Barangay Tacligan

Classified as a mid-sized barangay, Barangay Tacligan is one of the administrative divisions of San Teodoro in Oriental Mindoro, MIMAROPA Region, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Tacligan had a population of 2,527. This made it the 5th largest of 8 barangays in San Teodoro by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tacligan accounted for approximately 13.22% of the total population of San Teodoro, which stood at 19,121 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Tacligan changed from 2,321 to 2,527, a shift of +8.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in San Teodoro. Barangay Tacligan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Teodoro is a municipality comprising 8 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Tacligan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Oriental Mindoro, which contains 426 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Tacligan ranks 123rd by 2020 population. Oriental Mindoro 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.