Barangay Magtangale

Situated in San Francisco, Surigao Del Norte, Barangay Magtangale is one of 11 barangays that make up the municipality within Caraga.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Magtangale had a population of 882. This made it the 10th largest of 11 barangays in San Francisco by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Magtangale accounted for approximately 5.75% of the total population of San Francisco, which stood at 15,347 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Magtangale changed from 843 to 882, a shift of +4.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in San Francisco. Barangay Magtangale is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Francisco is a municipality comprising 11 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Magtangale, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Surigao Del Norte, which contains 335 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Magtangale ranks 196th by 2020 population. Surigao Del Norte 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.