from 774 residents to 826 residents, an intercensal change of +6.7%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Ambasing is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Sagada is a municipality comprising 19 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Ambasing, 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 Ambasing ranks 68th 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.

Barangay Ambasing 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.