Barangay Bangkal

Situated in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Barangay Bangkal is one of 39 barangays that make up the municipality within MIMAROPA Region.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Bangkal had a population of 944. This made it the 29th largest of 39 barangays in San Jose by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Bangkal accounted for approximately 0.62% of the total population of San Jose, which stood at 153,267 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Bangkal moving from 933 residents to 944 residents, an intercensal change of +1.2%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Bangkal as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Jose is a municipality comprising 39 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bangkal, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Occidental Mindoro, which contains 164 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bangkal ranks 129th by 2020 population. Occidental Mindoro is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Bangkal 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.