Barangay Mataling-Ting

Barangay Mataling-Ting forms part of Santa Maria, a municipality in Laguna, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Mataling-Ting had a population of 477. This made it the 25th largest of 25 barangays in Santa Maria by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Mataling-Ting accounted for approximately 1.38% of the total population of Santa Maria, which stood at 34,511 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 630 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 477 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -24.3%, consistent with a contracting settlement. Barangay Mataling-Ting is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Santa Maria is a municipality comprising 25 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Mataling-Ting, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Laguna, which contains 681 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Mataling-Ting ranks 582nd by 2020 population. Laguna is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Mataling-Ting 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.