Barangay Taquico

Situated in Sampaloc, Quezon, Barangay Taquico is one of 14 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Taquico had a population of 255. This made it the 12th largest of 14 barangays in Sampaloc by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Taquico accounted for approximately 1.87% of the total population of Sampaloc, which stood at 13,629 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Taquico moving from 83 residents to 255 residents, an intercensal change of +207.2%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Taquico as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Sampaloc is a municipality comprising 14 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Taquico, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Quezon, which contains 1,242 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Taquico ranks 1131st by 2020 population. Quezon is classified as a 1st 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.